East Lancashire still makes things. From Blackburn and Darwen up the M65 to Burnley, Nelson and Colne, and out to the Ribble Valley, plenty of factories, mills and trade units are run by the people who own them. BrightEdge Solar designs and installs rooftop solar PV and battery storage for manufacturers, engineering firms and industrial units across Lancashire. We’re based in Beverley, East Yorkshire, and install across the UK, including a 99 kWp warehouse roof in Oldham on the same North West network.
Machine shops, presses, compressors, extraction and lighting run through the working day, which is when solar generates. Every unit you use on site saves the full price you’d otherwise pay for it.
Once installed, the energy your panels generate isn’t exposed to future price rises.
From first call to aftercare
Initial call: we look at your bills and, ideally, half-hourly data. Desktop design: satellite imagery and mapping give us an initial layout and estimate, often before we visit.
Site survey: roof, structure, electrical supply, existing G99 approvals and access. Proposal: final design, expected generation, costs and timescale.
G99 application: we submit and track it, along with any planning application. Installation and commissioning: MCS-compliant, planned around your busy periods.
Remote monitoring, plus optional annual maintenance to MCS MIS3002.
Initial call: we look at your bills and, ideally, half-hourly data. Desktop design: satellite imagery and mapping give us an initial layout and estimate, often before we visit.
Site survey: roof, structure, electrical supply, existing G99 approvals and access. Proposal: final design, expected generation, costs and timescale.
G99 application: we submit and track it, along with any planning application. Installation and commissioning: MCS-compliant, planned around your busy periods.
Remote monitoring, plus optional annual maintenance to MCS MIS3002.
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Stone and slate mills, northlight sheds and multi-bay portal frames. South-facing slopes can often take panels. Older fibre-cement sheets may contain asbestos, so we assess the roof first and talk you through the options, including over-cladding.
Profiled-metal units, workshops and trade units with rooflights. We use Renusol MetaSole+, which fixes straight to the sheet profile without going into the purlins, or Clenergy rail, and we protect rooflights while we’re on the roof. See warehouse and industrial solar for roof types and the checks we make.
Including on systems installed by other firms: inspection, fixing and re-certifying non-compliant systems, and ongoing maintenance.
Yes. We cover Blackburn, Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn, Rossendale, the Ribble Valley and the rest of Lancashire from our base in Beverley, and we’ve installed 99 kWp on a warehouse roof in Oldham on the same North West network.
SP Electricity North West, formerly Electricity North West. We handle the G99 application with them, which typically adds 8–12 weeks before installation.
Yes. You don’t need a landlord’s consent, and solar bought outright may qualify for capital allowances, so check with your accountant. If you lease your unit, you’ll need the landlord’s consent, and a PPA can suit leased buildings.
Often, yes. South-facing slopes on northlight and multi-bay roofs can usually take panels, subject to the structure, the condition of the sheeting and any listing or conservation-area controls. We check all of this at survey.
Typically about £17,000–£21,000 for 30 kWp, £28,000–£37,000 for 50 kWp and £50,000–£65,000 for 100 kWp, excluding VAT. Systems of 150 kWp and above are typically about £420–£650 per kWp. Book a free survey for an accurate quote.
A 50–150 kWp roof typically takes about 1–2 weeks on site, after G99 approval. You’ll only lose power briefly for the final connection, and we can schedule that out of hours.