Line Painting Plant Solar PVKimptons
Solar PV at Kimptons’ line painting manufacturing plant. Manufacturing sites typically draw a steady daytime base load — which is precisely the consumption profile solar photovoltaics suit best.
Project summary
Solar PV at Kimptons’ line painting manufacturing plant. Manufacturing sites typically draw a steady daytime base load — which is precisely the consumption profile solar photovoltaics suit best.
- Client Kimptons
- Scale Rooftop array
- Completed 2023
- Location Kimptons line painting plant
- Service Manufacturing solar
- Installer MARA Electrical — NICEIC approved, MCS certified, based in Queensferry, Deeside
Base Load Meets Generation Curve
The value of commercial solar is decided by how much you consume, not how much you produce.
- Client
- Kimptons
- Sector
- Line painting manufacturing
- Completed
- 2023
- Delivered by
- MARA Electrical — MCS certified, NICEIC approved
A Steady Load Through the Working Day
Manufacturing operations run to shift patterns, and the electrical load that comes with them is remarkably consistent: machinery, extraction, compressed air, lighting and controls all drawing steadily from the moment the plant starts up.
That steadiness is what makes solar work commercially. A building with a spiky, unpredictable load exports much of what it generates for a modest tariff. A manufacturing plant simply absorbs it, so each generated unit displaces one bought at full commercial rate.
We delivered the photovoltaic installation at Kimptons’ line painting plant in 2023, designed around the building’s structure and its existing electrical distribution.
Manufacturing Site Installation
Rooftop photovoltaics designed around a working production facility.
Rooftop Solar Array
Photovoltaics installed across the plant roof, laid out around extraction, plant and roof lights.
Structural Assessment
Roof load capacity assessed and mounting specified for the building’s construction.
Electrical Integration
Connection into existing distribution to prioritise self-consumption by production load.
Production Continuity
Works phased so manufacturing continued throughout the installation.
The Kimptons Installation
What Kimptons Got
Displaced Electricity Cost
Generation consumed directly by production, replacing power bought at commercial rates.
Predictable Long-Term Saving
A fixed generating asset with 20+ year panel warranties and no fuel cost exposure.
Lower Carbon Per Unit
Reduced grid electricity per unit manufactured, supporting customer sustainability requirements.
Certified Installation
MCS certified and NICEIC approved with full electrical documentation.
Solar for Manufacturing & Production
Manufacturing recurs throughout our portfolio — glass plants in North Wales and Scotland, a saw mill, and this line painting facility, alongside industrial estates in Manchester and Tameside.
North Wales and Cheshire have a substantial manufacturing base, from Deeside Industrial Park and Shotton through to Wrexham Industrial Estate. Most of those buildings have viable roofs and load profiles that make the numbers work.
Whatever your building type, we survey it, design for it and certify it. Talk to us about commercial solar panel installation, or browse the full solar portfolio.
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Questions About This Project
Who carried out the Kimptons Line Painting Plant Solar PV project?
MARA Electrical carried out the Kimptons Line Painting Plant Solar PV project for Kimptons. MARA Electrical are NICEIC approved electrical contractors and MCS certified solar installers, based in Queensferry on Deeside, serving Chester, Flintshire, Wrexham and North Wales.
How large is the Kimptons Line Painting Plant Solar PV installation?
The Kimptons Line Painting Plant Solar PV installation is Rooftop array. It was completed in 2023 at Kimptons line painting plant.
When was the Kimptons Line Painting Plant Solar PV project completed?
The Kimptons Line Painting Plant Solar PV project was completed in 2023.
Does MARA Electrical work outside North Wales?
Yes. MARA Electrical are based in Queensferry, Deeside and serve Chester, Flintshire, Wrexham and North Wales as their core area, but commercial projects have been delivered across the UK including Manchester, Liverpool, Kettering, Southampton, Norfolk and Scotland.
Manufacturing Plant Solar PV
Steady daytime production load is the ideal solar profile. Free feasibility survey and payback modelling across North Wales, Chester and the North West.
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