A GWYNEDD food wholesaler is going green as it builds for the future with a £1million fleet of six new low-emission delivery trucks.

Harlech Foodservice is working towards its own net zero landmark of 2050, at the same time as its launches a major expansion of the business into South and West Wales with new depots at Merthyr and Carmarthen.

It has already made some major savings by switching to more environmentally-friendly coolant gas for its giant freezer rooms at its headquarters and for its refrigerated transport fleet as part of a major review of its energy needs.

Another six HGVs are being added to the fleet by the end of this year at a cost of another £1m.

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Harlech Sales Administrator Janette Jones, alongside Head of Operations Ian Evans, has overseen the company’s drive towards net zero.

She said: “It is really important to embrace the green agenda because so many of our public sector customers demand it now.

“The progress we have made so far has helped us win new public sector contracts so that makes good business sense as well as being environmentally important.

“In turn that is driving the growth of the company which employed about 180 staff pre-Covid but is now heading towards 250.

“As well as the new fleet of HGVs we have and the other delivery vans, we are looking at the feasibility of equipping the sales fleet with all-electric vehicles and using smart technology to plan journeys, deliveries and pick-ups, more efficiently.

“It’s about getting the right people in the right place at the right time because there is a big saving to be made not just in our fuel miles but in the fuel miles of our suppliers.”

Harlech operate from bases at Criccieth, in Gwynedd, Chester, Merthyr Tydfil and newly-opened Carmarthen.