Commercial roofs are where solar economics work hardest: generation happens exactly when your building consumes, daytime, weekdays, so every kilowatt-hour offsets electricity at full retail rates. We design, install and maintain rooftop solar and battery storage for offices, industrial units, retail and agricultural buildings across Scotland and Northern England, from the same team that already maintains HVAC for names like Diageo and Arnold Clark.
The Business Case, Honestly Stated
For daytime-consuming businesses, driven by offsetting retail-rate electricity, confirmed per site at feasibility, not promised generically
Solar plant typically qualifies for full expensing, your accountant confirms the treatment; we provide the figures they need
Night-heavy operations, short leases and weak roofs change the maths. Our feasibility study says so plainly before you spend anything
Buildings Where It Works Hardest
Large flat or shallow-pitch roofs plus daytime machine loads, the strongest solar case there is
Weekday daytime consumption matches generation almost perfectly
Refrigeration, catering and long opening hours soak up generation seven days a week
Big roofs, heavy process loads, and rural sites where grid capacity rewards on-site generation
From Feasibility to Generation
Yield modelling, structural roof assessment, consumption analysis and honest payback figures for your site
System design, G99 grid application and DNO approval, planning checks where required, all handled by us
Phased around your operations, weekend connection windows and out-of-hours lifts are normal practice
Commissioning, performance monitoring and planned maintenance from the same team, for the life of the system
Commercial Solar Installers Across Scotland
We install commercial solar from our Bathgate base across the Central Belt and Scotland-wide, offices, industrial units, depots and retail estates, with the same published-numbers approach as everything else we do: a feasibility study with yield, payback and structural answers before any commitment, and planned maintenance from the team that installed it. Rooftop solar also pairs naturally with workplace EV charging, and the electrical infrastructure comes from our own electrical team.
Commercial Solar FAQs
A feasibility study gives you yield, payback and structural answers before any commitment.
Request a feasibility studyOr call 01506 894600.
Is commercial solar worth it for a Scottish business?
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Strongest for daytime consumers, offices, manufacturing, refrigeration, retail. Generation offsets electricity at full retail rates rather than export rates, which typically drives payback of 4–8 years depending on roof, usage profile and tariff. Our feasibility study gives you your site's real numbers.
What financial support exists?
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Solar plant typically qualifies for 100% first-year capital allowances (full expensing), and export income is available via Smart Export Guarantee or PPA arrangements. We provide the figures; your accountant confirms the tax treatment, and we won't invent grants that don't exist.
Will our roof need structural checks?
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Yes, a structural load assessment is part of every feasibility study, alongside yield modelling and grid application. If the roof can't take it, we say so before you've committed anything.
Will installation disrupt our operations?
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Rooftop work is phased around your business, weekend grid connections and out-of-hours crane lifts are routine. You get one point of contact throughout, the same way our maintenance contracts run.
Who looks after the system afterwards?
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We do, performance monitoring, panel cleaning regimes, inverter care and reactive support from the contractor that already maintains HVAC for major Scottish commercial estates. Solar returns depend on year-15 performance, not just day-one output.
Can we add battery storage or EV charging?
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Yes, batteries lift on-site usage and can arbitrage half-hourly tariffs, and workplace EV charging pairs naturally with rooftop generation. We design them together when the maths supports it. See commercial EV charging.