As a family business, we work in a future-oriented manner, which means that we always think of the coming generations. We already had an environmental management certificate in 1996, long before the term green logistics was even created. That is why sustainable working has already become a tradition with us and is a matter of course for us. After all, our company exists already in its third generation!
When Hammer talks about "green logistics and sustainability", sustainable development is meant, which ensures the needs of the present generation without negatively affecting the opportunities of future generations. To achieve this, ecological, economic and social aspects must be considered equally and simultaneously; and at the same time the performance of logistics must be ensured.
CO2-avoidance
- The faster, the worse for the environment. For this reason, transport experts are calling for Slow Logistics, the deceleration of transport!
- Since 2010 continuously repeated driver training courses for economic and ecological driving, to reduce fuel consumption – the results are regularly checked
Transport / vehicle fleet
- All our vehicles are equipped with the latest technology, the EURO-6-Standard
- Reduction of emissions and energy savings by reducing the speed of our trucks from 89 km/h to 85 km/h
- Project Better Flow
- Alle LKW sind mit einem All trucks are equipped with turn-off assistant ausgestattet
- Dangerous goods are handled exclusively by especially trained personnel, to exclude potential contamination of the environment.
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Alternative mobility concepts
We are permanently working with various partners on the following projects to bring new drive ideas to the market:
- iP4MoVE-project on e-mobility in the transport sector
- hybrid truck and charging station infrastructure
- hydrogen-powered forklift trucks and commercial vehicles
- LNG liquefied natural gas-powered trucks
Hydrogen technology is undoubtedly one of the most promising and forward looking innovations in the field of renewable energy. In this dynamic environment, we’ve reached a significant milestone:
The certification as a Specialist For Hydrogen Application by the chamber of commerce (IHK). The certification course conveyed expert knowledge about hydrogen technology as a future oriented and climate friendly source of energy across all sectors.
Planning and strategy
- efficient fleet management
- optimal utilization of existing capacities
- traffic optimization through optimal route and tour planning
- WinSped®
- minimize empty runs
- IHK project for traffic control of heavy goods traffic in conurbations
- urban hubs for short distances, urban logistics to relieve the city centre Aachen-Urban Logistics
Premises
- LED lighting in the halls
- photovoltaic systems on the hall roofs
- energy audit 2020
- upcoming modernization of the truck wash and workshop
- fire water pond on the company premises
Energie-Audit certificate DIN EN 16247-1, [PDF, 165 KB]
Environmental management ISO 14001-2015,[PDF, 440 KB]
Internal Optimization Areas
- modern and efficient conveyor technology in intralogistics
- our industrial trucks are mostly electrically operated
- buy local - purchasing by using sustainable product packaging
- packaging according to the motto: reduce, reuse, recycle
- waste separation and waste avoidance in the company's own departments
- avoidance of business trips through telephone and video conferencing
- steadily decreasing paper consumption due to the expansion of digitization
- 20% less gas consumption by using the new heating system
- reduced electricity consumption through the use of new electrical appliances
Internal Optimization Areas
- modern and efficient conveyor technology in intralogistics
- our industrial trucks are mostly electrically operated
- buy local - purchasing by using sustainable product packaging
- packaging according to the motto: reduce, reuse, recycle
- waste separation and waste avoidance in the company's own departments
- avoidance of business trips through telephone and video conferencing
- steadily decreasing paper consumption due to the expansion of digitization
- 20% less gas consumption by using the new heating system
- reduced electricity consumption through the use of new electrical appliances
For us, corporate responsibility means optimally and sustainably networking all green potentials and anchoring them in a comprehensive sustainability concept. This is how we assume social, societal and ecological responsibility in today's world so that we can hand over our company to the 4th generation.