The Farmers Mart Dec/Jan 2015 - Issue 37 | Page 13

farm news ‘The Middleham Key Centre is no different’ by providing a good reliable service using quality products. He doesn’t cut corners and he shares our values of getting the quality, the service and the price right.” The two 10kW installations at Northallerton and Piercebridge each comprise 40 German manufactured solar panels. Like so many multi-purpose buildings in rural locations, Middleham Key Centre is no different. Built in 1998, it serves the community by providing versatile space for training sessions, public meetings and private functions. So the need to slash energy costs was paramount in order to safeguard its long term future and to ensure hire charges remain competitive. Dresser-Solar was approached to fit a 30kW scheme comprising 120 black German manufactured solar panels. The finished product blends perfectly with an unusual fanshaped roof. Another community facility to benefit from solar power is the newly built Hillside Scout Group Headquarters at Knayton, near Thirsk. The facility, which sits within the ‘Another community facility to benefit is the Hillside Scout Group HQ’ 28 acre Hillside Rural Activity Park, was built with grantaid and is home to a number of groups including Hillside Scouts and Knayton FC. It features an indoor gymnasium, changing rooms, showers and toilets. In constant use and playing an integral part in the annual Borrowby Show, the centre will be able to keep its energy costs to an absolute minimum as a result of a 10kW, 40 panel installation using black Germanmanufactured panels. Domestic, Agricultural & Commercial Solar Panel Installations 01845 525655 - [email protected] www.dresser-solar.co.uk The Works, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1LU To read more, visit www.farmers-mart.co.uk A much-used garden centre in Ripon, F. Tate & Sons Ltd, has also turned to DresserSolar as it goes even greener. Supplying to the rural and farming community in those parts, and relying as it does on heat and light through the year, the garden centre will benefit from the installation of a 10kW scheme comprising 40 German-manufactured panels. Summarising the rising demand for solar PV, Steven Dresser said: “More and more rural businesses including farms and community centres are starting to realise that it makes sense to harness the power of the sun. The cost of solar panels has continued to fall in recent years, making them more affordable, and yet the returns on investment remain very good. Being local and well established, we are ideally placed to help more customers cut their energy costs while reducing their carbon footprint. We use high performance products with proven durability and have a team of 15 qualified tradesmen backed by four full-time office staff to respond to any requirement.” FarmersMart Dec/Jan 2015 13