The Laser Cutting Co is slashing energy usage, costs, and saving its customers money following its latest large-scale solar panel installation project

Established in 1981, The Laser Cutting Co has been offering its bespoke laser cutting and metal profiling services to industries across the UK. Now over four decades later, the company and its sister company Charles Day has announced their latest ‘green’ initiative — a large-scale solar panel installation across both sites.

Rooted deeply in the Sheffield community, The Laser Cutting Co is committed to sustaining Sheffield’s reputation for being the greenest city in the UK, as it consistently strives to improve its products and services for the benefit of both its customers and the environment.

This latest investment also involved maintaining practices and regulations that were consistent with its green ideology, and to make consistent strides towards attaining an official ISO:14001 accreditation — an environmental guidance system that indicates an organisation or business is adhering to environmentally friendly codes and practices, which the business hopes to attain this year.

Due for its full installation in May, operations director, James Day, and sales and business development director, Charlie Day, made the decision to further improve The Laser Cutting Co’s green credentials to gain better control over power costs and to pass these savings on to their customers.

James Day, Laser Cutting’s operations director, said: “It makes perfect sense to put our roof to good use and harness solar power, not just from an environmental point of view, but a cost control one as well. By investing in solar panels, we gain better control of our operational costs while significantly reducing our environmental impact.”

Due to cover both factory roofs with an impressive 496 solar panels, one solar panel alone is able to generate up to 203kWp of power. Covering approximately 20,000ft² of roofing across The Laser Cutting Co facility, this installation is a huge step forward for the company and its four-decade-long legacy.