Today, on Her Majesty The Queen’s birthday, I am delighted to announce that Prolectric are the proud recipient of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development 2021.
It is an incredible and humbling honour to be recognised in this way.
The awards are personally approved by Her Majesty the Queen, and recommended to Her Majesty by the Prime Minister. The award is the UK’s most prestigious business accolade, and recognises Prolectic’s leadership in developing and bringing smart, sustainable technology to key industries.
Winning businesses are able to use the esteemed Queen’s Awards emblem for the next five years, which we will carry with pride.
We will be presented with the Grant of Appointment by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant Mrs Peaches Golding OBE CStJ at an upcoming ceremony.
How Did We Get Here?
Since introducing the first permanent solar-only street lights to the UK in 2011, Prolectric have gone on to become the authoritative voice in solar lighting and off-grid power for the construction, rail and infrastructure projects.
Prolectric initially focused on large scale solar PV installations to social housing landlords and commercial sectors. The effective demise of the feed in tariff in 2016 meant we had to rapidly change course or fail.
Long-Term Leadership
We believed in the solar technology and saw much wider applications for it, particularly in sectors traditionally underpinned by noisy, diesel heavy equipment.
The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies will affect every industry across the world. The pace of that transition is speeding up, driven by government legislation and customer demands.
The sectors we serve are undergoing rapid change. Internal and external pressures mean that they are looking to move away from using polluting fossil fuels and to achieve their carbon-saving commitments.
Prolectric now supplies several tier 1 hire and infrastructure companies, who are actively seeking a scalable and commercially viable solution to this problem.
These companies all have significant fossil fuel fleets, but have a need to access the latest renewable and carbon neutral technology.
Through extensive in-house R&D we developed a range of environmentally friendly solar and battery powered products to service these sectors.
Being a major supplier to these markets has made Prolectric a fast moving, dynamic company which needs to understand both the technology and the regulatory requirements faced by our customers.
We have also embedded a dedicated internal product development team. This team doesn’t just focus on technical delivery. They are tasked with understanding the particular rules, regulations and guidelines that affect the sectors we serve. We aim to provide leadership and act as an authority on the subject of sustainability.
Embedding a Sustainable Approach
Sustainability isn’t just something we talk about, our entire business is built around it.
When we look to develop a new product, our internal language for what this product should achieve revolves around what carbon savings, diesel savings and cost savings this product will deliver.
What we aim for
The main industries that we serve are enormous – rail, construction and major infrastructure developers.
Their projects are substantial. As such, their power generation and night-time lighting needs are vast.
These industries have always relied on vast fleets of fossil fuelled machinery, such as diesel generators, to underpin these huge projects. Work sites are typically noisy and carry a heavy carbon footprint.
We aimed to disrupt this way of thinking.
We have proven, through research and development, extensive seasonal testing and real-world projects that our sustainable technology can not just reduce, but completely replace these fossil fuel fleets.
We aim to see every lighting and power replaced by a clean, quiet and environmentally friendly alternative.
