Leyland Trucks Ltd is one of Britain’s leading manufacturing companies and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PACCAR Inc. Leyland Trucks designs and produces the LF, CF and XF models, which are high-quality light, medium and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates.

Statement of Environmental Policy

Leyland Trucks has had an environmental policy statement since 1995. This policy has led to the company recognising the actual and potential environmental impacts of its operations, and has helped the company to positively reduce these impacts.

Principles of Leyland Trucks Environmental Policy (The 3 C’s)
1. Leyland Trucks will control its activities in such a way that environmental impacts are appropriately managed and reduced to a practical minimum.
2. Leyland Trucks is committed to continual improvement of its environmental performance and intends to achieve this by improvements resulting from its continuous improvement programmes, in particular through the achievements of six-sigma projects and by setting and achieving annual environmental objectives and targets.
3. Leyland Trucks will comply with the law.
In order to achieve these aims, Leyland Trucks will maintain an environmental management system which meets the requirements of ISO 14001:2004.

Leyland Trucks Environmental Policy

Ensure that this policy is understood and implemented at all levels in the Company by providing briefing and training as necessary;
Comply, in relation to processes and products, with applicable legal requirements and any other requirements to which the Company subscribes which relate to our environmental aspects.
Maintain close liaison with regulatory authorities and environmental organisations in order to seek their views and advice on activities affecting the environment;
Manage its activities, so that any identified significant impacts that do not have adequate operational control, where possible, are reduced through the setting and monitoring of objectives and targets by the Senior Management Team.
Promote energy and water conservation measures and the reduction of pollution.
Minimise and recycle waste and, where this is not possible, ensure its proper management and disposal.
Communicate this policy to all persons working for or on behalf of the Company.
On request provide public access to this environmental policy and respond to communications from interested parties on environmental matters.
Propagate the environmental policy and the environmental activities of the company in order to support other PACCAR group companies’ brand images and their products and services.
Review this environmental policy annually.

Waste and Recycling Policy

Leyland Trucks has been actively involved in recycling and reuse of the waste produced at the site since 1996 and are constantly identifying and implementing improved techniques and processes with the aim of reducing our impact on the environment. Between 1998 and the beginning of 2007 steady progress was made in reducing the amount of waste that we send to landfill from 75% (some 1000 tonnes per year) to 28%. And in 2007 we set ourselves the goal of reducing this to zero.

The ‘three R’s’
Our waste policy is based on the commonly used concepts of Reduce, Re-use and Recycle.

In cooperation with our suppliers we look to reduce packaging waste by designing reusable pallets for the supply of parts which both protect the parts from damage and can be used again and again.
We also re-use some smaller items rather than throw them away. For example many types of plastic end-caps, which are used to protect the ends of pipes in transit, are segregated at the point of use and sent back to suppliers for re-use.
Waste that we cannot reduce or re-use, we recycle by segregating it into different waste streams.

We now recycle not only scrap metal, paper, cardboard and untreated wood but also, as a result of this project;

Treated wood (which is used in bio-fuel plants).
Polystyrene which can be used both in re-processed domestic polystyrene products and in road and bridge construction).
Many types of plastic (which are re-processed and used in a variety of different products).
Paint residue (which is burnt and mixed with other products to produce a cement for use in the building industry).
Our remaining “general waste” (now only about 11% of our total waste) which is sent to a local “Energy from Waste” plant where it is converted into electricity which is fed into the national grid.

Zero Waste to Landfill

As a result of these activities Leyland Trucks has been a Zero Waste to Landfill site since the end of 2007, saving the company significant costs in landfill tax and simultaneously reducing our impact on the environment.

Leyland Trucks received national recognition for its Zero Waste to Landfill achievement in 2010 when it won the UK Green Business Award for Waste Reduction and Recycling.

From the beginning of 2008 we can proudly say that none of the waste leaving this plant will go to landfill. Through these initiatives we have become the first PACCAR location to achieve Zero Waste to Landfill, and have subsequently hosted a number of visits from other PACCAR plants to transfer our knowledge to them. We are the only automotive plant in Europe, and perhaps the world, to be truly Zero Waste to Landfill.

