At Colart in France, transportation is our N°1 Carbon emission issuer (road freight 24% + ocean freight 26% + airfreight 2% = 52%)

Colart Europe / Colart Le Mans has commited to a 5% reduction in 2023, and will focus on being 100% Carbon neutral by 2030. By joining FRET 21 program, we will implement the following lines of actions :

• Loading optimization :pallet optimization, delivery conditions, reduction of empty routes, consolidation of goods, …
• Travelled distance :sites situation, supplier sourcing,…
• Transportation modes :selection & optimization of trucks, analysis of other shipping methods,…
• Sustainable purchasing :carrier’s choice, certifications, ….

FRET 21 is a governmental partnership between French Ministry of Transport, Agency of Ecological transition and shipper’s associations,  focused on sustainability. This accreditation will give us access to sophisticated tools & technical supports for calculating & reducing our carbon footprint.

Chez Colart, en France, le transport est le poste N°1 en terme d’émissions de CO2 (24% pour le transport routier + 26% pour le transport maritime +  2% pour l’aérien, soit un total 52%)

Pour 2023, Colart Le Mans s’est engagé à réduire de 5% ses émissions, et à devenir 100% Carbone neutre d’ici 2030. En rejoignant le programme FRET 21, nous mettrons en œuvre différents types d’actions, réparties selon quatre axes :

• Taux de chargement :optimisation des charges palettisées, des conditions de livraison, réduction des trajets à vide, gestion mutualisée des approvisionnements, …
• Distance parcourue :optimisation du positionnement des sites, affectation des fournisseurs, …
• Moyen de transport :choix et optimisation des véhicules routiers, utilisation des autres modes, …
• Achats responsables :sélection des transporteurs, choix de transporteurs labellisés,..

FRET 21 est un partenariat entre le Ministère des Transports, l’Agence pour la Transition écologique, ainsi que les associations de chargeurs. Ce programme d’accompagnement des entreprises nous apportera outils  & supports pour le calcul et la réduction de notre empreinte Carbone.

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As part of our sustainable program, procurement team studied various sustainable solutions for our Ocean shipments in order to contribute  an intensive reduction of our CO2 emissions.

We started by enrollement into GEODIS GREEN program in November & December 2022, to ensure 100%  CO2 neutral shipments from France to the US.

In 2023, we still continue our contribution by booking of 150 teu’s (equivalent 75 containers 40’) for our trade lanes from China to France for 2023, using BIOFUEL 2nd generation. This new BIOFUEL generation is produced by modern processes from organic matter or biomass, such as corn or sugar, vegetable oils or waste feedstocks, mainly sourced from used cooking oil. Since it is a recycled waste product, it is even more sustainable, non-toxic, biodegradable and renewable.

It is a 1st step; We will keep an eye on all new technologies that could make Colart more sustainable in its inbound/outbound shipments all over the world !

Dans le cadre de notre démarche de développement durable, l’équipe Achats a étudié diverses solutions pour limiter massivement nos émissions de CO2 sur nos transports maritimes.

Nous avons commencé par intégrer le programme GEODIS GREEN en Novembre & Décembre 2022, pour assurer une neutralité carbone sur nos envois depuis la France vers les USA.

En 2023, nous continuons notre contribution par la réservation de 150 teu’s (équivalent à 75 containers 40’) pour nos flux Chine – France, utilisant un Biofuel 2ème génération. Ce Biofuel nouvelle génération est issu de produits organiques, tels que le maïs ou le sucre, et d’huiles de cuisson usagées. S’agissant de déchets alimentaires recyclés, ce Biofuel est d’autant plus durable, non toxique, biodégradable et renouvelable.

C’est une 1ère étape; nous gardons un œil sur toute nouvelle technologie qui permettra à Colart d’être toujours plus « vert » pour ses transports partout dans le monde !

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Colart received high praise from director, Jamie Gaskin at Tindall’s of Cambridge this week. Tindall’s had agreed to extend their Promarker offering to the full 210 spectrum and therefore taking in the new versatile & flexible CTU merchandising.

Because we have big boots on our company estate cars, I was able to assemble the units at home and deliver in to store virtually complete. This impressed Jamie and store manager, Stephen as it meant minimised customer disruption, saved my client time and enabled me to have a productive meeting with them.

From the picture you can see there are now spaces for both new lines and from excellent sell through on existing lines. They have raised an order for the shortfall. 

Also they were so impressed with the project that they have agreed to extend their Promarker Brush spectrum to the full range and therefore taking in a further CTU to stand along side the Promarker offering. This gives us increased space within the marker category, increasing listings!

Tindall’s achieved a  more than commendable 35.78% increase year on year in 2022 with Colart.

Winsor & Newton had a 94.72% share. of which Watercolour represented 21.10% and Graphic Markers had a remarkable 6.95% share.

Excellent Customer Satisfaction!

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Pancake Day – A boost to our team moral

What can I say but we are a food driven well-being team. There is no better bonding than cooking, eating and cleaning together as one big family.

Today our fabulous well-being team organised a pancake lunch with freshly made pancakes, accompanied with fruit and toppings. Many people played a part in setting up, buying the supplies, cooking, cleaning etc, it really is a team effort, even the managers get stuck into the washing up!

This was a lovely event to bring everyone together and we would like to thank everyone involved in making it happen. I personally love having the chance to get involved and see the rest of the team I don’t normally see day to day.

Well done team!

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Many of you will have seen the television adaptation of the Charlie Mackesy book ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’ at Christmas. A beautifully drawn and animated film that told a story of friendship and determination. The reason for my post is that Charlie was interviewed on ITV News at 10 this week, in his home studio and as you can see from the photo, he clearly uses a lot of W&N drawing ink for his sketches.

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