Case Study // Project Overview
Sashless Windows
Established in 1965 In Northallerton North Yorkshire, Sashless is a family owned bespoke window manufacturer producing high quality timber windows for a low price.
With over 50 years of manufacturing the company has grown in size and output and is now producing statement piece front doors, external rear door sets and bi-folding doors. With all this going alongside the windows the fleet of substantial machinery needed requires a large amount of power to run.
The property consists of a main steel roofed warehouse containing all of the heavy duty manufacturing equipment and a secondary warehouse attached for storage of materials. This meant there was a large enough surface area across both buildings roofs to design and install a significant Solar PV system.
Challenges
This particular Solar installation project stood out for its efficiency and lack of challenges, thanks to optimal site conditions and a well-coordinated team effort. The system was carefully designed to fit the specifications of the property and its needs, ensuring that every component and step of the installation aligned with the project requirements.
The roof itself was perfectly suited for a Solar installation, offering a large and unshaded space with a robust foundation meant it required no reinforcement or changes with ample space on-site for deliveries and storage, materials were efficiently organized and easily accessible. As well as space for our tele handler to move around the side of the building, providing quick access to tools and materials directly to the roof.
While there were skylights on the roof, we took extra caution as usual covering them with Heras fencing and operating with harnesses when working near them.
KEY STATS
PV system size: 133.28kWp
Number of panels: 220
Annual kWh generation: 110.12MWh
