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British industrial cargo bike business EAV has made a high-profile appointment, with the recruitment of Sam Bernard as its new director of engineering, as well as taking a seat on the board.
Bernard has enjoyed a decorated career as a product developer, having previously spent more than four years developing the hair care segment of Dyson’s global business before more recently taking up a challenge with micromobility retailer Pure Electric as the firm’s chief technology officer (CTO) of three years.
Now several months into the role, Bernard comments: “EAV has a great pedigree in product design and with my experiences at Dyson (global product development director) and Pure Electric (CTO) I look forward to driving our vehicles to offer an even more efficient system for their owners and even more delightful experience for the riders.”
Expanding further on this, Bernard highlights: “I am passionate about the changing transport systems that we see in cities, the speed of evolution is incredibly fast and EAV is at the forefront of this.
“Whilst no one at the moment can predict the vehicles which will be the fittest and survive in ten years I am sure that two-ton vans delivering 50-gram letters, pumping out poisons and loudly heating the atmosphere are not the answer.”
At EAV Bernard has taken on the task of refining the brand’s increasingly popular heavy-duty cargo bikes, which most recently have been seen with parcel giant EVRI’s branding on the side of the cargo box.
As larger clients buy into operating fleets of the British-designed four-wheelers, Bernard’s job will be to listen to feedback from regular users and adapt the design to cope with the often rough use that delivery vehicles absorb for hours on end.
Aside from identifying and overseeing these refinements, Bernard has also pinpointed methods to streamline production and add functionality.
Commenting on Sam’s appointment, Chris Temple, EAV’s Managing Director concludes: “To have somebody of Sam’s calibre on our team bringing years of insight from his senior roles with household names like Dyson has really energised the team.
“We’ve seen already his mind at work refining some of our processes and bringing to the table fresh ways of looking at adapting to our customer’s needs. His methods for watching how a product is used and then thinking outside of the box about how to take hardware to the next level have been inspiring.”
