Connected Kerb opens £350,000 chargepoint manufacturing hub in Aberdeen
The Energy Transition Zone site will make the operator's full range of charging products. More than 3,000 public chargers are expected to be built there in 2027 and a further 25,000 by the end of 2030 for council contracts across the UK.
Chargepoint operator Connected Kerb has opened a manufacturing and innovation hub in Aberdeen as it prepares to expand its UK charging network, The Scotsman reported on 20 October. The company is investing £350,000 in the facility, within the city's Energy Transition Zone, which will manufacture its full range of charging infrastructure products.
More than 3,000 public chargers are expected to be produced at the site during 2027, with a further 25,000 to be built by the end of 2030 as the firm delivers contracts with city and regional authorities across the UK.
Chief executive Chris Pateman-Jones said: "We have invested in the facility and are now bringing production of our wider Connected Kerb range to Aberdeen. It gives us the manufacturing base we need to support our growth across Scotland and the wider UK." He added that "resilient supply chains are becoming more important than ever" as charging infrastructure is deployed at increasing scale.
The move follows Connected Kerb's acquisition earlier this year of the business and assets of Aberdeen-based Trojan Energy, a deal that brought Trojan's charging technology, manufacturing operation and engineering expertise into the company.
Connected Kerb already has more than 10,000 chargers installed across the UK. Its long-term contracts include Ceredigion, Cardiff, Plymouth, South Tyneside, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Coventry and several London boroughs. In Scotland, it has deployed chargers for councils as part of the ChargePlace Scotland network, as well as under its own independent network.
Neil Young, deputy chief executive of ETZ Ltd, said: "Connected Kerb’s decision to expand manufacturing in Aberdeen is exactly the kind of activity we want to support through the Energy Transition Zone, building on the city’s engineering strengths and creating new opportunities as the economy diversifies."
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