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ATelford manufacturer has installed twonew high-speed charging points forstaff and membersofthe communityto powertheir electric vehicles thanks to council funding.

FabweldSteel Products, whichmanufacturers access coversfor thewater,energyand security sectors, securedmore than £8,000 from Telford& Wrekin’s ClimateChangeFund whichwere fitted at theMadeley factoryatthe endoflastyear.

FSP’snew equipment will be usedprimarily to charge electric vehicles andbikes belonging to thecompany’s workforce,but membersofthe publicwillalso be givenaccess to thechargers.

Managing director Wayne Carter says that FSPare on a missiontomaketheir operationsas greenas they canbe, to not only save money,but to help theenvironment.Hesaid: “With theassistanceofthe Climate Change Fund grant, we are nowsupportingthe roll-out of EV charging infrastructure in Telford, by providingaresource forour ownstaff to encourage them to switch to electric cars andbikes, whilealso giving our localcommunity access to afast chargerontheir doorstep

“Thiswill allhelptoencouragemorepeopletomakethe switch to EVs.”