Leicestershire-based building materials supplier Aggregate Industries has added an electric cement mixer truck to its fleet.
It will be based at the Coleshill Readymix Plant in Birmingham, from where it will serve the West Midlands.
Putzmeister, as one of the leading manufacturers of concrete equipment, offers the fully electric eMixer under the brand name iONTRON. The electrically powered truck with a 350kWh battery is provided by the parent company SANY. This cooperation ensures zero emissions and significantly reduced noise during transport and on site.
EV fleet and battery storage specialist Zenobē provided the charging infrastructure for the e- Mixer with a 120KW/h charger sited at the Coleshill base. Zenobē also integrated the EV charging software to monitor the charging profile of the e-mixer and provide valuable insight into the operational performance of the batteries on the vehicle. This data will be used to develop and roll out Aggregate Industries’ long-term strategy to electrify its heavy fleet.
Gary Brennand, Md of Aggregate Industries’ Readymix division, said: “We’re delighted to welcome our latest electric mixer truck in partnership with Putzmeister and Sany. Our mission is to be the UK leader in innovative and sustainable building materials and to decarbonise the construction industry.
“Electrification of our fleet, machinery and plant is a vital component of that and of helping us achieve our net zero ambitions.
“Traditional mixer trucks use diesel fuel so to be able to have vehicles with zero emissions on the roads is a hugely positive step change in our operations. We are at the start of our journey but this will gather pace as the technology continues to evolve along with the infrastructure.”
