Amp EV, a Southport-based installer of commercial electric vehicle charge points, has appointed Michael Gibson, the former chief executive of charge point management platform Fuuse, as chair of its advisory board. The company said the role will also involve consultancy work aimed at accelerating a growth path it describes as already rapid.
Amp EV has expanded in recent years by concentrating on charge point installation and management for NHS Trusts, universities and housing associations, a focus the company credits for its growth. It has completed more than 2,000 charge point installations, and its wider client list includes Cadent Gas, the Lake District National Park Authority and Northumberland County Council.
That workload is drawn largely from organisations that operate their own sites, from hospital trusts and universities to housing associations, councils and a gas network operator.
Software alongside hardware
The company presents itself as a leading commercial charge point installer, and its work covers both installation and the ongoing management of charge points. Fuuse's business sits at the software layer above the hardware — the platform that Croft credits as central to Amp EV's growth.
Alasdair Croft, Amp EV's managing director, said he and Gibson had known each other for nearly six years and that the Fuuse platform and the working relationship around it had been a cornerstone of the installer's growth. When he learned that Gibson was stepping down from Fuuse, he said he was keen to bring him on board.
Fuuse track record
Gibson led Fuuse from its launch in June 2021 and built it into what the company presents as the leading charge point management system in the UK, working with clients including Scottish Power, Arnold Clark, British Airways and SSE alongside thousands of others. He also drove acquisitions and partnerships, among them the purchase of energy management platform Envisij and driver support provider Everyday EV, and most recently oversaw the transfer of nearly 1,000 fleet and workplace clients and 14,000 chargers from BP.
In his own comments, Gibson said it had been rewarding to watch and support Amp EV's growth and that he was pleased to be able to contribute further. He described the opportunities in commercial EV charging as very large and said he was looking forward to working with Croft and the team to realise their full potential.
Amp EV said the advisory board role will also see Gibson work as a consultant to accelerate its growth. It did not set out the terms of the appointment or the scope of the consultancy work.