Gilbarco Veeder-Root extends official service partner agreement with Osprey charging
Basildon, UK, 25 May 2023 – Gilbarco Veeder-Root, a Vontier company (NYSE: VNT) is proud to announce it has signed an extension to its service partnership with rapid EV charging provider Osprey Charging to maintain one of the UK’s largest and fastest-growing charge point networks.
Gilbarco Veeder-Root’s Field Services team will continue to work alongside Osprey Charging’s own Field Operations Manager to actively maintain the over 550 rapid chargers located around the country.
Gilbarco Veeder-Root will provide both preventative maintenance and reactive maintenance to Osprey’s Tritium and Kempower charger hardware, which delivers rapid charging of 75kW and above to drivers at multi-charger, high-power sites including large charging hubs. Maximising the availability and uptime of these chargers is essential to Osprey’s customer experience.
Greig Thomson, European Business Development Director at Gilbarco Veeder-Root said:
“We are delighted to be working with Osprey Charging to support its exciting growth trajectory. Maintaining their first-class customer experience is our key objective.”
Joanna Moffat, Head of Network Operations for Osprey, said:
“Gilbarco Veeder-Root provides a comprehensive aftermarket service and their teams on the ground are very experienced. We believe customers, especially new EV drivers, should have a great charging experience first time and every time. This makes our choice of maintenance partner very important. We’re pleased to have this high quality through our ongoing partnership with GVR.”
About Gilbarco Veeder-Root
Gilbarco Veeder-Root is the worldwide technology leader for retail and commercial fuelling operations, offering the broadest range of integrated solutions from the forecourt to the convenience store and head office. For over 150 years, Gilbarco has earned the trust of its customers by providing long-term partnership, uncompromising support, and proven reliability. Major product lines include fuel dispensers, pump multi-media, point-of-sale systems, payment systems, environmental monitoring systems, and fleet management systems.
About Osprey Charging Network
Osprey Charging Network is one of the UK’s largest nationwide rapid electric vehicle charging networks. Osprey fund, install and manage their network on behalf of landlord partners, as well as on their own land. The Osprey network is built to be reliable and easy to use. All Osprey chargers accept contactless payments, App payments, RFID payments and payment through all major third-party payment methods including fleet cards. Every charging point is also powered by 100% renewable electricity.
More information on Osprey can be found at ospreycharging.co.uk.