These trailers heat the marking material to high temperatures before it is applied to the road surface. Traditionally, that heating process has been powered by diesel generators running continuously throughout the operation.
The marking process is the same. The material is the same. The quality of the finished road marking is the same. What has changed is the energy source. The heating process is now powered electrically, which eliminates the diesel generator emissions entirely.
The difference on the ground is noticeable. Anyone who has been near a road marking operation knows the noise that comes from a diesel generator running for hours. Electric trailers are dramatically quieter. For crews, that means a better working environment throughout the shift. For the communities along the roads being marked, it means less disruption, particularly at night.
Road marking in urban areas is often carried out after dark to avoid traffic. Diesel generators running through the night in residential streets create obvious disruption. Electric trailers change that considerably.
Like several operational changes already underway across the Group, the operational and commercial logic supports the decision too. Reduced reliance on diesel, lower maintenance needs and reduced emissions from our own operations all contribute to the business case.
It is not a trade-off between environmental ambition and commercial reality. In this case, they point in the same direction.
We are realistic about what this represents. Electric trailers work well for this specific application in Denmark, where the charging infrastructure exists and the operating conditions suit it. Other types of road marking equipment, heavier vehicles and regions with less developed charging networks present different challenges.
Our green transition depends on continuously improving how we operate, how we use energy and how we reduce emissions across the Group.
