Pedal power for business
Published August 13, 2007 at 4:09 pm · Filed under Office Products
Carbon neutral web hosting company Memset has purchased a fleet of Urban Mover electric bikes to reduce employees’ dependency on the car. The tax-free employee benefit will enable staff to travel to and from the company’s office in Guildford, Surrey in a more environmentally friendly way.
Managing director Kate Craig-Wood, managing director of Memset, is enjoying the change: “It’s really just like riding a normal bike, except that the small motor on board helps when you peddle. It takes the sting out of a steep hill or a journey that’s a bit too far, and keeps me fit as well. My commute to work is much more enjoyable, and I tend to get to work faster now I’m not stuck in the daily traffic jam.”
The bikes are up to 99% less polluting than the cleanest fossil fuel-powered vehicles and consume about 6p of electricity for every 20-30km travelled.
For more info visit www.memset.com
