Commercial Solar for Industrial Units

The Draper Tools Ltd headquarters in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire is a large industrial–commercial complex designed to combine corporate office space with extensive warehousing and distribution facilities.

The building sits along Hursley Road and presents a broad, functional frontage typical of late-20th-century light-industrial architecture, with a strong emphasis on practicality and logistics. Architecturally, the complex is characterised by large-span warehouse structures constructed with steel portal frames and wide loading bays to accommodate goods handling and vehicle access.

With a footprint of over 25,000 square metre, the Draper Tools building in North Baddesley is a large scale industrial warehouse, supplying quality trade, professional and DIY tools. The building has a span of over 210 metres, with multiple roof sections and numerous skylights, which need to be carefully considered as part of the solar system design to 1) ensure health and safety during the installation process and 2) to optimise solar energy generation.

ACES is a commercial compressor manufacturer specialising in industrial cooling, refrigeration, and heating appliances, located in Oxford. Their manufacturing facility is in a building with a trapezoidal roof and a weekday energy consumption profile from 8 am to 5 pm.

The Poole store of South Coast Building Supplies (SCBS) features a trapezoidal sheet roof with few obstructions. The store experiences high customer footfall, with peak energy demand occurring on weekdays between 7:30 am and 5:30 pm.