A Leeds-based team installing load-balanced depot charging arrays for fleet and logistics operators across West Yorkshire — OZEV-approved, WCS 2 grant-eligible, and built around the supply your site already has.
The Workplace Charging Scheme replaced the original WCS in February 2024. WCS 2 offers £500 per socket, up to 40 sockets per applicant, capped at a £315,000 minimal-assistance ceiling across three years. The scheme is open to VAT-registered businesses, charities and the public sector, and runs until 31 March 2027. Most of the fleet operators we speak to either think the grant closed last March or assume their existing depot can't take the load. Both reads are wrong. The grant is live, and the load question is what the site survey is for. This page is about getting a fleet-grade install done within the live WCS 2 window without taking a depot offline.
The first problem is supply. A 22 kW commercial charger on a depot with a 100 amp single-phase feed isn't an install — it's a supply upgrade dressed up as an install, and the bill arrives weeks after the order is signed. The second problem is uptime. Most depots can't sit dark for a day while the array goes in. Both problems get solved at survey: load calculations on the existing supply, load-balancing strategy across the array so you don't blow the headroom when six vans plug in at shift change, phasing the install so vehicles still charge while we cut over. That conversation happens before the order, not after.
A Leeds-based team handles the lot in one workflow: site survey, load calculation, WCS 2 application paperwork, hardware specification, civils where needed, install, commissioning, certification. NICEIC-approved on the electrical work; OZEV-approved on the EV install side. Hardware is specified to the duty cycle — we'll spec a commercial-grade unit where vans are turning at speed and a domestic-rated Zappi where the use case is a single driver back-to-base overnight. Load balancing is configured to your shift pattern rather than left on factory defaults. Certified and tested, Part P compliant where the install touches a building's fixed wiring.
The survey is free and no-obligation. The quote that follows covers the load calculation, the hardware schedule with named models and socket counts, the cabling and containment, civils where required (trenching, ducting, bollards), commissioning, the back-office connection (CPMS / OCPP), and the full certification pack. WCS 2 application support is included — we'll prepare the documents and walk the application through with you. The price is locked under the No Surprises Pricing Guarantee: it doesn't change unless the scope changes. If the survey turns up something the customer wasn't told about by a previous installer — for example a supply upgrade nobody scoped — we'll show the calculation and explain the options, not bury it.
WCS 2 pays £500 per socket against eligible costs. The 40-socket cap and the £315,000 minimal-assistance ceiling apply across a three-year window. The remaining install cost depends on three things: socket count, hardware tier (domestic / commercial / DC fast), and civils — trenching across yard vs. wall-mounted at the building line is the biggest single cost variable. Most fleet quotes we issue Fixed on survey — no surprises. Typical workplace charging projects range from depot-side upgrades to multi-socket arrays with load balancing; we'll publish the price after walking the site.
When a unit drops out on a Friday night and 18 vans need charging by 06:00 Monday, the install warranty isn't the question — response time is. The same Leeds-based team that does the install carries the on-call rota. Available 24/7 with a real engineer on the line. For fleets running a service-critical depot we'll set up named-engineer cover and an SLA on response time. The certification pack we hand over at commissioning is the same one your insurer and your auditor will ask for — so the site is operational and the paperwork is in order from day one.
The national installer networks lead on the sticker price and lag on every other metric: survey wait, install slot, fault response. The single biggest decision a fleet manager makes on a charging install isn't the hardware — it's whether the contractor will pick up the phone in week 14 of operation when an inverter throws a fault. Dual NICEIC + Which? accreditation, OZEV-approved installer status, and a Leeds postcode for the engineer answering the call. That's the structural difference between a local accredited team and a sub-contracted network.
WCS 2 replaced the original WCS in February 2024. It pays £500 per socket against eligible install costs, up to 40 sockets per applicant, capped at a £315,000 minimal-assistance ceiling across three years. Eligible applicants are VAT-registered businesses, charities and public-sector bodies. The scheme is open until 31 March 2027. The old WCS guidance has been withdrawn — applications now go through WCS 2.
That's what the survey establishes. We'll measure existing supply, calculate the load against your shift pattern, and set out three options: install within current supply with load-balancing across the array, upgrade the supply to allow simultaneous full-rate charging, or stage the install in phases. Load balancing is the one most fleets land on — it uses the supply you already have without a DNO application.
Typically within 5 working days for portfolio surveys. Quote and WCS 2 application paperwork within five working days of survey. Install lead time depends on hardware and civils — straightforward wall-mounted multi-socket installs typically run two to four weeks; civils-heavy installs run six to eight. We'll set a programme date at quote stage, not at order.
We're multi-brand. For fleet use cases we typically spec commercial-grade units with OCPP back-office support, but we also fit Zappi, Andersen and Ohme where the duty cycle fits. Hardware is chosen on the survey — duty cycle, shift pattern, integration with any existing CPMS, and total cost of ownership — not on which brand pays the installer.
Yes. WCS 2 application support is included in every fleet quote — we'll prepare the documents, confirm eligibility, and walk the application through with you. The grant is claimed against installed sockets after commissioning, so the sequence is: survey → quote → WCS 2 application → install → commissioning → grant claim. We coordinate the paperwork at each step.