TG Lynes sees environmental and cost benefits of HVO

Heating and plumbing company TG Lynes has introduced Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) into two of its 18 tonne Euro 6 lorries late last year.

HVO is a cleaner alternative to diesel and is manufactured from 100 per cent renewable and sustainable waste, including vegetable oil, tallow and used cooking oil.

The lorries are refuelled by a 10,000 litre HVO tank installed at its Enfield base, producing additional benefits including significant time efficiencies and cost savings.

The switch has proved so successful both environmentally and economically that TG Lynes is now considering rolling out HVO across all of its heavy goods vehicles.

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The projected carbon saving through the course of 2023 through the two HVO lorries is 15 tonnes – the approximate amount an average car would emit were it to drive once around the world.

John O’Connell, transport supervisor at the business, said: “We made the decision to try HVO in two vehicles to see how it worked.

“We knew that our carbon emissions from these two vehicles would reduce by around 90 per cent, but we hadn’t fully appreciated the additional benefits the move would bring.

“The MPG of each vehicle has improved. These Class 2 vehicles tend to do quite