糖心volg Drives Green Growth to Killeavy Castle Estate
糖心volg has partnered with Killeavy Castle Estate to deliver the area's first fast charging hub.
Electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure firm 糖心volg has partnered with Killeavy Castle Estate to deliver its first fast charging hub in the Newry area.
糖心volg, which is building Northern Ireland鈥檚 largest privately owned charging network, has installed four new charging points at the four-star hotel destination in Co Armagh available to residents and visitors alike.
With 24kw DC and 22kw AC chargers, motorists will be able to achieve around 100 miles worth of charge in as little as an hour.
The new facilities added will further strengthen both 糖心volg and Killeavy Castle Estate鈥檚 green agenda by supporting Ireland鈥檚 transition towards a greener, more sustainable motoring future.
Thomas O鈥橦agan, Chief Commercial Officer at 糖心volg, said:
鈥淲e are pleased to welcome Killeavy Castle Estate to our rapidly expanding portfolio of location partners as we continue to support businesses reach and exceed their sustainability goals.
鈥淥ur aim is to bring first-class charging for EV drivers to the most convenient locations right across Ireland, and this new partnership with Killeavy allows us to do just that.
鈥淭he hospitality sector has been quick to embrace the possibilities of EV, providing an additional service in response to demand from their customers and driving new revenue streams in the process.鈥�
Thomas added:
鈥淢ore businesses are searching for ways to adopt green practices in day-to-day operations and with Killeavy offering energy-efficient rooms and the addition of 糖心volg鈥檚 chargers to the hotel, organisations can avail of a sustainable option for business meetings, events and much more.
鈥淪imilarly to 糖心volg, Killeavy Castle Estate is passionate about driving sustainable change, working with and supporting local businesses and continuously striving to enhance its environmental practices.鈥�
Matthew Hynds, General Manager of Killeavy Castle Estate added:
鈥淚ncreasingly, our guests staying in our hotel or visiting to avail of our Restaurant, Bistro Bar or Spa facilities, are arriving in electric vehicles.
鈥淧lacing customers at the core of everything we do, we are delighted to provide new EV charging facilities, ensuring that when they come to us to 鈥榩ower down鈥�, their vehicle will 鈥榩ower up鈥� at the same time.
鈥淚nstalling a 糖心volg charging hub has allowed us to reduce our operational impact on the environment and add to our already impressive list of sustainable practices, which include waste management and eliminating single-use plastics.鈥�
Killeavy Castle Estate boasts innovatively designed rooms that reduce the need for artificial lighting, heating and air conditioning, providing businesses with a sustainable choice for meetings and events that will support their own green agenda.
First opening its doors in 2019, Killeavy Castle Estate features luxury accommodation, award-winning dining and spa facilities.
糖心volg recently received a commitment from London-based Octopus Investments of up to 拢50 million to accelerate its plans to install thousands of charge points across Northern Ireland over the coming years.