All Artex Lorries to be Powered by Vegetable Oil

By the end of 2023, the full Artex HGV fleet will run on hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO). HVO is a biofuel that originates from vegetable oils and reduces carbon emissions by 90% compared to diesel. The Artex team, based on Pasture Lane here in Ruddington, have been running a trial on HVO throughout 2022, with five of their vehicles, and are delighted with the carbon reductions they’ve seen as a result of the trial. It’s been so successful that they are now working to transition to HVO across their whole…

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Artex to be Fossil-fuel Free On Site by End of 2022

The Artex Ltd site on Pasture Lane in Ruddington will be fossil fuel-free by the end of the year, thanks to the installation of a biomass heating system. The new system will heat their warehouses, offices and hot water to remove diesel and gas and fully decarbonise their site. Pellet silos are currently being constructed and will feed wooden pellets into the furnace, warming the air in the system which is then distributed through air vents into the warehouse and fed into the office central heating system. Installation is in its final stages and…

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Artex Community Day

Artex Ltd will be opening the gates of their distribution site to the general public for the very first time for a Community Day – packed with food stands, funfair stalls and a bouncy castle.  They are inviting you to join them to find out more about their business, how they operate, and how they’re becoming more sustainable. As well as providing food and entertainment, Artex colleagues will be inviting you to take a closer look inside the warehouse and production area and explore their biodiversity area. Find out more…

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Artex ‘Community Day’ in Ruddington

On Saturday 21st May from 10am-2pm, Artex Ltd will be opening the gates of their distribution site to the general public for the very first time for a ‘Community Day’ packed with food stands, funfair stalls and a bouncy castle. They are inviting you to join them to find out more about their business, how they operate, and how they’re becoming more sustainable. As well as providing food and entertainment, Artex colleagues will be inviting you to take a closer look inside their warehouse and production area and explore their biodiversity area. Their new hydro-treated…

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More Woodland for our Country Park

After an unsuccessful application to The Woodland Trust to enable more tree planting at Rushcliffe Country Park a local company has now stepped in to help. The Nottingham Post reports that Artex Ltd has contributed £5,000 to allow an area about the size of a football pitch to be fenced off and for woodland to be created for future generations. They’ve also bought a water bowser and will be supplying volunteers to help with the planting and upkeep. Park manager Keith Laing says: “We put the project on hold when we were…

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