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IKEA has introduced electric tuk tuks to Sydney to deliver furniture.

IKEA is trialing a fleet of three-wheeled electric tuk-tuks for furniture deliveries out of its Tempe store in Sydney.

The furniture giant has made a huge announcement that’s set to change the way you shop.

From today, Tuk Tuks making store deliveries to parts of sydney.

The vehicles will carry IKEA packages around sydney city.

OMG it’s so cute. And it’s quiet because it’s electric. And it can carry a really big load — 500 kg.

Last-mile delivery – the final step in a product’s journey from a warehouse/hub to the customer’s location – has been a topic of discussion for some years in electric vehicle circles.

In 2019, IKEA Australia announced they were introducing electric delivery vehicles and had set a target of zero emissions for all deliveries by 2025. In 2022 they have 10 electric delivery vehicles and are doubling down on the 2025 goal. I spoke to Brendan Groll, Customer Fulfilment Strategic Sourcing Manager at IKEA, to learn more about the journey so far, and the road ahead.

IKEA Australia’s Tempe store is getting two new EVs that have never been seen in Australia before; an electric three wheel TukTuk - thanks to a partnership between ANC and ORIX.

Electric vehicles are shaping the future of last-mile delivery around the globe – but Australia is still dragging the chain. And in November, local last-mile delivery specialist ANC and ORIX Australia Corporation Limited (ORIX), a leading rental, leasing and fleet management company, announced a strategic partnership to show how fleet electrification can be achieved.

Last mile delivery specialist ANC and ORIX Australia, a leasing and fleet management firm, have partnered with IKEA Australia.

Australia can be an electric vehicle powerhouse.

Last mile delivery expert ANC, in partnership with rental, leasing, and fleet management company ORIX Australia Corporation Limited, has introduced the ‘BESTe’ EV truck as part of its fleet.

The two companies are helping each other to achieve carbon neutrality in last mile delivery services. The partnership was celebrated with the addition of a new EV truck.

carsales cements its electric car footprint with new search capabilities, fresh content, and a new EV inspection service alongside Best Electric Car award and dedicated EV podcast.

Both ANC and ORIX are combining to celebrate electric vehicle development.

Industry stalwarts ANC and ORIX celebrate strategic partnership to help realise electric vehicle goals on World EV Day

Last-mile delivery specialist ANC and fleet management company ORIX Australia have established a strategic partnership that would help ANC achieve zero-carbon last-mile delivery.

The explosion in online shopping and express home delivery has put the parcel delivery sector under considerable pressure as it races to keep up with demand. The health and safety protocols triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic have complicated the situation further, with the need to maintain separation and minimise contact with customers. While the growth rates seen in the past two years must look tempting for start-ups, one of Australia’s oldest ‘last mile’ delivery companies is demonstrating that there is no substitute for a focus on the client and the customer.

Australia’s electric commercial trucks operational experience is still in its infancy but early Australian adopters are in a position to explain what it took to get this experiment on the road and what was learnt from it, in part one of a two-part series.

The coronavirus pandemic has hit the nation’s economy hard with many businesses closing their doors, rising unemployment and more than one million Australians already out of work. But experts say there are still plenty of jobs available, and job seekers just need to know where to look. Founder of jobs platform WorkApp, Shane Wallace, said job vacancies on his site had shot up 40 per cent during November.

“ANC is growing, and we are looking for contractor drivers to grow with us,” says James Taylor, ANC’s Managing Director. “And unlike some organisations, we’ll be keeping our drivers beyond the festive season.” Taylor says while ANC needs drivers who specifically have commercial vehicles such as utes, vans and trucks, it also offers a ‘try before you buy’ option, whereby drivers can rent a vehicle through agencies like Budget to experience what it’s like working with ANC as an owner driver.

ANC is already seeing an increase in deliveries and is prepared for almost a 50% increase around Australia over the next three months. You guessed it, they will definitely need more drivers to meet these delivery expectations. “ANC is growing, and we are looking for contractor drivers to grow with us,” says ANC’s Managing Director, James Taylor.

A company has hundreds of jobs for delivery drivers available, bucking the trend as unemployment skyrockets around Australia. Australian-owned delivery company ANC has launched a drive to recruit more contractor owner drivers across the country ahead of 2021.

