EV charger materials FAQ

The charger stands outside, next to the building, for the next ten years. The finish is what you see. The substrate is what decides whether it still reads as intentional in year ten.

Why do EV charger materials matter?

The charger lives outside. UV, rain, frost, road salt, daily contact. The right material ages with the building. The wrong one yellows, fades or rusts after a few seasons.

What is the Veton charger built from?

A 3 mm Magnelis steel frame with 2 mm Magnelis outer panels, finished in a fine-texture facade-quality powder coat.

Magnelis is an ArcelorMittal coating. Zinc with about 3.5 % aluminium and 3 % magnesium. Corrosion resistance well beyond standard hot-dip galvanised steel, and self-healing at cuts and scratches — the coating reacts with moisture and forms a protective layer over the exposed steel, so a small scratch does not turn into red rust over the years.

It is the same coating specified for agricultural buildings, road infrastructure and exposed solar mounting.

Why Magnelis instead of galvanised or stainless?

Hot-dip galvanised steel protects the surface, then fails at the cut edges and scratches. Stainless steel is corrosion-resistant but heavy, costly and visually cooler than most exteriors want.

Magnelis on a 3 mm steel frame gives the rigidity of mild steel and the corrosion behaviour of a high-grade coating. The same substrate takes any RAL powder coat, or a stone, wood or marble cladding, without compromising the metal underneath.

Which finishes are available?

Powder-coated steel. Fine-texture facade-quality lacquer over Magnelis. Default is Imperial Black (RAL 9005). Any RAL on request, or a branded front plate.

Teak. Exterior teak cladding. Left to silver naturally, or kept warm-brown with periodic teak oil.

Belgian blue natural stone. Petit granit, a regionally quarried limestone. Deep grey with a dense fossil texture, familiar from Belgian architecture.

Carrara marble. Italian white with the characteristic veining. Suited to a high-contrast exterior.

Teak, Belgian blue and Carrara are available across the Veton® One, Two and Wall Plus. The regular Wall is powder-coated Magnelis steel only.

How should architects select a finish?

Start from the building palette. Facade, joinery, paving, outdoor lighting, landscape, hardware.

The charger then either recedes — matched powder coat, dark RAL, stone matched to the paving — or becomes a controlled accent: Carrara marble against a dark facade, teak against rendered white.

Sample tiles in stone, wood and powder coat are available before specifying.

Last updated: 1 July 2026