Sir Edward Davey the Liberal Democrat leader visited Stewartby earlier this month (3 March), visiting EVIOS a start-up business that produces electric vehicle charging points, where he spoke of Bedford’s political battleground ahead of May’s local elections.
EVIOS employs 60 people in the local area and Sir Davey was invited along to visit them and speak to employees by Elected Bedford Borough Mayor Dave Hodgson (Liberal Democrats).
“I’m here to support one of the best Mayors in the whole country, Dave Hodgson,” said Sir Davey. “Mayor Dave is doing a fantastic job here in Bedford and he’s up for re-election. It’s a fight between him and the Conservatives here, but he’s got such a great record.
“Whether it’s bringing jobs and we’re in a new factory that he opened just a little while ago. It’s great because [this company is] about green technology, it’s about electric vehicle chargers.
“It’s the sort of thing that he’s been promoting to make sure that the economy of Bedford is strong, so people have got jobs and good jobs.”
Speaking during Sir Davey’s visit, Mayor Dave added, “Thank you to EVIOS for having us back here. It has been fantastic to see how they operate again, developing new EV chargers for homes across the country.
“It is so important that we are attracting businesses like EVIOS, who prioritise sustainability so that our Borough can be a leading area in terms of green technology and innovation.”
EVIOS employs, app developers, production managers, electrical engineering installations, sales and customer support.
In a statement to the media, a spokesperson for the Mayor said: “Since 2009, the mayor has helped to encourage more than 8000 new jobs and hundreds of businesses have come into Bedford Borough.
