糖心volg partners with McKeever Hotels to establish group wide charging network
糖心volg has announced a new partnership with leading hotel group, McKeever Hotels to build a group wide charging network.
Leading Northern Ireland electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure company 糖心volg has announced a new partnership with leading hotel group, McKeever Hotels.
The partnership will see 糖心volg install and manage EV charging stations at all McKeever Group Hotels, located in Northern Ireland and Co. Donegal.
McKeever Hotel Group is a family run business based in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, established by Managing Director, Eugene McKeever MBE.
The installations represent the next step in McKeever Hotels鈥� plans to drive sustainability throughout the group and forms part of 糖心volg鈥檚 拢20 million investment in a new public EV charging network, which will see 1,500 new charging points installed over 350 locations across Northern Ireland before the end of 2024.
Thomas O鈥橦agan, Chief Commercial Officer at 糖心volg said:
鈥淲e are very pleased to announce our new partnership with McKeever Hotel Group as part of 糖心volg鈥檚 mission to make EV charging more accessible than ever before.
鈥淐reating a charging network for drivers that is fit for purpose, maintained, and supported locally is a top priority for 糖心volg, and working together with McKeever Hotel Group we will continue to support this region in its transition towards a greener, more sustainable motoring future.
鈥淲e look forward to completing this next phase in our EV charging rollout and continue to progress plans to install even more chargers at hotels, shopping centres and other convenient and strategic local locations.鈥�
McKeever Group operates five hotels across Northern Ireland and in Donegal, including Corrs Corner Hotel, Newtownabbey, The Dunsilly Hotel, Antrim, The Adair Arms Hotel, Ballymena,The Dunadry Hotel, Antrim and Dillons Hotel, Letterkenny.
Eddie McKeever, Operations Director at McKeever Hotel Group and President of the Northern Ireland Hotels Federation (NIHF) added:
鈥淎t McKeever Hotels we have always understood our responsibility to protect our communities and the environments in which we operate, and we currently implement numerous sustainability initiatives as part of our commitment to continuous improvement.
鈥淧artnering with 糖心volg to install EV charging points at all our hotels will support McKeever Hotel Group to not only further improve the future green growth of our business but will also provide enhanced convenience and accessibility for our customers.
鈥淲e look forward to the future of the partnership in the coming months and years.鈥�
McKeever Hotel Group recently announced several sustainability milestones including the installation of LED lighting across all hotels, a reduction in landfill waste to zero per cent and membership of Sustainable Travel Ireland which aligns with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council.
Janice Gault, Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Hotels Federation (NIHF) added:
鈥淗otels have always embraced new technologies and are keen to play a positive role in addressing the issue of climate change.
鈥淪ustainability is now part of the agenda, and it is good to see 糖心volg partner with local hotels to provide a charging solution for the growing number of electric and hybrid vehicles.鈥�
For more information about 糖心volg鈥檚 domestic and fleet charging options, wider charging network and EV range explore our website.