Royal Recognition for London's Elephant Parade 2010 Official Logistics Partner Eco Movers

LONDON, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Following their participation in Elephant Parade 2010, Eco Movers were given the opportunity to meet Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall at the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Zach Wright, Assistant Manager at Eco Movers, said "When we got involved with this incredible conservation exhibition, we had no idea that it would lead to an audience with Prince Charles to discuss how we employ fully electric and electric hybrid vehicle technology, to provide low carbon emission transport."

This summer, Eco Movers teamed up with the charity Elephant Family to position 262 elephants around London and then moved them on to Sotherby's where they were auctioned off.  Each elephant was hand painted by a range of established and emerging artists and designers such as Lulu Guinness, Diane Von Furstenberg, Jack Vettriano and Marc Quinn.  Eco Movers had the mammoth task of ensuring that each of the 262 elephant art sculptures arrived at its destination on time and in one piece, but then had to make sure that it arrived to its buyer in the same state after the auction had taken place!  This involved over 3500 individual journeys across the length and breadth of London with meticulous attention to the safety and security of the sculptures.

The elephants were positioned in key positions across the capital such as outside Buckingham Palace, Parliament Square, South Bank and Covent Garden and so were admired by thousands on a daily basis.  The Elephant Parade will use the proceeds from the auction to work with the Wildlife Trust of India to acquire and manage areas in Asia, giving the habitats a more sustainable and safer future as well as investing in educational projects to ensure positive attitudes towards elephants in the local area.

According to Zach "with the wealth of carbon emission data being collected by our fleet and recognition from high profile conservationists like Prince Charles, Eco Movers is rapidly becoming a thought leader in 3.5 tonne low carbon emission vehicle technology and will continue to invest in helping to develop this vital area of environmental conservation".

Prince Charles is no stranger to environmental issues in relation to transport. His Jaguar and Land Rover have been converted to run on biodiesel and his Aston Martin on bioethanol but according to Zach "The Prince was interested to hear about Eco's use of fully electric 3.5 tonne vehicles charged from 100% renewable wind farm generated electricity but he was particularly surprised to hear that Eco Movers, as part of the Cadogan Tate Group, were using the first fully electric 12.5 tonne removals truck in the world to transport elephants".  Where elephant sculptures have been delivered using Eco Movers fully electric technology, it is good to know that this has been done with zero grams of carbon emitted per mile travelled. Modern transport doesn't get much lower in carbon emissions than that.

Notes to Editors

Eco Movers are a man and van company that specialise in the south London removals district covering areas such as Wandsworth, Fulham, Wimbledon, Clapham, Battersea and Balham Removals.  The staff are all security vetted via the Criminal Records Bureau and then endure a rigorous training programme to offer a professional, reliable service.

Eco Movers are committed to the environment by reducing carbon emissions and employing a fleet of fully electric vehicles charged from 100% renewable electricity, the very latest Mercedes Euro 5 diesel engine retro-fitted with an electric hybrid unit and also the Ford transit LPG conversion. Even the packing materials that are used are recycled and are recyclable.  

SOURCE Eco Movers

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