Solyndra & Sika Unite to Win The PV Rooftop Fight
Solyndra, a manufacturer of cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for large industrial and commercial rooftops, has signed a multi-year sales agreement with Sika Services AG, a manufacturer of roofing materials headquartered in Baar, Switzerland.
The companies will work together to promote Sika’s highly reflective roofing products together with Solyndra’s rooftop photovoltaic systems.
“Sika has a strong reputation as a supplier of roofing materials and photovoltaic systems worldwide. We are pleased to work together with them to develop a powerful combined offering for the challenging environment of the commercial rooftop solar market,” said Clemens Jargon, Solyndra’s President EMEA and Managing Director at Solyndra “Their knowledge of rooftops and materials combined with our expertise in solar systems will help us work together to generate the highest amount of energy from commercial and industrial rooftops.”
“We have found the lightweight, non-penetrating Solyndra system to be an excellent complement to our highly reflective rooftop materials and as interest in reflective, cool roofs, grows in Europe our two companies will work together to present a strong combined offering to our customers,” said Heinz Meier, Sika’s Corporate System Engineer Solar. “Both companies have built their reputations by providing durable, lasting systems that will protect and generate power from rooftops for more than 20 years at the highest level of quality.”
The agreement will initially focus on markets in Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Spain, Slovenia and the Czech Republic, where Sika has a leading position providing roofing solutions including highly reflective membranes.
Sika is a technology leader in construction chemistry and is present in 74 countries, with over 12,500 employees. Sika’s product range features high-quality concrete admixtures, specialty mortars, sealants and adhesives, damping and reinforcing materials, structural strengthening systems, industrial flooring as well as roofing (single ply PVC, FPO and Liquid Applied Membrane) and waterproofing.
