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NOTE Hiding inside an old code
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On 1 April 2026 there were 119,080 public EV chargers in the UK.

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Every one of them was installed by somebody.

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Here is the problem with finding those firms.

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There is no trade code for EV charger installer.

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They file under electrical installation, the same code as every other electrician in

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the country.

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That is true of every new trade.

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A job has to get big and settled before it earns its own code.

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So the fastest growing work is always hiding inside an older one.

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So you need a second filter. The website.

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A firm that fits chargers says so on its front page, because it is their newest and

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best work.

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Both trades sit inside construction, which opened 10.6 per cent of its businesses

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and closed 8.8.

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Steadier than its reputation, and 423,000 firms strong.

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The code will not find them. The website will.