Limiting the carbon footprint and being as sustainable as possible was one of the key aims of the organisers of Glasgow 2014, so when the organisers had to decide on the best way to get their furniture, fittings and equipment (FFE) from where it had been in storage at Tilbury, South East England to Grangemouth, they decided to check out the environmental impact of each option before making a decision.
The team used state of the art carbon footprint calculation software to compare the carbon cost of sea, rail and road transportation and estimate the potential CO2 emissions for delivery. The CO2 emission assessment results showed that moving everything by sea would work out almost three times as environmentally friendly than shifting it by rail would have done and a hefty six times more eco-friendly than transporting it via road.
The decision was made! The Organising Committee went ahead and shipped 260,000 items of Furniture, Fittings and Equipment from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games all the way to Scotland for use in the Athlete’s Village. It took a total of 350 shipping containers to move everything from the London Container Terminal in Tilbury to the Port of Grangemouth.
The containers, which were first used in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, were enough to hold all the FFE for the Games, and after a successful, eco-friendly journey, they made their way to the Games ready for the opening ceremony in July.
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