- Business
- Compleo Charging Solutions AG develops and manufactures charging infrastructure hardware and software solutions for electric vehicles, serving business customers including companies, energy suppliers, operators, fleets and public sector entities across Europe. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Dortmund, Germany, the company, a member of the KOSTAL Group since its 2023 acquisition of the operating business, offers a portfolio of AC charging stations such as the DUO model with two connections for public and semi-public areas, wallboxes including the eBOX and SOLO available until early 2026, DC charging solutions, and high-power charging stations like the HPC eTower 200; it provides complementary services encompassing installation, configuration, load management, maintenance, calibration law-compliant billing, ad-hoc payment systems, and backend software for charging processes. The company operates primarily in the DACH region with sales activities in the UK, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden and other European markets, delivering over 100,000 charging points since 2020 through open hardware technology emphasizing compatibility, low total cost of ownership and integration with diverse backends. Recent developments include a 2025 strategic realignment under the Evolution through Focus initiative, emphasizing high-quality AC bidirectional charging innovations, discontinuation of products such as the CITO 500 AC/DC station while maintaining service for existing units, closure of production sites in Dortmund-Wickede and Wambel with outsourcing to KOSTAL Group facilities, approximately 20% workforce reduction, cessation of UK operations with customer service shifted to Germany, rebranding of its charging software to vaylens, and ongoing process optimizations to enhance service response times and regional sales teams.