solarpanelsformanufacturing
WHO WE ARE

About us

Specialist commercial solar for UK manufacturers. Independent, model-driven, and honest about whether your site suits solar.

  • MCS Certified
  • NICEIC
  • RECC
  • TrustMark
  • IWA-Backed
solar panels for manufacturing: UK commercial installation specialists

solarpanelsformanufacturing.co.uk is a specialist commercial solar service for UK manufacturers, operated by SEO Dons Ltd. We focus on one thing: designing, funding and delivering rooftop and ground-mount solar PV for manufacturing and industrial sites, from a single plant to a multi-site estate rollout.

Why we specialise in manufacturing

A manufacturing site is not an ordinary commercial building. The load profile is shaped by shift patterns, process heat, compressors, refrigeration, machinery and, increasingly, electric vehicle and forklift charging. Roofs range from clear-span steel portals to heritage sawtooth mills, and the compliance picture spans DSEAR and ATEX in chemical plants, GMP change control in pharmaceutical facilities and BRCGS energy clauses in food and beverage. A generalist installer sizes a system to your roof. We size it to your half-hourly load profile, because self-consumption, not the raw size of the array, is what decides your return.

How we work

Every project starts from data, not a sales pitch. We pull 12 months of your half-hourly meter readings and your roof drawings, model the system in PVSyst, and share the file so your own team can stress-test it. We are independent of any panel or inverter manufacturer, so we specify the right equipment for your roof and load, not the product that earns us the most margin. The proposal is fixed price: what you sign is what you pay. And because grid connection is usually the longest item in the programme, we submit the G99 application alongside the structural survey so the Distribution Network Operator clock starts on day one.

We model cash purchase, asset finance and a Power Purchase Agreement side by side, so the decision on how to fund the project is yours and is made on a clear return, not a default. You can read the detail on our cost guide and grants and funding pages.

Accreditations and cover

We are MCS-certified for commercial work, NICEIC-registered, and RECC and TrustMark licensed, and we work to BS EN ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 quality, environmental and safety standards that enterprise procurement teams expect. Every install is covered by a ten-year IWA insurance-backed workmanship warranty, on top of the standard 25-year panel performance warranty and the manufacturer inverter warranty. We design to the SPF1981 fire-safety standard for rooftop PV as a default, which many UK installs still overlook.

An honest specialist

Not every site suits solar. If your roof needs replacing first, your daytime load is too low, or your tenure is too short to see the payback, we will tell you plainly rather than sell you a system that will not perform. That honesty is why manufacturers come back to us for their second and third sites, and why we are comfortable sharing the full model behind every proposal.

Who we are

solarpanelsformanufacturing.co.uk is operated by SEO Dons Ltd, registered in England and Wales (company number 16766013), at 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ. The fastest way to reach us is the enquiry form: tell us your site and your rough electricity spend and we will come back within one working day with next steps. When you are ready, request a free quote or explore the manufacturing sectors we cover.

WHAT WE DELIVER
50 kW-2 MW
Typical system range
Rooftop and ground-mount
30-60%
Cut in energy bills
On high daytime load
25 yr
Panel performance warranty
Standard on tier-1 modules
10 yr
IWA workmanship warranty
Insurance-backed
ACCREDITED & CERTIFIED

Accreditations you can verify

We hold every certification a UK commercial installer should hold, and each one can be checked against the issuing body rather than taken on trust.

Commercial Solar Across the UK

For UK-wide commercial installs, start at the hub for commercial solar panel installation.

Running a dedicated factory building? See our sister guide to solar panels for factories.

Large logistics and storage roofs suit warehouse solar.

Smaller multi-let estates should look at solar for industrial units.

Broader B2B guidance lives at solar for UK businesses.

Landlords and owner-occupiers can explore commercial property solar.

Comparing spend? Our UK-wide cost hub tracks commercial solar cost benchmarks.

To fund the system off balance sheet, see solar asset finance and PPAs.

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