The Nurture Group’s electrification with Northgate

The Nurture Group is an award-winning national service provider consisting of three leading brands: Nurture Landscapes, Gavin Jones, and Rokill Pest Control Services. They specialise in grounds maintenance whilst also providing landscape construction, plant displays, winter gritting and pest control services. 

 

A valued customer since 2018, Nurture has a total Northgate fleet of over 410 vehicles with a recent addition of 10 new Ford E-Transit vans added to their Grounds Maintenance division. They identified that approximately 50% of their carbon footprint stems from lower mileage commercial vehicles, and fleet electrification was the best option to reduce this and contribute to their priority target of being Net Zero by 2030. 

 

The benefits of a Northgate electrification 

 

Nurture reduced their fuel usage per revenue unit for the third consecutive year since implementing EVs. The company's vans are Euro 6 compliant, emitting no more than 80mg/km of NOx gases, contributing to improved air quality. 

 

Additionally, they have successfully introduced progressive initiatives such as an EV company car policy, featuring a fleet composition of 87.5% electric and hybrid vehicles with a significant majority being fully electric. This has seen Nurture solidify their commitment to sustainability and attract more business. 

 

“We anticipate a substantial increase in the number of electric vehicles within our commercial fleet over the course of the next few years, further demonstrating our commitment to operating a greener fleet. The Ford E-Transit is monumental step forward for the vehicle EV market and is ideally suited to the needs of the Nurture Group as the vehicle meets the requirements of our day-to-day operations.” - Mohib Iqbal, Group Fleet Manager at Nurture Group.