The process of creating a charging infrastructure isn’t simple.
Whether you’re implementing charging facilities to support your fleet, for workplace convenience or to generate revenue, you’ll need a partner that will link all the elements involved while avoiding costly mistakes.
Why Drax Electric Vehicles?
As energy and EV infrastructure experts, we’re perfectly positioned to support you through the full electrification process. You can expect
- Specialist end-to-end support
- Upfront assessment to fully understand requirements
- Energy expertise to improve your sustainability credentials
- Impartial, independent advice and future-proof solutions
- A simple contract structure with full-process expertise
- Stability and reassurance as part of Drax
- Access to the best-in-class electrification management portal
- Access to the market’s leading charging payment solution
Electrification’s coming
Making sure you can serve your EV business fleets will be crucial in delivering for your customers. Offering charging facilities for staff and visitors will provide convenience and a visible commitment to sustainability.
Priceless support, every step of the way
We’ll add value at every stage of your electrification journey.
1 Assessment
We’ll study your fleet’s operational requirements and determine the best charging infrastructure for your organisation – taking into account site-specific electrical connections and capacities. We’ll also make sure we align plans for your EV charging solutions with your business objectives and budget.
2 Implementation
We’ll place the orders, schedule installation and manage works to ensure everything goes smoothly on-site and minimises disruption to fleet operations and the wider business.
3 Operation
We’ll connect the software that helps us monitor your infrastructure for issues or update requirements - and helps you manage fleet operations and report on financial and sustainability benefits.
4 Maintenance
We’ll provide 24/7 customer support and remotely resolve the majority of hardware or access issues. We’ll also provide on-site engineering support when you need it.
5 Optimisation
As well as providing you with the means to identify opportunities for efficiency optimisation, we’ll also recommend beneficial industry developments and scale up your infrastructure when you need it.
Customer Case Study - Helping Werfen keep pace with NHS sustainability standards
Werfen manufactures ‘in vitro diagnostic’ (IVD) medical devices to help hospitals and health care organisations around the world detect diseases, conditions and infections. In the UK, it primarily supplies to the NHS. The company’s Warrington HQ has recently expanded to accommodate 125 staff.
75% of Werfen’s UK workforce is field-based and covers substantial mileage. The company recognised an urgent need to switch its fleet vehicles to EVs to reduce its emissions. It was also aware of the requirement for supporting charging infrastructure.
Werfen offices and laboratories host internal meetings for travelling staff – but also product demonstrations and training sessions. The company’s facilities team was determined to make Werfen’s UK headquarters an attractive hub for hosting. It saw the provision of EV charging options as a clear step towards growing the site’s appeal.
“With Drax, it was a different conversation immediately. It was less of a sales pitch and more of a consultation. They wanted to understand our requirements first – and then work out how to satisfy them. They also advised the considerations we’d need to take in terms of compatibility and future-proofing.”
Kiran Naidu, UK Technical Services Manager, Werfen
The need for speed?
Werfen’s team had an initial preference for installing a number of high-power, high speed chargers. Drax worked on plans for various charging configurations that could work in the space, based on possible site-power expansion. The electrification experts also recognised that less powerful, ‘fast’ chargers – with dual ports and load balancing capacity – would suit Werfen’s needs better, while providing more parking spaces with charging connectivity.
The Drax team was also able to support Werfen through the process of securing additional power capacity by leading conversations with the Distribution Network Operator (DNO).
Minimising disruption
Due to the time required for landlord approvals and site capacity extension, Werfen’s requirements had expanded with the development of a second building and addition of further parking spaces. The healthcare diagnostics services supplier decided – to minimise disruption – that it wanted to install all charge points – providing a total of 18 ports – in one go.
Working with its in-house installation team, BMM Energy Solutions, Drax managed to keep the impact of groundworks and implementation to a minimum. This enabled Werfen to continue day-to-day operations without significant disruption
“You never know what to expect with groundworks – there’s the chance everything’s dug up and it causes havoc. But our installations were nothing like that. The Drax implementation manager discussed the plans with us. During installation, they were very considerate and slick – they just got on with things without fuss.”
Naomi Thompson, EHS & Facilities Officer, Werfen
Read the full case study here
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