Welsh freight forwarding specialist FSEW appoints Zenobē to develop electric truck charging hub

Cardiff, Wales – 18th June 2025

FSEW, the global freight forwarding company headquartered in Cardiff, has announced a strategic partnership with Zenobē, the EV fleet and battery storage specialist. FSEW is establishing a new Low Carbon Freight Hub in Cardiff, Wales, and Zenobē has been appointed as charging infrastructure partner for this project, given their extensive experience in this space. The hub will be the first in Wales to be powered entirely by renewable energy sources and one of the UK’s first low carbon freight hubs. 

Zenobē will bring its extensive bus fleet electrification expertise to its first truck charging infrastructure project in the UK. Zenobē will install four 400kW DC chargers, with the option to expand, into the 2.5 acre open access hub that was recently granted planning permission.  

The infrastructure will utilise Zenobē’s smart charging software to dynamically manage and balance power across the site and keep charging costs down for the operator.   

This comes as Welsh Government has recognised the role of private finance in achieving their ambitious net zero goals. Zenobē will be financing the infrastructure through a charging services agreement to FSEW so as to avoid the potential upfront cost.  

The charging infrastructure will support four new 37 tonne electric trucks ordered from Volvo Trucks UK, strengthening FSEW’s fleet of fully electric trucks to five. A further order has been placed with Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK for the delivery of five eActros 600 tractor units due for delivery this month.  Zenobē will lead on integrating the new vehicles into the hub, ensuring a smooth interface between the charging infrastructure and the various vehicle types.  

Steven Meersman, Co-Founder Director at Zenobē said: “FSEW’s Low Carbon Freight Hub will be a flagship site for fleet operators here in Wales and we are looking forward to working with them on this significant project. We share their vision to provide end-to-end decarbonisation solutions for transport operators. Wales has set ambitious carbon reduction targets, and we are excited to work with one of the leading Welsh businesses in the low carbon space to work towards achieving this.  

We share their belief that end-to-end decarbonisation solutions will accelerate the transition for HGV operators. Zenobē already supports over 2,000 electric vehicles across 120 depots globally and we are excited to bring this expertise to the HGV sector with a forward-thinking operator like FSEW.” 

Geoff Tomlinson, Managing Director at FSEW,  recently announced as Motor Transport Magazine’s Number 1 Decarbonisation Power Player, recognising him as a trailblazer driving change in the industry, said: “This is an exciting and pivotal moment in our plans to create the UK’s first low carbon freight hub by January 2026 and we’re looking forward to working with Zenobē. 

Having the right partner that knows what they are talking about is crucial and they’ve impressed us with their expertise and track record of success as a leading battery storage and fleet electrification specialist. We share the same values and vision to drive real, quantifiable change.  We’re doing all this for better health and air quality and to encourage operators in our sector to change their thinking.  This all forms part of our journey as a champion for decarbonisation.” 

Five years ago, FSEW set a target to operate a diesel free fleet by 2025 – this was achieved ahead of schedule at the end of 2024. FSEW has now replaced all diesel vehicles with a combination of fully electric and 100% Biomethane trucks. This has resulted in 2.4million carbon intensive ‘diesel kms’ being avoided by deploying a fleet of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs), reducing CO2 emissions by 2,400 tonnes.  

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Notes to editors 

About Zenobē Energy Ltd. (Zenobē):    

Zenobē is an EV fleet and grid-scale battery storage specialist, headquartered in the UK. The company began operations in 2017 and now employs >300 FTEs with a wide range of leading skills including electrical engineering, software development, computer sciences and financing. 

Zenobē is the leading owner and operator of grid-scale batteries on the GB transmission network and is expanding into Australasia and North America. Zenobē has >1GW of battery storage assets in operation or under construction. 

Zenobē has around 25% market share of the UK EV bus sector and supports over 2,000 electric vehicles across 120 depots globally. The company is the largest owner and operator of EV buses in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. 

For more information, please visit www.zenobe.com or follow on LinkedIn. 

For media enquiries, please email ZenobeMedia@stonehaven.uk.com 

About FSEW 

For further information about FSEW please contact Caroline Marsden C&J Media on caroline.marsden@candjmedia.co.uk / 07720 849189 

FSEW was launched in July 2002 by Geoff Tomlinson after identifying a gap in the market for a customer orientated global freight forwarding company.  Since then, FSEW has been committed to leading the way in the freight industry with regards to freight decarbonisation. FSEW is the leading privately-owned freight forwarding company in the country and proud to be pioneering change in the freight forwarding industry by demonstrating how low carbon transport is commercially viable.  FSEW was the first company to launch the UK’s first commercial use electric HGVs in partnership with Tesco in 2021. 

Employing circa 100 people with a fleet of 40 trucks from our headquarters at Freightliner in Wentloog, Cardiff, FSEW works with clients in the UK, Europe and around the world. Its fleet consists of 5 electric 4×2 trucks and 35 CNG fuelled trucks – a mix of 6×2 and 4×2