First UK school to use Sandtoft’s PV48 solar roofing system
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Sandtoft PV48 solar roofing system
Gloucestershire County Council selected Walmore Hill Primary School to be the first UK school to incorporate Sandtoft solar technology into a new school roof.
Sandtoft PV48 solar roofing system
18 panels installed with Sandtoft’s Humber clay plain tile and the 20/20 interlocking clay plain tile.
- designed to integrate with virtually all types of slate and tile
- incorporates black photovoltaic panels with matching
- easy-to-fit flashings
Sue Meek, head teacher at Walmore Hill Primary School, said: ’Walmore Hill is one of the first schools in the region to embrace this kind of technology.
As we are in the building during daylight hours we can monitor the efficiency of the panels on the office computers. In today’s 21st century classroom the amount of electricity schools use is increasing, so the addition of the solar panels should help keep costs under control in the long term.
’The local community has really embraced the new roof and the children are fascinated by it, it certainly helps us stand out from the crowd without it being too overbearing for the age and look of the school and its surroundings’.
Andrew Lawton, sales director at Sandtoft Roof Tiles, added: ’One of its key benefits is that it can be integrated with other manufacturer’s roof tiles and slates as well as those offered by Sandtoft, providing a flexible roofing solution.
’It can also be quickly and efficiently installed by any roofing contractor, which saves time and ultimately money’.
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