Speedy Hire to launch new decarbonisation device

Speedy Hire, the United Kingdom’s plant hire service provider, will soon launch the hire industry’s first Diesel-Free Matrix to support its PAS2080:2023 carbon management system.

The company said the Diesel-Free Matrix is essential to its customer carbon management strategy. It will unveil the device on 28 November during the Speedy Hire Live Sustainability Summit, a virtual event.

Speedy Hire’s Diesel-Free Matrix allows customers to make measurable progress in decarbonisation. (Photo: Speedy Hire)

According to Speedy Hire, the Diesel-Free Matrix introduces decision-making around innovative technologies, such as hydrogen power units (HPUs), to enable customers to meet sustainability targets while benefiting from cutting-edge energy solutions.

The device is designed to govern hire contracts at a project level, allowing customers to make measurable progress in reducing diesel reliance and advancing decarbonisation across their sites. It will help decarbonise the construction projects, including HS2, Lower Thames Crossing, and National Highways.

Speedy Hire said it was the first company to hire to adopt PAS2080:2023, the latest standard for managing carbon in infrastructure.

“By adopting PAS2080:2023 with third-party verification next year, we’re setting a new benchmark in the hire industry,” said Amelia Woodley, ESG Director at Speedy Hire.

“The Matrix supports our customers in their sustainability journeys and strengthens our ESG leadership, creating lasting, positive change across our sector.”

She said launching the Diesel-Free Matrix is pivotal to achieving the company’s commitment to a sustainable future with its ‘Decade to Deliver’ strategy.

In 2023, Speedy Hire launched its ambitious ‘Decade to Deliver’ roadmap to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% and Scope 3 emissions by 42% by 2030 and to reach net zero by 2040, a decade ahead of the UK government’s deadline.

Founded in 1977, Speedy Hire operates from 147 service centres and on-site locations across the UK and Ireland.