Skanska welcomes 67 EV charge points at Hertfordshire HQ

Skanska UK has had 67 electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints installed at its Hertfordshire head office. The installation is believed to be one of the largest to date in Europe.

The company, which employs 6,000 people in the UK, worked with EV charging specialist Pod Point to install the 7kW chargepoints, along with the infrastructure for the solution to be scaled up to 243 chargepoints in the future.

The chargepoints enable Skanska employees to charge their vehicles while they work, before returning to a fully powered battery at the end of the day. 
 
The charge points enable Skanska to control access to EV charging centrally, monitor usage and set custom electricity tariffs. Pod Point was selected following a competitive procurement process and the installation was completed within two weeks.
 
Pod Point CEO Erik Fairbairn said: “This is the largest single site chargepoint installation that we’re aware of in the UK, but also a sign of a larger shift over the past six months, as more businesses wake up to the benefits of EVs. We’ve certainly seen a big increase in enquiries from companies wanting futureproof chargepoint installations that can be scaled up as their fleets make the switch to electric.”