THE BIG INTERVIEW


Logistics industry is taking off in the East Midlands


DHL has been at the forefront of the logistics boom created in and around East Midlands Airport, with its cargo operation having been at the site for almost four decades. With the region now one of the multinational firm’s most important strategic sites in Europe, Dan Robinson sits down with Peter Bardens, vice-president of UK hubs for DHL Express, to learn about its growth and what the future holds for both the company and the logistics industry.


SUSTAINABILITY


Sustainability will be at the heart of DHL’s future vision, featuring plans for electric planes and vehicles. In March, parent company Deutsche Post DHL


Group announced an “accelerated roadmap to decarbonisation”, pledging to invest 7bn euros in a goal to achieve climate-neutral logistics by 2030. Funds will be pumped into alternative aviation


fuels, the expansion of electric vehicles and climate-neutral buildings. A third of its fuels are now sourced sustainably


but it wants to increase this significantly. Peter says: “We’re always looking at the latest


innovations around green technology for our industry, which includes things such as electric planes. “We’re working with manufacturers of our HGVs


to look at the options available to reduce emissions, and we’re exploring how to use hydrogen-fuelled vehicles at Heathrow. We want to be a good corporate citizen and sustainability is central to this.”


22 business network June 2021


Peter Bardens, vice-president of UK hubs for DHL Express


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