Category: Current news

Just before the UK Government’s advisory measures to help reduce the spread of the Covid-19 virus moved to the next stage, the North East Area Final of the FSB Business Awards was able to take place at a ceremony in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The fact that the ceremony was able to go ahead was very good news […]

Following on from a good trading year during 2019, South Shields based Solar Solve Marine continued to do well during the first 2 months of 2020. Included amongst the exceptional number of orders received during January and February, were contracts to supply a total of 524 of its Brand Leading SOLASAFE products to 39 vessels […]

The Lightfoot family, who are owners and Board Directors of their family business Solar Solve Ltd, are now 4 months into their 45th year in business.  They will be celebrating its 45th Anniversary later this year.  Founded in 1975 by the current Chairman John Lightfoot, an ex-marine engineer and his wife Lilian, Company Secretary; the […]

Julie Lightfoot MBE, Managing Director of Solar Solve Ltd was delighted when the company received news that it had been shortlisted for two export awards in the same week.  The first one is for the North East FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2020 in the International Business of the Year category, where judges are looking […]

Julie Lightfoot MBE, Managing Director of Solar Solve Ltd was pleasantly surprised and delighted when she received news that Solar Solve Ltd had been shortlisted in not one but two categories of the North East FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2020. One of the award categories is International Business of the Year where the judges […]

John Lightfoot, MBE, chairman of Solar Solve Ltd was greatly relieved when he watched on TV the UK officially regaining its Independence when it cancelled its membership of the European Union at 23:00 hrs on 31st January 2020.  Hopefully it will be the end of an uncertain future for the UK that will bring stability […]