Charge points that
think ahead.
Fleets are electrifying and employees expect to plug in. We build workplace charging that's ready for that future — without blowing your grid connection.
EV charging is an energy project, not an electrical job
Bolting chargers to a wall is easy. Doing it without tripping your supply capacity, distorting your peak demand charges, or buying hardware that's obsolete in three years — that's the hard part.
River designs charging infrastructure around your energy system: smart load balancing that shares available capacity between vehicles, integration with solar and storage so your fleet runs on your own generation, and a billing back-office for staff, fleet and visitor charging.
- Site capacity assessment before a single charger is specced
- Smart load management — no expensive grid upgrades unless truly needed
- OZEV-accredited installation and workplace grant support
- Billing, RFID/app access and fleet reporting built in
Commercial benefits of workplace charging
Charging done as an energy project rather than an electrical job changes four things about the outcome.
Fleet ready
Scalable depot charging with scheduling that guarantees vehicles are ready for shift start. Charger mix is chosen from your actual duty cycles — workplace parking suits smart AC, depot turnarounds may justify DC rapids.
Smart load balancing
Chargers dynamically share available capacity, protecting your supply and your demand charges. Bolting chargers to a wall is easy; doing it without tripping your supply capacity or distorting peak demand charges is the hard part.
Solar-integrated
Pair charging with PV and storage and your fleet runs on your own generation rather than peak-rate grid power. Chargers, solar and storage designed as one system rather than three separate projects.
Grant support handled
The Workplace Charging Scheme and infrastructure grants change periodically. We check current eligibility and handle the paperwork as part of every project, so available funding is actually claimed rather than missed.
Charging installations
Capacity assessment, design, groundworks, installation and back-office — one team, one system.
Workplace
Workplace & staff charging
Employees increasingly expect to plug in at work. Smart AC charging suits long workplace dwell times, and the back-office supports free, subsidised or paid tariffs by user group with RFID cards or app access.
Fleet
Fleet & depot charging
Depot charging designed around duty cycles and turnaround times, with scheduling that guarantees vehicles are charged for shift start. Scalable from a handful of vans to a full commercial fleet as your electrification programme advances.
Visitor
Visitor & customer charging
Charging for visitors and customers with automated payment collection, tariffs set by user group and uptime monitoring so a broken post is known about before someone complains about it.
Integrated
Solar & storage integrated charging
Charging infrastructure designed around your wider energy system — integration with solar and storage so vehicles charge on generation rather than peak-rate import, and storage flattens the demand spike charging creates.
Our process
Six stages from capacity assessment to expansion planning — designed so the system you install can grow.
Site & capacity assessment
Grid capacity, parking layout, vehicle duty cycles and future fleet plans, assessed before a single charger is specified. This is the stage that determines whether you need a grid upgrade or simply better load management.
Charger design & load management
Charger mix (AC or DC), load management scheme and billing model, designed around your duty cycles rather than a catalogue. Smart load management shares existing capacity intelligently instead of buying more of it.
Grants & funding
We check current eligibility for the Workplace Charging Scheme and infrastructure grants, then handle the paperwork. Schemes change periodically, so this is checked per project rather than assumed.
Groundworks & installation
OZEV-accredited installation teams, from groundworks and cabling through to mounting and connection. Where a grid upgrade genuinely is needed, we manage the DNO process on your behalf.
Commissioning & back-office setup
Chargers commissioned and tested, then the back-office configured — user groups, tariffs, RFID or app access and automated payment collection, with your team trained on it.
Operate, monitor & expand
Uptime monitoring, driver support and fleet reporting, plus expansion planning so adding the next bank of chargers is a straightforward extension rather than a second project.
OZEV-accredited installation
All charging infrastructure is installed by OZEV-accredited teams, with workplace grant support handled as part of the project.
Good questions, straight answers
Do we need a bigger grid connection?
Can we charge employees and visitors?
What grants are available?
AC or DC rapid chargers?
Ready to take the first step?
Tell us about your fleet and parking — we'll design the right charging scheme.