It has been a long process but to mark the formal constitution of our cross Pennine partnership Last Mile has a new logo. Obviously we have started with a cargo bike, in the purple shade which has become our company colour. This shade sets us apart from any other operators in the delivery sector and […]
Recently, Last Mile Leeds has been taking on a new revenue stream, with bulk distribution of magazines across the city centre. We were first approached by ‘The Professional’ magazine to distribute their inaugural issue to every office premises we could find! Over the space of four days we delivered 60 boxes of magazines (totalling about […]
I drove to London this week to collect two new additions to our fleet of cargobikes. We haven’t taken our own pictures yet, but you can see that these Bella Bikes have a huge cargo box and possibly the most unusual steering mechanism seen on a cargobike. The rear wheel steering creates an incredibly manoeuverable […]
We are always interested in alternative ways for customers to get their stuff. A new innovation are these Amazon lockers. This set appeared in the Merrion Centre last week and there are other similar sets in The Co-operative stores in Roundhay and Chapel Allerton. Our partners, DHL, effectively operate a similar (but low tech) system […]
We are only too aware that basing our business in a Safestore doesn’t necessarily give an impression of permanence. The nature of self-storage businesses is such that they are particularly attractive to those who want ‘space’ for an indefinite period, with no strings attached. In actual fact Safestore offers much more and there are good […]
What do Bristol, Göteborg, Ljubljana, Ravenna and Riga all have in common? They were the five European cities involved in the START (Short Term Actions to Reorganize Transport of goods) project which ran from 2006-2009. From their site: Acknowledging that the current system of goods distribution is rich in emissions and not necessarily energy efficient, […]
Here is an interesting review of the Bullitt having been used for the heavy lifting of commercial cycle courier work, for 3 years. It does suggest that Last Mile Leeds has bought the right bike for the job, though may need to address the design of our cargo boxes sooner rather than later. Look out […]
I discovered the Pedallers Arms this week.They are a bicycle repair cooperative in Leeds, offering free drop-in sessions for people to fix their bikes. Their philosphy is that anyone can fix their bike, and they have the tools and exppertise to help anyone do just that. http://pedallers-arms.org/
