Mastering the transition: Knowles Group haulier takes on electric

The vehicles will be used to move sugar between British Sugar’s manufacturing sites at Wissington and Bury St Edmunds and the Masters depot in Cambridgeshire.

The haulier handles 3,500 tonnes of sugar each week as part of a warehousing and distribution operation supporting the sugar company’s supply chain.

Masters MD Mark Stoodley said: “Our partnership with British Sugar has grown significantly over the past few years and today plays a vital role in supporting their supply chain.

“Introducing electric trucks into the fleet allows us to continue developing that operation while working closely with British Sugar to explore practical ways of reducing emissions across the supply chain.”

Alex Knowles, CEO of Knowles Logistics, said the electric vehicle investment reflected both the importance of the British Sugar partnership and the group’s wider strategy to develop lower-emission logistics operations.

“British Sugar is a very important customer to Masters and across the Knowles Logistics Group,” he said.

“The introduction of the two electric trucks into this operation demonstrates the strength of the partnership and our shared commitment to developing more sustainable logistics solutions.

“As a group, we now have a total of 11 electric vehicles in our fleet and continue to invest in fleet innovation and new technologies that help support our customers’ long-term ambitions.”

Masters Logistical became part of the Knowles Group in 2022.