History
The company was founded in 1998 by energy expert Jeremy Leggett (Chairman), to design and supply solar energy solutions for the built environment. Derry Newman joined the company in 2006 as CEO and led the company until April 2012. Before he has been with Sony Europe for over ten years. He was appointed Senior Vice President Operations, Sony Europe in 2003 and was subsequently appointed Managing Director, Sony United Kingdom in June 2004. In May 2012 Solarcentury appointed Frans van den Heuvel as new CEO. Van den Heuvel came from Dutch solar company Scheuten Solar where he was CEO. Van den Heuvel followed Derry Newman who retired in April 2012 to spend more time with his family.
The Solarcentury head office is in London UK, with other offices in Italy and France. It currently employs over 120 staff.
Solarcentury was established to address the threat of climate change by reducing CO2 emissions through the application of solar energy; its purpose is to make a big difference in the fight against climate change and revolutionise the global energy market. Solarcentury works according to a strict set of principles and has gained a host of industry awards in recognition of its business and products. Awards and accreditations include ISO 9001 certification in 2010, the Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2011, listed in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100 Award in 2011 and two years prior and over a number of previous years. Solarcentury has been recognised by EMAS (the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) as a company that is striving to continuously improve its environmental performance.
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