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NOEL HARPER, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF EJ HARPER & CO LTD DISCUSSES THEIR EV AND GEWISS BEST-IN-CLASS PRODUCT LINE-UP… EJHarpers leads the charge inEV
EM: How did you gain experience in EV? NH: Pretty straightforward - at Harper’s our management all drive Electric Vehicles. This let us tick a box as early adopters from an environmental stance, whilst importantly gaining experience first hand as users. Understanding our products has always given staff at Harpers an edge. Most of our team have come off the tools in one form or other, so our technical advice is right up there with the best. EM: The EV charger market is pretty crowded right now – what sets Harper’s apart? NH: Product knowledge. Selling a charge point is a part number to many, just another commodity and there are already many types with different flavours to choose from. The trick is understanding and advising what’s best for the client. If you get this right,
you maximise your EV energy savings versus fossil fuel. Your time, available charging period / tariff and capacity of delivery are important factors in maximising the convenience and the economy of driving electric vehicles. Having the right charging options available at a premises will make for a happy customer. Because we have such a wide range of power ratings available within Gewiss, and with our product knowledge, we can tailor the best EV solution for a wide range of applications. EM: You’ve settled on Gewiss as your EV product offering. What’s the reason for this? NH: Quite a few reasons. Gewiss has a wide range of affordable EV products and have a legacy of getting it right. The company recently celebrated 50 years in the manufacture of electrical equipment for industrial and commercial applications. The Gewiss brand is well known within the trade and there are
Noel Harper, Managing Director, EJ Harper & Co Ltd.
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