Energy Conservation

In order to ensure continued energy conservation at Leyland Trucks an Energy Management Team was set up in 1994. The main objectives of this team are to ensure energy is used efficiently, energy waste is minimised and that the best energy conservation practices are used. These objectives have the ultimate aim of protecting the environment by ensuring the minimum amount of energy is supplied to the site.
Through detailed measurement of each utility (electricity, gas, compressed air and water) on a weekly basis, the Energy Management Team gains a detailed picture of Leyland Trucks’ energy needs. From this, the team is able to identify a plan of technical improvements that can then be applied to reduce the site’s energy usage. Specific examples of energy saving measures already implemented by the team include:

Energy saving light bulbs used throughout the plant.
Intelligent lighting used in the production facilities that control the amount of lighting needed at different times of the working day and ensuring lighting is not left on at inappropriate times.
All washroom facilities on site use automatic taps and reduced flush toilets to control the amount of water used by these processes.
All loading bay doors are fully automated to reduce heat loss from the plant.
Energy efficiency is an important factor in the selection of new equipment for use within the company.
HVAC control system upgraded to operate systems and control zones only when needed.

Leyland Trucks is also actively investigating the opportunities for sourcing alternative energies such as wind and solar power, biomass and energy from waste.

Water Quality

Leyland Trucks has systems in place to reduce the amount of water used in its production processes and also to carefully control the quality of its wastewater discharge.

Rain water drains and foul sewer drains are separate and are meticulously monitored and controlled to ensure that no harmful substances are incorrectly released.

All washroom facilities on site use automatic taps and reduced flush toilets to control the amount of water used by these processes.

The robotic chassis spray facility installed in 2005 uses a water based abatement system to collect the paint overspray which is then removed and treated before the water is reused; this process allows the water to be used several times before it is treated a final time and then discharged into the foul sewer system. A similar process is used at the vehicle run up and testing rigs where the cooling water is reused several times over before it is cleaned and safely discharged in compliance with the appropriate legislation.

Air Quality

Factory Emissions

Leyland Trucks has implemented various measures in its state of the art production facilities to reduce its emission levels. These include:

Eliminating toxic chemicals from our production processes wherever possible such as in the chassis painting process.
The introduction of a robotic chassis paint plant in 2005, which has dramatically reduced the amount of paint overspray and emissions from this process.
Using exhaust filter boxes on all vehicles when being moved about within the assembly plant.
Promoting car sharing initiatives and providing showers and bike storage facilities to reduce traffic emissions from employees commuting to and from work.
The use of external consultants to help us identify further areas for improvement.

Product Development

Obviously one of the greatest impacts Leyland Trucks can have on improving our environment is in the development of our products to reduce their emissions. Since the introduction of the stringent Euro 1 emissions regulations in 1993, through to the introduction of Euro 5 vehicles by 2009, NOx pollutant emission levels have been reduced by 75% and at the same time particulate emissions reduced by over 90%. The introduction of EEV (Enhanced Environmentally friendly Vehicle) certification in 2010 which is available throughout the product range reduces particulate emissions by a further 33%. This is well ahead of the new Euro 6 emission regulation which will be implemented on all new trucks from December 31st 2013.

The greatest contribution to carbon reduction is through ensuring the best fuel efficiency and whole product range is recognised as being amongst the most economic on the road today as evidenced in trade press road tests from 7.5 to 44 tonnes. We also use lighter materials wherever possible to reduce the weight of our products to further improve the fuel consumption of our vehicles.

We are the first European truck builder to enter production with a Hybrid truck at 12 tonnes GVW that utilises both diesel and electric power. This vehicle generates electrical energy under deceleration, storing this energy in batteries on the vehicle and then using this electric power to assist the vehicle under acceleration. This technology will offer the operator up a 10-20% reduction in fuel consumption with a corresponding reduction in CO2 emissions depending on its application.