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the new workshop and a wider rollout of solar across the site, again supported by battery storage. That’ s a considerable expense, but we expect to see a reduction of up to 65 percent in our energy costs. At the same time, we’ re continuing to invest in the day-to-day running of the business, from resurfacing the yard to improving the workshops, making sure everything runs more efficiently.”
These investments are all aligned with the company’ s broader focus on delivering long-term value for its customers. As part of this, the business has brought in new key personnel and is working closely with its largest fleet customers to help them reduce costs at both the start and end of a vehicle’ s life. In addition to building new vehicles, CPD now has the facilities to manage end-of-life vehicles, taking the logistical burden away from clients and helping them save money in the process.
It’ s clear that innovation and sustainability are the foundation of CPD’ s five-year plan. The award-winning off-grid EV conversion workshop is the keystone for this next phase of growth. Such direction was recently reinforced last week [ at time of writing ] at the Commercial Vehicle Show, where Farizon and CPD jointly announced CPD’ s appointment as Farizon’ s retail dealer for the North East. Further, CPD introduced the Good2Go Zero Welfare Van based on the Farizon SV platform; a world first for the brands.
“ The off-grid workshop is a key part of the direction we are taking,” says Cathal.“ We know electric vehicle conversion has to be supported by the right infrastructure, not just the right product. That investment gives us the capacity and capability to do this properly.
“ The Farizon appointment is another significant step forward. It gives us a strong electric vehicle platform to work with,
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