Elmtronics, the leading independent provider of charging points, has raised  £1.5 million funding from the North East Venture Fund (NEVF) and the Ingenious Infrastructure Ventures EIS Service.

The investment, which follows the announcement that the government is to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030, will allow Elmtronics to step up its work in underserved UK regions.

Based in Consett and with offices in Bristol, Manchester and London, Elmtronics supplies and installs public charging stations as well as those for homes and businesses. Its clients include Nike, the NHS, National Grid, FedEx, Taylor Wimpey and a number of city councils.