TL;DR: Average 312g of CO2 per parcel delivered. One method is huge in comparison (ULEV petrol). Some are zero (Bicycle). Majority are “OK” (Royal Mail). Overall, it’s complicated. We are currently in the process of working on our 2027 plan and one rabbit-hole we went down was our deliveries by car. The oppressive heat of … Read more
Brrr, it’s getting cold out! The Met Office is forecasting a particularly cold winter with plenty of snow. How will this affect your coffee deliveries? We do deliver throughout winter, however if the weather is particularly bad we will most likely post coffee instead at no extra charge. If we have deliveries scheduled for a … Read more
Back in September we were invited to talk to Mark Dennison at BBC Radio Nottingham about why we use bikes in our business. The email inviting us to speak on the show included the line “businesses that still use bicycles” which made us laugh at the idea that using bikes as a delivery vehicle is … Read more
I’m not normally one for quoting (or probably mis-quoting) biblical phrases, but I’d like to start this post by saying judge not lest ye be judged. You see amongst cyclists e-bike is a dirty word and we’ve just bought one… As The Roasting House grows, we need new tools and new logistic challenges present themselves. … Read more
We make all of our coffee deliveries in and around Nottingham by bicycle, going as far as Hucknall in the north and Long Eaton in the south. Here’s why: 1) Speed. We can roast your coffee and deliver it to you by bike on the same day, within 24 hours of you ordering 2) Cost. … Read more
I’ve just read an article by Sophie Heawood in The Guardian and it echoed something I’ve been thinking for a while. In her piece, Sophie says “We’ve become used to living in a world where BBC broadcasters can’t say what their politics are; where religious leaders get into trouble for having thoughts on how we … Read more