LeasePlan Netherlands‘ newly opened delivery centre
is a building custom designed to meet the highest
sustainability standards for energy supply, water
management and climate control.
Located in Breukelen, the new delivery centre is home to the
LeasePlan Netherlands flexible fleet (including short-term
lease cars, share cars and taxis). With interest in flexible
mobility on the rise since the start of the Covid-19 crisis, the
new building enables LeasePlan to meet soaring demand in
a building that reflects and promotes the company’s growing
sustainability ambitions.
“We decided we needed a bigger building to house our
flexible fleet – one that lives up to modern sustainability
requirements” explains Sander Pleij, Managing Director of LeasePlan Netherlands. “We’re very proud of what we’ve
created. It sets a new standard for future developments in the
Netherlands: it’s virtually energy neutral, smartly furnished
and full of sustainable details. And it offers room for us to
grow as a provider of the flexible, sustainable mobility
solutions that customers are increasingly asking for.”
The building is fitted with nearly 1,000 solar panels, enough to
make it self-sufficient in its energy needs – which are already
low, thanks to features such as LED lighting and smart office
automation. A special 30 m2 ‘green wall’ inside the building
ensures optimum air quality and a pleasant, healthy working
environment.
But the sustainability impact reaches further still: the site
includes a state-of-the-art car wash where the water used is
captured and recycled, and the water treatment plant even
supplies energy back to the grid. By making this facility
available not only to LeasePlan and its lease car drivers but
also to other car users in the area, LeasePlan Netherlands has
placed itself at the heart of a more environmentally friendly
community. An important step towards a bright (green)
future!