Kerbo Charge, a leading UK provider of cross-pavement charging channels, has acquired rival Charge Gully for an undisclosed sum.

Launched in 2022, Charge Gully created a cable gully EV charging solution which offers a secure and trip-free solution to running a cable across the pavement. As with Kerbo Charge, the company is focused on bringing the convenience and affordability of home EV charging to the c.40% UK households without a driveway, and its cross-pavement charging solution is also British-designed and manufactured.

Kerbo Charge will continue to invest in Charge Gully as a standalone brand, ensuring its lockable aluminium solution remains available to councils and end-users alongside Kerbo Charge’s patented, pavement contouring channel.

Moving forward, Kerbo Charge will take over Charge Gully’s existing product warranties and stock will be shipped from its own central logistics hub, ensuring faster, more efficient service.

Kerbo Charge said the acquisition would further drive its work to make EV ownership accessible to people without driveways.

“Ultimately this is about ensuring customers have choice,” said Michael Goulden, founder and CEO of Kerbo Charge. “Charge Gully has built a great market presence, and with the addition of their product in our offering we’ll be able to accelerate the adoption of cross-pavement charging by UK local authorities.”

Kerbo Charge will also use the acquisition to springboard UK growth; the brand is on track to be live with over 25% of all UK local authorities by the end of 2025, making EV ownership much more attractive and affordable for millions of British residents.

Charge Gully built a rapid market presence in a short period of time, with installations in Lancashire, Suffolk, Renfrewshire, Coventry and more.

Ian Mach, founder of Charge Gully, said: “At Charge Gully, we are proud to have built something truly innovative underpinned by our strong engineering expertise.

“We’re grateful to our clients and partners who have supported us along the way. With Kerbo Charge now taking the product forward, I’m confident it will continue to grow and help more residents without a driveway transition to electric vehicles.”

“This is just the beginning of what we believe will be a wave of consolidation across the EV charging sector,” added Goulden. “We’re pleased to be leading from the front with Charge Gully – two British brands working together to solve one of the UK’s toughest charging challenges.”