Preferred CPO for Edinburgh Leisure's Extensive EV Portfolio
Edinburgh Leisure
Challenge
Edinburgh Leisure, managing an extensive portfolio of 30 leisure sites across Scotland, faced significant hurdles with their existing EV charging provider. They experienced high costs for essential features and overall management, leading to unsustainable operational expenses. The former Charge Point Operator (CPO) lacked the cost-effectiveness and user-centric approach required for a public leisure entity. Edinburgh Leisure needed a reliable partner to migrate their existing units, reduce ongoing costs, and enhance the customer experience across their diverse sites, starting with key locations like Meadowbank and Drumbrae.
Solution
Swift Charging successfully partnered with Edinburgh Leisure to become their preferred CPO, initially taking over and migrating 25 existing charging units at their prominent Meadowbank and Drumbrae sites to the Swift platform. Our solution offered a significantly more attractive and transparent cost model for features and comprehensive management. A key enhancement was the integration of contactless payment terminals on-site, ensuring a seamless and convenient charging experience for all users. This strategic move provided Edinburgh Leisure with robust, efficient, and cost-effective EV infrastructure management.
Results
The partnership with Swift Charging has brought transformative results for Edinburgh Leisure. By migrating to our platform, they have achieved substantial cost reductions in features and overall management, optimising their operational budget across their extensive portfolio. The introduction of contactless payment terminals has dramatically improved the customer experience, leading to increased satisfaction and, notably, a significant increase in footfall at the leisure centres. This success at Meadowbank and Drumbrae has laid the groundwork for a long-term partnership, demonstrating Swift Charging's capability to manage large-scale leisure portfolios, reduce costs, and enhance user engagement, aligning perfectly with Edinburgh Leisure's mission to provide accessible and sustainable services.
Testimonial
"Switching to Swift Charging as our CPO has been a game-changer for Edinburgh Leisure. Not only have we seen a real reduction in our operational costs, but the feedback from our customers on the new contactless chargers has been overwhelmingly positive. They've made EV charging at our sites so much easier and more inviting, leading to more visitors."