UK-based Hill & Smith Solar has announced it has manufactured and supplied more than 115 MW of PV ground mount structures in Europe.
Hill & Smith Solar is a division of Wolverhampton-based infrastructure product market leader Hill & Smith Ltd and part of Hill & Smith Holdings Plc, a global group of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.
The group's longstanding experience in steel product manufacturing has benefited its latest division in the development of its custom-made steel ground mount systems that adapt to individual project requirements and locational needs.
Since 2010, Hill & Smith Solar has supplied more than 65 MW worth of PV ground mount structures to large-scale projects in its UK home market.
In addition to its British projects, Hill & Smith Solar has delivered 20 MW to projects in Germany, 18 MW to projects in Bulgaria, 13 MW to projects in Romania and has supplied the first ground mount project in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Within its project portfolio, Hill & Smith Solar has designed bespoke racking systems for a variety of locations, including many with more challenging ground conditions, such as a system with three different foundation solutions for the first brownfield solar park in Baglan Bay, South Wales; a system on a 20-degree north-south slope for a 10 MW project in an old sandpit in Germany; and a purpose-built concrete ballast foundation to overcome rocky ground conditions and high wind loads in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Over the last year, Hill & Smith Solar increased sales by 30%, year-on-year, and has recently added installation to the range of services offered.
The company is working on the production and installation of a number of UK-based projects worth 30 MW and is anticipating another successful 12 months this year.
