Frozen logistics provider Yearsley Logistics has installed a further £1 million worth of solar panels across three depots, bringing its total spend on renewable energy to £5m.

The 3120 new panels will generate 1,252,500 kilowatt hours per annum across the three sites (Hams Hall, Heywood and Holmewood), and will contribute to improving energy use by 8% by 2015 as part of the company’s ISO 14001 environmental accreditation, as well as reducing CO2 emissions from power use.

Having solar panels across eight of its 13 depots will help to reduce the reliance on the national grid.

Yearsley Logistics also has plans to install other renewable solutions such as wind power at depots around the UK.

These installations come one month after the introduction of the group’s first urban trailers to the fleet, with the aim of further reducing the carbon footprint from its nationwide food sales operation around towns and urban areas.

Yearsley Group is committed to sustainability and have in the last year implemented management systems for reducing waste road miles and installed energy efficient LED lighting and doors within their cold stores.

All of these green initiatives were recently recognised with their ‘Energy and Carbon Management’ nominations as a sustainability champion in the 2013 2degrees sustainability awards.