Wennstrom E-mobility will begin selling and servicing charging stations from Ekoenergetyka, a major European producer of electric vehicle infrastructure, in the Nordic region, which includes some of the world’s fastest-growing EV markets.
Wennstrom will offer Ekoenergetyka products in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland, where its more than 300 employees provide advisory and installation services for EVs used by businesses and individuals, including commercial fleets. Electric vehicles already account for around 90% of all new passenger car registrations in Norway, while in Sweden the share exceeds 60%.
“Drivers in the Nordic countries may be the world’s most enthusiastic buyers of electric vehicles, so we simply have to be present on these markets,” said Ekoenergetyka CEO and Co-Founder Bartosz Kubik. “With a partner like Wennstrom, a company with more than 100 years of tradition behind it, we’ll be able to deliver charging stations to help meet this surging demand, and we’re confident that we’ll also be able to provide world-class post-sales service.”
Ekoenergetyka is broadening and deepening its pan-European sales network to deliver equipment for charging point operators and provide post-sales service, announcing major distribution agreements for Germany and the UK in September. The manufacturer is bulking up its offering of standardized solutions, after building its business with customized infrastructure for public transit operators in cities such as Berlin and Paris.
“Ekoenergetyka is precisely the type of partner that aligns with our VAP-program (Value Adding Partner) to deliver innovative and reliable charging infrastructure to our rapidly expanding client base,” said Rasmus Wagner, Nordic Division Director of E-mobility at Wennstrom. “Incorporating their products into our existing product portfolio, combined with our service offering will enable us to provide comprehensive and flexible solutions. We are confident that by integrating Ekoenergetyka into our thoughtfully curated product range, we will be best equipped to meet our customers’ needs.”
24/7 Service
As it does for other clients, Ekoenergetyka will provide 24/7 remote monitoring and repair services for the charging stations from its headquarters in Zielona Góra, western Poland. The company’s advanced systems allow it to address almost 60% of malfunction reports remotely; Wennstrom will handle repairs that require a physical intervention, joining the company’s pan-European network of service providers.
Established in 2009, Ekoenergetyka grew out of an academic research project by Kubik and co-founder Maciej Wojeński. The company now employs more than 1,000 people and supplies 20% of Europe’s charging stations for municipal buses. It recently announced an agreement to provide charging stations to Ionity, a charge point operator owned by Audi, BMW, Ford, Hyundai-Kia, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche.
Ekoenergetyka’s expansion drive is backed by Enterprise Investors, a leading Central European private equity fund, which took a significant minority stake last year. The fund has announced plans to invest more than €45 million in e-mobility projects.
About Ekoenergetyka:
Ekoenergetyka was founded in 2009, growing out of an academic research project by two friends from university. Today it is a leading producer of high-power charging stations for electric vehicles on the European market. Ekoenergetyka has provided charging infrastructure for public transit operators in major European cities including Barcelona, Berlin, Hamburg and Paris, and has 80% of its home market in Poland. Backed by an investment from leading Central European private equity fund Enterprise Investors, the company is now expanding rapidly in the market to supply charging stations to Charge Point Operators (CPOs), who provide services for individual drivers of electric vehicles.
About Wennstrom:
With more than 300 employees, the Wennstrom Group is a leading supplier of solutions and services for storage, distribution and refueling of electricity and fuel at filling stations, as well as wash systems, in the Nordics. The company, founded in 1917, has service technicians throughout Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. In addition to its Complete Solutions unit, Wennstrom has a majority stake in three companies in Denmark: Wennstrom Solutions & Service (liquid fuels) with headquarters in Herning, Wennstrom Wash Systems (wash) with headquarters in Køge, and Dansk El & Teknik (e-mobility) with headquarters in Odense.
