Solinear soars thanks to great products, outstanding service and creative f
Posted on 18/01/2018
From hospitals to high-tech test centres, banks to submarine bases, Solinear louvres and solar shading products grace multimillion-pound buildings all around Britain.
The York business is the UK’s leading louvre and solar shading supplier, respected country-wide for its creative flair, customer focus and commitment to quality.
For thirteen years, Solinear has been designing and manufacturing bespoke products that help regulate light and temperature in major commercial buildings.
Creativity and flexibility in design are its key USPs. The company specialises in unique and unorthodox shapes, specifically tailored to architects’ needs, and it strives to put its designers in the driving seat, as MD Tony Dwyer explains.
“Solinear has always been a lean, responsive business. Our designers are our salespeople and key decision-makers. There’s no bureaucracy here – a customer can ring up and immediately be talking to the person working on their project.
“It’s an approach that’s been repeatedly vindicated over the last thirteen years – letting us build close, lasting relationships with housebuilders, main contractors, architects and others, and helping us grow significantly in the process.”
The business Tony founded back in 2004 was very different to the Solinear of 2017. Operating out of serviced office space in Doncaster, and employing three staff, it purely focused on design – but that didn’t stop it quickly finding success and outgrowing its original premises.
It wasn’t until three years later that Solinear began manufacturing for the first time – but the team relished the chance to take charge of making their own designs a reality.
By 2010, the firm had relocated to York, and was contributing to multimillion-pound projects in the education, health, retail, leisure, transport and other sectors, and working with some of the UK’s most respected construction companies. It had also opened a regional office in Leicestershire, allowing it to greatly expand its reach and complete prestigious projects from the Highlands of Scotland to the south coast of England.
What’s more, it had a developed product range that spanned steel, aluminium and timber, offering everything from static solar shading canopies to remotely operated louvre systems, as well as architectural screening, access walkways, and structural support steelwork.
“Today, I’m delighted to be able to say that Solinear is recognised as a leader in its field,” says Tony. “We design innovative, environmentally-conscious louvre and solar shading systems that lead the market in function, aesthetics and quality.
“We can provide all CAD, 3D design and modelling services in-house, something that’s becoming increasingly rare as the construction skills shortage worsens.
“And with our market-leading Design-Supply-Install package, we can offer clients total peace of mind, taking charge of a project from initial conception right through to installation by our comprehensively-accredited fitting teams.”
But after a phenomenally successful few years, the firm is looking forward – and has ambitious plans for the future.
“We want to increase our turnover considerably in the next five years – and with the most skilled, experienced team in our industry behind us, we’re confident that’s a goal we can achieve,” Tony comments.
“There’s huge demand for companies with the expertise to provide stylish, bespoke, high-performance solar shading and louvre products – and frankly, there aren’t many of us out there.
“If you’re interested in learning more about Solinear, and how we can help your next project, please don’t hesitate to give us a call. We’d love to hear from you.”
For more information visit www.solinear.co.uk or call 01347 879046 (York office) or 01572 720449 (Leicestershire office)
