£18.5m factory goes green with solar installation

Russell Roof Tiles has installed solar panels at its newly upgraded £18.5m plant on Nicolson Way, Burton-on-Trent.

The upgrade began last year and will double output at the nine-acre site.

The new facility features a 165kW solar panel system and four Solis inverters installed by UK renewable services provider Alt-Group.

It marks the company’s first use of solar panels at its factories, helping to reduce carbon emissions as part of its pledge to reach Net Zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2040.

Daniel Hancox, corporate sustainability & development director at Russell Roof Tiles said: “When we say we’re committed to reducing our carbon footprint, we mean it. A big thanks to the Alt-Group team who did a great job getting the panels up and running, one of many steps we’ve taken to reduce our carbon emissions. We’re at a crucial stage in this investment journey currently and it’s exciting to see everything coming together.”