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Over the 45 years that our company has been in business, it has grown from a family business on the high street, to one that exports its products throughout the world working within the marine, offshore oil and gas, aviation and onshore industries. During this time we have acquired many various awards, honours and achievements […]

A ship can operate in hot climates where the windows on the vessel are exposed to high levels of the sun’s rays, which creates various problems for the passengers and crew. The sun emits short-wave energy that can pass through glass. When these waves strike the various surfaces in a bridge or cabin, they are […]

The fuel factor: a key challenge facing the shipping industry is the cost and availability of fuel.  The trend on prices is upwards as availability declines. For most owners, fuel efficiency is top of the agenda.  However, by identifying major loads on energy consumption such as air conditioning, studies suggest that fuel savings of up […]

Often one of the most overlooked details when designing and building a ship is taking preventative measures to help the navigation bridge crew deal with the sun. For many years wipers have been installed on ships with clear view screens to provide navigation safety in rainy or stormy weather but often the captain has little […]

The final paragraph in last month’s news release stated…..And finally, a bit of icing on the cake.  In June last year (2020), the world’s biggest container carrier, HMM Algeciras, with a capacity of 24,000 teu; a length of 1,312ft and breadth of 200ft, arrived in Essex, from China, to drop off containers of imports and […]

The year 2020 has been a very successful one for South Shields based Solar Solve, in spite of the Covid-19 setbacks all people and organisations have had to endure globally. Renowned worldwide as a prolific exporter, one of the marine equipment manufacturers many achievements was the supply of its brand leading SOLASAFE roller sunscreens, to […]

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 back in February 2020.  The first one was for the North East FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2020 in the International Business of the Year category, […]

The Lightfoot family, owners and Board Directors of Solar Solve Ltd, enjoyed a celebratory lunch with the rest of their great team, to close out the end of the family business’s 45th year of trading. Due to Covid-19 regulations, what would have been a celebratory night on the town, had to be changed to a […]