North East electric vehicle charging firm Elmtronics has secured a three-year partnership with smart infrastructure solutions company Costain to help it transition its 海角视频 fleet to EVs.
The Consett based firm, which specialises in electric car-charging points for homes, businesses and the public sector, has teamed up with Costain, which has been looking to find a partner who could provide EV charging infrastructure to power its 3,000 -strong fleet.
Construction and engineering business Costain, based in Maidenhead, Berkshire, recently joined the EV100 Climate Group and pledged to switch its own fleet to electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its Climate Change Action Plan to be net zero by 2035 at the latest.
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A total of 12 charge points have now been installed at Costain鈥檚 head office in Maidenhead and a further six at its Manchester site.
Over the next three years, charging infrastructure will be installed across all Costain鈥檚 海角视频 offices, so the company can support the growing use of EVs by staff, clients, supply chain and partners.
Natasha Fry, associate consultant at Elmtronics, said: 鈥淎s well as needing future-proofed charge points to keep their fleet on the move now and in years to come, Costain was looking to work with a supplier who could also provide an easy-to use back-office software system to manage its entire EV network across all its sites.
鈥淐hoosing the appropriate, future-proofed charge points for any business is crucial to protect a business鈥檚 investment and support them to keep their EV fleet on the road.
鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to be named as Costain鈥檚 chosen workplace charge point supplier and support the team to understand the most appropriate infrastructure for their sites right across the 海角视频.鈥
Mark Ashenden, head of supply chain, fleet and plant at Costain, said: 鈥淓lmtronics has worked closely with us throughout the procurement process to develop the charging solution that Costain was looking for. Their collaborative approach gives me confidence that the relationship will continue to develop and that they will be key to helping us achieve our target for a net zero company car fleet by 2030, as part of our Climate Change Action Plan.鈥
Elmtronics鈥 Hubsta software connects all the charge points under one network, so Costain can create user accounts for staff and monitor how much C02 is being saved, while staff can use the Hubsta app to access not only Costain鈥檚 own charge points, but also a network of other compatible charge points nationwide.
The deal marks the latest in a series of partnerships that are asserting Elmtronics鈥 position at the forefront of the 海角视频 charging market.
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The business, which works with some of the 海角视频鈥檚 largest councils, NHS trusts and private companies to design, install and maintain electric vehicle-charging stations, recently announced a partnership with the Metrocentre, to improve its outdated electric vehicle chargers, having already joined forces with car dealers including Vauxhall, Citroen, Peugeot, Nissan, Seat, Ford and Renault.
In August the company 鈥 winner of the high growth and ambition award at the Durham, Sunderland and South Tyneside Business Awards 鈥 secured a fleet deal with Keltruck Limited, Europe鈥檚 largest independent Scania distributor, serving the Midlands and South Wales.
