“Everything is so much better, so much quicker. It’s changed the operational way we work dramatically.”
Neil Thorneycroft,
Transport Manager, Amey Highways

Amey Highways, a global leader in infrastructure services, manages everything from bridge design to road maintenance across the UK and beyond. Working with Staffordshire County Council, the team has been at the forefront of the UK’s push toward zero-emission transport, actively exceeding government ZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle) mandates.

However, the road to electrification wasn’t straightforward. Like many fleet operators, Amey initially relied on slow three-pin charging, which limited operational flexibility and created range anxiety among drivers. With a growing electric fleet and the need for more reliable, data-driven charging infrastructure, Amey partnered with EVC Solutions to deliver a smarter, future-proof EV charging solution.

Amey faced three key challenges:

Limited charging capacity 
Existing infrastructure offered only slow charging via domestic-grade sockets. Vehicles often required overnight charging and caused operational delays.

Range and downtime issues 
Supervisors and technicians often travel across large areas of Staffordshire. With a 120-mile range on some fleet vehicles, time spent waiting to charge on public networks became a major productivity loss.

Lack of visibility and control 
Without a proper back-office system, Amey had no insight into who was charging, how long vehicles were plugged in, or how efficiently chargers were being used.

Amey and Staffordshire County Council needed a partner who could not only install chargers but also manage the end-to-end process, from initial survey and design through to installation, management, and ongoing support.

EVC Solutions conducted a full site survey and identified that the original plan for 7kW chargers would severely limit operational efficiency. Using advanced load balancing (EVC Load Management), the EVC team re-engineered the design to safely deliver two 22kW Ratio EV io7 pedestal chargers, without overloading the site’s electrical capacity.

The result: faster, smarter charging that met both current fleet requirements and future scalability goals.

The installation was completed within three to four weeks of contract approval, with minimal disruption to site operations. EVC Connect, EVC’s intelligent charge point management platform, was deployed to provide real-time visibility, remote monitoring, and data reporting across the charging network.