Commercial EV Charger Installation, Electrical Surveys & Workplace Charging
Plan your EV charging infrastructure properly from the beginning. SJB Smart Electricals provides commercial EV charging surveys, electrical capacity assessments, charger specification, installation and consultancy for workplaces, fleets, commercial premises, hotels, caravan parks and industrial sites.
Commercial EV Charging Starts With Understanding Your Electrical Infrastructure
Installing commercial EV chargepoints is not simply a matter of choosing a charger and fixing it to a wall.
Workplace and fleet charging can place substantial additional demand on an existing electrical installation. Before recommending equipment, SJB Smart Electricals can assess the available supply, distribution equipment, existing loads, cable routes, parking layout and likely future demand.
The result is an EV charging solution based on the way your business actually operates rather than a one-size-fits-all package.
- Commercial EV charger site surveys
- Electrical load and capacity assessment
- Workplace EV charging installation
- Fleet charging infrastructure
- Public and customer charging
- EV charging for hotels and hospitality
- Caravan and holiday park EV charging
- Industrial and warehouse charging
What Do We Look at Before Installing EV Chargers?
A professional commercial EV charging survey helps identify technical constraints before equipment is purchased or installation begins.
Available Electrical Capacity
Review existing supply arrangements, demand and whether additional EV charging load can be accommodated safely.
Switchgear & Distribution Boards
Assess suitable connection points, protective equipment and whether existing distribution requires modification or upgrading.
Cable Routes & Infrastructure
Consider containment, underground routes, ducting, distances, mechanical protection and future expansion.
Charger Type & Power
Consider the appropriate balance between charger rating, vehicle dwell time, fleet usage and available capacity.
Load Management
Smart load management can help distribute available power across multiple chargers without unnecessarily increasing site demand.
Future EV Expansion
Planning infrastructure for future chargepoints can be considerably more efficient than repeatedly reopening the site as demand grows.
EV Charging for Businesses, Fleets & Commercial Property
SJB Smart Electricals can support organisations planning anything from a small workplace installation to a staged commercial EV charging project.
- Offices and workplaces
- Company car parks
- Van and service fleets
- Hotels and hospitality
- Retail and customer parking
- Caravan parks and holiday parks
- Industrial and manufacturing sites
- Warehouses and distribution centres
- Schools and education sites
- Commercial landlords and property managers
Government Support May Be Available
Eligible organisations may be able to access Government support towards workplace EV charging infrastructure.
Grant schemes, eligibility rules and funding levels can change, so talk to us at the planning stage and always check current OZEV requirements before committing to an installation.
A Complete Commercial EV Charging Project
Understand
Discuss vehicles, users, operating patterns, future growth and business objectives.
Survey
Assess electrical capacity, distribution, parking areas and cable routes.
Design
Develop an appropriate charging, protection, load-management and infrastructure solution.
Install
Complete installation, inspection, testing, commissioning and handover.
Don’t Design Today’s EV Charging Around Tomorrow’s Problem
Many businesses begin with only a handful of electric vehicles. That does not mean the infrastructure should be designed without considering what happens when five chargers become twenty.
A well-planned commercial EV project can consider spare capacity, ducting, future cable routes, additional distribution, load management, billing and how EV demand interacts with other planned electrical loads.
This is particularly important for fleet depots, hotels, caravan parks, large workplaces and sites moving towards greater electrification.
Discuss Your EV ProjectEV Charging as Part of Your Wider Electrical Strategy
Commercial EV Charging FAQs
Do we need an electrical survey before installing workplace EV chargers?
For commercial installations it is sensible to understand supply capacity, existing demand, distribution arrangements, routes and future charging requirements before equipment is specified.
Can you install multiple workplace EV chargers?
Yes. Projects can be planned around multiple chargers, load management and staged expansion according to the site’s electrical capacity and usage.
Can you help with fleet EV charging?
Yes. Fleet requirements can be assessed around vehicle numbers, charging windows, dwell times, operational priorities and expected growth.
Do you provide EV charging for caravan and holiday parks?
Yes. SJB also has specialist experience in caravan park electrical infrastructure and can consider EV charging as part of the wider park network.
Are grants available for commercial EV chargers?
Government support may be available for eligible installations. Schemes and eligibility change, so check the latest OZEV guidance and discuss funding before installation work begins.
Start With a Proper EV Charging Survey
Tell us how many vehicles you need to charge, where they park and how your business is expected to grow. SJB Smart Electricals can help you move from initial survey through design and installation.