Jobs lost at Birmingham firm with search now on for a buyer
Some jobs have been lost
Jobs have been cut after a Birmingham-based electric vehicle charging manufacturer entered administration. The company’s administrators are now in talks with potential buyers about a possible sale, Insider Media reports.
Geoff Rowley and Simon Baggs from specialist business advisory firm FRP were appointed as joint administrators of Petalite Limited on 11 December 2025.
The company had been trying to raise fresh investment to fund the next phase of its commercial development, but those efforts did not result in securing the required backing.
As a result, a number of roles have been made redundant. A smaller team remains in place to assist the administrators while they assess options for the business and its underlying technology.
Simon Baggs, director at FRP, said Petalite had created strong proprietary technology with the ability to make a real impact in the EV charging sector. He added that, like many early-stage companies, it struggled to raise funds amid a challenging investment environment.
He said there remains considerable value in the business and its intellectual property, and expressed confidence that, with the right new owner, a future could still be found for Petalite’s EV charging solutions.