The installation of a ground-breaking solar and battery system at Portsmouth International Port has reached a major milestone. The scheme, managed by Portsmouth City Council’s in-house energy services team and installed by Custom Solar, has seen 2660 solar panels installed ready for the next stage of the project. The project began in February 2022 and incorporates roof-mounted solar panels across a number of buildings, a large battery and solar canopies. The project has broken new ground for the council and in the national context. It is the first UK port to have solar canopies, and will have ..read more

Mitie Group plc announces today that it has entered into a sale and purchase agreement (‘SPA’) to acquire the entire issued share capital of Custom Solar Ltd (‘Custom Solar’), a solar power solutions company specialising in the development, design, installation and maintenance of solar power systems for public and private sector clients.  Custom Solar’s design and installation expertise, combined with Mitie’s industry leading project management and mobile engineering offering, will support Mitie’s ambition to be a leading provider of end-to-end green energy solutions. The transaction ..read more

We are excited to announce that we have completed a solar project with Bassetlaw District Council. Bassetlaw District Council chose Custom Solar to undertake a number of projects which has enabled the use of renewable solar energy at its Carlton Forest Depot in Worksop, and will contribute to its ambition to improve the environmental credentials of the local area. Custom Solar has equipped the Council building with a solar system that is able to produce 53,844kWh of renewable energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 14.5 tonnes each year. The effects of the project equate to having 146 solar panels ..read more

Custom Solar is proud to announce our latest project at Portsmouth International Port. Our team has started to develop the installation of a ground-breaking solar and battery system at Portsmouth International Port, managed by Portsmouth City Council’s in-house energy services team. The project began in February 2022 and will incorporate roof-mounted solar panels across a number of buildings, a large battery, and solar canopies. When completed, the power produced by the 2,660 solar panels will contribute around 35% of the site’s power; a significant step in Portsmouth International Port’s ambi ..read more

In diversity there is beauty and there is strength – Maya Angelou A strong board, indeed, a strong company, only achieves that status by challenging themselves.  Homogeneity, whilst comfortable and safe, is a huge risk for a business, leading to groupthink, complacency, an echo chamber and potentially sleepwalking into dangerous positions. There are a number of ways to ensure that challenge is not just accepted, but encouraged and robust. The first step is to find strength in our differences. A good director should exemplar a number of attributes, (the following are those considered by th ..read more

“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” ― Ernest Hemingway So, whilst we are still very much living with the covid pandemic, the restrictions around self-isolation, mask-wearing, and working from home are reduced. What then does this mean for leadership? The covid pandemic has impacted us all, it’s true to say that we were all trying to navigate our way through the same storm, but in very different vessels. During the last two years, many people’s lives have changed significantly, and as leaders, we need to take those changes into account. Persona ..read more

Currently, the national and regional news is full of poor behavior by the highest levels of our government and civil service, the very people tasked with making our rules apparently assuming that they don’t have to follow them. Don’t worry, as personally horrified as I am by our political leadership, that’s not what this post is about. I’m looking much closer to home, are we as business leaders in danger of falling into the same sorry state? We make the rules in our own businesses, create, and develop processes and procedures for the smooth efficient running of our respective companies, ensure ..read more

Custom Solar is proud to announce the completion of 100 new solar projects for schools in the UK. The projects were conducted as part of the UK Governments Decarbonisation Scheme in which we completed the projects for local councils. The scheme has meant that Custom Solar personnel not only completed the 100 school projects but have also completed multiple public sector-owned sites as well as local authority buildings across 2021. We are proud of our history of delivering for educational institutions around the nation. Gary Sucharewycz Chief Executive stated, “Since our inception Custom Solar ..read more

We are proud to announce that the company has secured £4.8m in new lending from Virgin Money to accelerate our growth ambitions. Based in Chesterfield, the business is behind the largest rooftop commercial installation in the country, fitting 21,000 solar panels at the Port of Hull, which will reduce carbon emissions by approximately 1,400 tonnes every year. The success of the company over the years includes the largest rooftop commercial installation in the country, fitting 21,000 solar panels at the Port of Hull. The company has grown a pipeline of future projects and as such has looked towa ..read more

Custom Solar can today officially announce that the company has been restructured with a new senior leadership formation taking the helm. 10 years from the company inception, Custom Solar has seen exponential growth from completing major solar projects such as the UK’s largest in the Port of Hull to securing large-scale commercial contracts with UK-leading businesses. Growth and success have resulted in an increase in Custom Solar personnel working nationwide as well as in our new head office located in Chesterfield. The new invigorated management structure will seek to take the company forwar ..read more