The Austrian transportation company Gebrüder Weiss has been making deliveries to products from the Swedish furniture manufacturer IKEA in the greater Vienna area with emission-free e-vehicles since October.
In particular, Gebrüder Weiss uses 15 new all-electric delivery vehicles from the manufacturer Quantron for the home delivery division, which are charged with green electricity while being loaded at the central warehouse.
“This is meaning that the vans are immediately ready for use, without delays,” highlighted the company.
Switching to zero-emission vehicles reduces carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions produced when delivering to end customers, by around 150 tons per year, according to the Austrian logistics company.
In addition to carrying out deliveries of around 60,000 consignments per year with e-vans in the greater Vienna area, Gebrüder Weiss also provides other services with its own staff directly in the IKEA warehouse, including the removal of goods, loading and scheduling of vehicles.
“The launch of our new electric fleet in Vienna means we are one step closer to our goal of becoming a global CO2-neutral customer delivery by 2025,” said Claes Lindgren, Head of Customer Fulfillment IKEA Austria.
“Due to the short driving distances in the Vienna area and the low transport weight, e-vehicles are ideally suited for our home delivery services,” explained Jürgen Bauer, member of the Gebrüder Weiss Management Board.
“E-vans make an important contribution to emission-free deliveries particularly in metropolitan areas with their high settlement and traffic density,” added Bauer.
Gebrüder Weiss has been one of IKEA’s logistics partners since 2017. The transportation company has been operating several IKEA pick-up stations in addition to its home delivery services for almost a year now in Austria.
In addition to Austria, Gebrüder Weiss serves IKEA’s home delivery customers in Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia, which are also set to switch to delivery by e-vans in the medium term.
