Energy Management

Collins Coaches is committed to purchasing and using energy in the most efficient, cost-effective and environmentally responsible manner possible. Recognising our responsibility as a transport company, we believe that every effort should be made to conserve energy and our natural resources. The fulfilment of this policy is the joint responsibility of management, coach drivers, maintenance and cleaning staff. We will focus on achieving the objectives of this policy statement through the implementation of energy management initiatives that minimize the economic burden on the organization through the adoption of efficient and financial management strategies.

Policy

The purpose of our energy policy is to:

Improve energy efficiency continuously by implementing effective energy management initiatives that support all operations
Eliminate energy waste across our business
Avoid unnecessary expense
Optimise fuel usage by vehicle
Minimise the harmful effects of our operations on the environment

Long Term Objectives

Purchase fuels at the most economic price
Use energy as efficiently as practicable
Reduce pollution, particularly CO2 emissions caused by energy use
To reduce expenditure on energy by adopting a policy of regular maintenance on vehicles and on-going investments in new vehicles
To reduce the output of waste and to increase the proportion of water reused/recycled
To improve the litres / kilometers ratio on all vehicles on an annual basis
To continue to encourage and promote the use of public transport so as to ensure a shift away from car use
To improve the environmental standards across the company