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UCS Technologies has joined forces with Great Annual Savings to help plug their clients into the electric vehicle revolution .
UCS get energy firm plugged into electric vehicle revolution
BY IAN WILLIS
An information and communications technology and renewable energy specialist has joined forces with one of the UK ’ s leading energy consultancies in a deal that plugs their clients into the electric vehicle revolution .
UCS Technologies , which operates from a HQ at Riverside Park in Middlesbrough , offers its clients a range of services including networking , security and energy solutions .
And with an ever-increasing number of electric vehicles rolling off production lines around the globe , bosses at UCS have decided to go into a mutually beneficial partnership with Great Annual Savings to boost their own offer to clients .
Paul Kidd , operations director at UCS Technologies , said : “ Electric Vehicle ( EV ) charging is one the disciplines we offer to our customers , and we expect to see a massive growth in it over the next 18 months .
“ Great Annual Savings identified us as a local firm with specialist skills in this area , and we installed some charge points at their new base in Seaham . We can direct our customers to them for their energy requirements , and there ’ s a reciprocal agreement where GAS customers who require charge points will be directed to ourselves .
“ It is an excellent joint venture where the customer can potentially add a fully or part-funded EV charging package as part of their standard utility contracts renewal .
“ Alongside UCS , GAS can review a customer ’ s current position and provide a range of options to best suit their needs and potentially provide a full EV charging solution with no upfront cost .”
Paul ’ s 38-strong team initially secured contracts in the EV charge market as far back as December 2018 , and the business has grown at an impressive rate , despite the fact the vast majority of the last year has been hugely affected by the pandemic .
The last financial results showed a turnover of £ 3.6m , with £ 4m predicted for next year and then an additional £ 2m on top of that the following year .
Paul added : “ We did have orders placed which were due to start in March last year , and obviously the lockdown wasn ’ t ideal . We have lots of contracts in the pipeline , and they will be stepped up over the next few months .
“ The EV market is growing and manufacturers are producing more cars that need charging . We ’ re installing 12 charge points at James Cook University Hospital and where new commercial buildings are built , there is a requirement for 20 charging points in a 300-space car park .
“ The need for EV charging points across all walks of life is only going to increase . Take a hotel as an example – if a visitor is pulling up in a Tesla car when they drive around the UK on business , they need somewhere to charge their car during their stay .
“ That ’ s just one example , but it goes without saying that the more electric cars that are on the road , the more our services will be required .”
Lee Debenham , team manager of value-added services at GAS , said : “ We ’ ve experienced an exponential rise in the interest of our value-added services over the past 12 months . As businesses endeavour to make cost-savings across all areas , GAS has diversified its proposition and now offers over 13 cost-saving services .
“ EV charging has dominated the sector , with both consumers and businesses recognising not only the environmental benefits but also the economic gains to be made .
“ As the UK EV charging infrastructure develops , and motor manufacturers ramp up the development of electric vehicles , we ’ re excited to be working with businesses in their mission to become carbon neutral .
“ So far , we have worked with UCS to install a number of high-performance EV chargers at business premises in Seaham and we ’ re looking forward to expanding this across our nationwide network .”
For more information on UCS , visit ucs-renewables . co . uk
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