The making of the first film in the Sustainable Ireland
documentary series — from one introductory email to a story told across Ireland,
from Dublin to Shannon Airport.
Every great partnership begins with a shared vision.
EC Charging was the very first organisation to put its hand up for Sustainable
Ireland. One introductory email about the project was all it took — the team
immediately recognised the opportunity to share their story, and wanted to
explore the concept further.
What followed was months of collaboration between two teams, and a film about
a company helping shape Ireland's transition to a more sustainable future.
Client
EC Charging
Series
Sustainable Ireland — Ep. 01
Locations
Dublin → Shannon Airport
Production
February — March
Behind the film
How the story was made
Chapter 01
The first yes
After receiving an introductory email about the project, the
EC Charging team saw the opportunity straight away. They were the first to
come on board — keen, curious, and ready to tell their story.
The first meeting — presenting the vision for the series.
Chapter 02
Around the table in Dublin
With EC Charging based in Dublin, a face-to-face meeting was
easy to arrange. Within a couple of weeks, Puffin House was in their offices,
presenting the vision behind Sustainable Ireland and discussing how their
work is shaping Ireland's move to cleaner transport. The enthusiasm was
evident from that very first meeting.
Dublin — where the collaboration took shape.
Chapter 03
Writing it together
Puffin House developed the first draft of the documentary
script, then refined it shoulder-to-shoulder with the team at their
manufacturing facility in South Dublin — sharpening the key messages and
mapping out production with the directors and the wider team, so the story
stayed authentic to their mission.
Inside the South Dublin manufacturing facility.
Chapter 04
On the road
Cameras rolled in the first week of February and kept rolling
across several weeks — five to seven full shooting days, deliberately spread
out to capture EC Charging's work in all its variety. Most of it was filmed
across Dublin, but production travelled as far as Shannon Airport to show
the true scale and reach of their infrastructure.
On location — five to seven full shooting days.
Chapter 05
The first cut
By the end of March, filming was complete — and just a few
weeks later, Puffin House presented the first draft of the documentary.
Open communication at every stage shaped a film that genuinely represents
the business, its people, and its ambitions.
From wrap to first cut in a matter of weeks.
Ep.01First in the series
5–7Full shooting days
Feb–MarProduction window
DUB→SNNDublin to Shannon
Dublin●South Dublin●On the road●Shannon Airport●Dublin●South Dublin●On the road●Shannon Airport●
From the shoot
Stills from the road
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In their words
The Puffin House team understood our story from day one — and told it better than we could have imagined.
Edward FardyEC Charging
What started as a documentary became a partnership. We've kept working together ever since.
Theresa KeadyEC Charging
The documentary
Watch the film
The finished documentary — EC Charging's story,
as told in the Sustainable Ireland series.
The finished film was met with an overwhelmingly
positive response — and the partnership didn't end at the final edit. Puffin House
has since produced further video content for EC Charging, with many more projects
building on that first collaboration.