A company has hundreds of jobs for delivery drivers available, bucking the trend as unemployment skyrockets around Australia. Australian-owned delivery company ANC has launched a drive to recruit more contractor owner drivers across the country ahead of 2021.

Delivery group ANC has begun a major recruitment drive for contractor owner-drivers to service its retail partners nationally. The company is preparing for a 50% increase in deliveries and it’s not just to meet the Christmas rush with drivers needed in 2021.

ANC is on the cusp of a major growth on the back of a spike in e-commerce. With new client partnerships "locked in" and further growth predicted, the privately-owned last-mile delivery group says it needs "hundreds of new contractor owner drivers around the country" to meet the Christmas rush – and into next year.

A sudden spike in home deliveries has prompted an Australian-owned company to go on a large scale recruitment drive. With new client partnerships locked in and further growth predicted, Australian-owned last mile delivery company ANC is calling for hundreds of new contractor owner drivers around the country. It’s not just to meet demand for the Christmas rush.

The story behind ANCs leadership in commercial electric vehicles for delivering big and bulky goods continues. Australia still has a long way to go however it is excellent to see the increasing interest in the future of mobility and deliveries in Australia. Imagine if all the trucks on our roads were electric. It can be a reality.

ANC has unveiled its first commercial electric vehicle fleet, dedicated to its client IKEA’s last mile home delivery services in New South Wales. The introduction of three 100% electric vehicles is part of ANC’s strategy to introduce an environmentally sound transportation alternative to its clients and their customers. The zero-emissions commercial trucks will save an estimated 36 tonnes of CO2 per annum when compared to a typical diesel equivalent.

Swedish flatpack furniture giant IKEA is switching to electric delivery trucks in Australia as part of its global move to electrics by 2025. It revealed two of the first seven electric trucks it has operating in Australia at a launch in Sydney with ANC on March 8.

ANC has unveiled its first commercial electric vehicle fleet, dedicated to its client IKEA’s last mile home delivery services in New South Wales.

The Australian branch of Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea is taking its transport fleet all-electric, with a commitment to have quit internal combustion engines for all of its delivery and assembly vehicles nationally by 2025.

IKEA Australia has made the commitment to use only electric vehicles (EVs) by 2025. In partnership with its transport service providers including ANC, IKEA will be the first home furnishing company in Australia to have last mile deliveries and assembly services carried out by electric vehicles and aims to reach a five per cent roll out by mid-2019, rising to ten per cent in 2020 and 100 per cent by the end of the 2025 financial year.

Last week I attended a new vehicle launch held by IKEA. At the event there was a panel discussion between Jan Gardberg, IKEA Australia Country Manager, and representatives from SEA Electric who are supplying the vehicles, and ANC Manage Director James Taylor, ANC are one of the key delivery partners for IKEA.

Fleet delivery service ANC has unveiled its first commercial electric vehicle fleet, dedicated to client Ikea’s last-mile home delivery services in New South Wales.

IKEA Australia has made the commitment to use only electric vehicles (EVs) by 2025. KEA’s contractor ANC has already put into service a number of EVs based on the Hino 300 series platform equipped with SEA Electric drivelines.

ANC has unveiled its first commercial electric vehicle fleet, dedicated to its client IKEA’s last mile home delivery services in New South Wales. The introduction of three 100% electric vehicles is part of ANC’s strategy to introduce an environmentally sound transportation alternative to its clients and their customers. The zero-emissions commercial trucks will save an estimated 36 tonnes of CO2 per annum when compared to a typical diesel equivalent.

At the launch of ANC's electric vehicle fleet, IKEA's Australia Country Manager, Jan Gardberg, has called on the government to be "much more active" in supporting electric vehicles so it can deliver all of its home furnishings, which will soon include solar panels, in electric trucks by 2025.

Flat pack furniture giant IKEA has publicly launched the first of ANC's new fleet of fully electric delivery trucks, in what it hopes will inspire other businesses of all size to make the switch.

Leveraging technology to lessen the burden of high-volume delivery periods can help retailers make the most of busy sales periods, writes ANC National Sales Manager Wayne Shepherd.