Greater Manchester’s industry isn’t only in the city. Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton, Wigan and Tameside are full of manufacturers, engineering firms, food producers and trade businesses, many of them in mills, sheds and units they own, alongside the big estates at Trafford Park and along the M60 and M62. BrightEdge Solar designs and installs commercial solar PV and battery storage for factories, warehouses, farms and public buildings across Manchester and Greater Manchester. We’re based in Beverley, East Yorkshire, and travel nationally for larger commercial projects, including seven industrial units in Chadderton, Oldham.
Machine shops, presses, compressors, extraction, cold rooms and lighting run through the working day, which is when solar generates.
Suppliers to larger manufacturers and retailers are increasingly asked about energy and carbon.
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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Factories and engineering firms. Manufacturers, engineers, food producers, printers and textile firms in Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton, Wigan, Tameside and Stockport, including the advanced-manufacturing sites growing along the M62 in the Atom Valley zone.
Industrial estates and warehouses. Trafford Park, the M60 and M62 estates and multi-let parks. In Chadderton we installed 99.44 kWp across seven units on one estate, each with its own system, inverter and meter. See warehouse and industrial solar.
Including on systems installed by other firms: inspection, fixing and re-certifying non-compliant systems, and ongoing maintenance.
Yes. We cover all ten Greater Manchester boroughs, and we’ve installed 99.44 kWp across seven industrial units on one estate in Chadderton, Oldham.
SP Electricity North West, formerly Electricity North West. We handle the G99 application with them, which typically adds 8–12 weeks before installation.
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.
Yes. In Chadderton we designed seven separate systems, each with its own inverter and metering, sized to each unit’s roof. Each unit had its own G99 connection.
Many rooftop systems on commercial buildings fall under permitted development, subject to conditions and size limits. Ground-mounted arrays are more likely to need planning permission, and listed buildings and protected areas can need extra checks. We’ll check for your site and apply if it’s needed.
