Blink Charging has been selected by Power Design, one of the UK’s largest design-build multi-trade contractors, to provide EV chargers and charging services at select locations. The new agreement includes the provision of 429 Blink chargers, with a total of 723 plugs for use by “residents who will be living and working within Power Design projects throughout the country.”
Speaking about the deal, Mike Battaglia, President and CEO-Elect at Blink Charging said: “Innovative and future-focused contractors such as Power Design are one of the driving forces behind EV charging accessibility and play a pivotal and dynamic role in moving forward the progress and acceptance of EV technology. We are dedicated to assisting property developers, contractors and designers throughout the entire process of introducing EV charging into their communities.”
The second major announcement is that Blink Charging UK has entered into the next phase of its collaboration with Norfolk County Council. Between now and February next year, 12 locations will be fitted with 22 EV charging stations, bringing the total to 46 charging stations across the Norwich area. Blink was initially hired in early 2023 and has delivered 24 on-street EV charging stations across Norwich. A total of nineteen are connected so far.
Blink also writes that the latest chargers to be installed will include both floor-mounted 22kW fast chargers as well as 50-100kW rapid chargers.
Finally, Blink Charging UK was now awarded a three-year contract to install, maintain and manage 41 EV chargers and contactless payment terminals at the Princess Royal University Hospital. Beginning in May 2025, hospital patients, visitors, and staff will be able to charge their EVs at one of 41 new charging bays and pay seamlessly using one of the new 21 contactless payment terminals.
The contract will be done in multiple phases, starting with 35 V2G-enabled charging stations located on the ground floor and six on the first floor in the first. While the next steps are not clearly defined, an expansion of the network is planned, as Blink Charging writes: “Over the course of the three-year project more chargers are expected to be installed at additional sites in the King’s College NHS Trust estate. The EV charging installation forms part of Kings’ Green Plan, which aims to reduce the Trust’s environmental impact through steps including adapting buildings to minimize the impact of climate change and which include providing sustainable travel options for patients, visitors and staff.”
Blink further specifies that the company now holds 14 NHS Trust contracts, which makes Blink Charging one of the UK’s largest providers of EV charging solutions for the British National Health Service.
The new deals in the UK present an important foothold for the company, whose contracts with the US government are now in jeopardy under the incoming Trump administration. In September, the company also announced a major layoff wave in the USA but also revealed a plan to acquire the customers from Enel X about a month later.
blinkcharging.com (Power Design), blinkcharging.com (Norfolk County), blinkcharging.com (NHS)