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

By Eco Movers, PRNE
Tuesday, September 28, 2010

LONDON, September 29, 2010 - Following their participation in Elephant Parade 2010, Eco
Movers (www.ecomovers.co.uk) 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 (www.ecomovers.co.uk/) district covering areas
such as Wandsworth, Fulham, Wimbledon, Clapham, Battersea and Balham Removals
(www.ecomovers.co.uk/). 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.

For more information, contact Zachary Wright on +44(0)20-8971-4324, email z.wright at EcoMovers.co.uk or write to Eco Movers at Alpha House, 90A Durnsford Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 8HQ.

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