Hello, Neighbour!

We’ve really enjoyed settling into our new home in Quintdown Business Park and we’re keen to get to know our new neighbours.

The support and understanding of our local community means a lot to us. So we wanted to let you know a bit about Naked Solar and share some of the ways we’re pitching in as an employer and in our community.

About your deal worth up to £700

To show our commitment, we’ve also got a deal worth up to £700 for Quintrell Downs Residents, more on that further down this page. (Jump to see your locals discount)

Who are Naked Solar?

A nationally acclaimed Solar Installer on your doorstep!  We started way back in 2010, with 2 employees operating out of our MD’s kitchen.

Since then, we’ve became a trusted voice in the renewable energy industry.  In 2013 we defined our purpose as “improve faith in our industry”, meaning we put our purpose over profit, helping as many people as possible slash their energy bills and CO2e by generating their own clean energy, resulting in:

• Delivering energy independence through thousands of Solar Installs across the South West.
• Growing our team (locally) to support surging solar demand.  In 2023 we celebrated our 50th employee.
• In 2023 our first Hub opened in Exeter to provide a more responsive service to Devon with many more Hubs in the pipeline.
• Bringing more jobs to Quintrell Downs to support the company’s growth across the UK.
• Proudly gaining industry recognition of our hard work with multiple Regional and National Awards.
• Achieving coveted “Tesla Certified Premium Installer” and “Sunpower Premier Partner” status through high quality installations and excellent customer satisfaction.

What we’re doing in our community so far

• Leave our pallets out for anyone to use, create something or just to keep warm.  You can help yourself, post your creations on our socials and win prizes.
• Our used coffee granules are free to pick up – great for your garden.
• Support local. We currently sponsor clubs like Newquay Hornets and Lusty SLSC.
• Attend local career days and sponsor events for local schools.
• Offer discounts for local people like you. (Jump to see your locals discount)
• Raise money for charities through events like the RSPCA’s “In The Doghouse“, Macmillan Cake Days and walking the Yorkshire 3 peaks for Hemophilia.
• Run our own educational events for the local community like our showing of ‘Racing Extinction’ at the Newquay Cinema.
• Plant trees at Newquay Orchard.
• Recruit locally, which keeps the CO2e of our employees commute to a minimum so if you’re keen for a job or career, please keep an eye on our jobs page for any current vacancies.
• Work with the Department for Work and Pensions to provide training opportunities to Cornwall’s unemployed through our Planet Maintenance Academy.

Any Suggestions?

If you have any bright ideas on how we can help our local community we’re all ears!  If we implement your idea, you’ll win an amazing Solar Backpack (worth £125) to keep your phone going while you’re out and about.  Please send your suggestions to [email protected].

Whether it’s providing financial support or getting stuck in ourselves, we’re always on the lookout for good projects that deserve a bit of a helping hand. 

Naked As Employers

To keep the biggest proportion of Naked Solar’s CO2e down we employ locally as much as possible, allowing our team to walk or cycle.  This also brings us closer to our community.  We want to play our part in boosting the local economy sustainably and putting Newquay on the map as a thriving, positive place to live and work.

We’ve covered all bases with a great range of Employee Benefits and policies that led to Naked Solar being listed in Best Place to Work in Cornwall 2023 and 2024.

We continue to expand our amazing team to meet soaring demand for renewable energy across the South West, with plans to bring our first class service to the whole UK.

Your Planet needs you!

However big we grow, our headquarters will always be in Newquay.  We’re generating hundreds of exciting career opportunities here in the years to come.  So keep your eye on our jobs page for the latest opportunities to join us on our journey and be a part of the solar revolution.

Teaching local people the skills our planet needs now

The biggest barrier to combating Climate Change is the lack of people with the wide range of skills required for renewable energy deployment.

Naked Solar’s Planet Maintenance Academy™  provides members of our local community with the key skills required to tackle the climate crisis head on, helping them gain employment in a thriving industry and become another ‘Solar Superhero’ joining the fight for a cleaner planet.

We’re proud to have created the UK’s first and only Solar PV roofing training course which we deliver ourselves from our training roof in Cubert. Graduates of our Planet Maintenance Academy™  gain employment in the solar industry, either with us or for other UK Solar Installers.

People before profit

We’ve worked hard developing a company structure that gives our employees real social mobility:

• We offer the best salary and benefits packages in the industry.
• Our teams have clear career progression that empowers their growth.
• We want our workforce to be happy, and think they should be rewarded properly for a job well done.

The success and enjoyment of what we’re doing – bringing clean energy to as many people as possible – means a more fufiling career, and a more fufilling life.

Locals Discount – Get up to £700 off your Solar Installation!

We love seeing Naked Solar Installations on the roofs of the local neighbourhood from our meeting room or when we’re taking a walk on our lunch break. We’re proud to help deliver energy independence for our local community, and we’d be delighted to help you too.

We’re offering Quintrell Downs Residents £400 off installation of a Solar PV System over £5,000 and £300 off any battery install ordered by September 31st 2024 and installed by 31st March 2025.

Find out if solar is right for you. Just fill in your details here and we’ll give you honest, impartial guidance – we don’t take commission so there’s no pushy sales! 

Not ready to pass over your details yet?  Have a browse of our website which we’ve worked hard to pack with useful information for Newbies and Solar Experts alike.  We’re open to all feedback on our website email us your ideas for improvement.

As a trusted installer across Newquay and the South West since 2010, we’d be delighted to help you find out if Solar is right for you

About our ‘Leaf-Let’

Print advertising typically has a CO2e 40 times higher than socials or email, so we don’t usually do leaflet drops.  However, if this leaf-let encourages 1 person to install solar the CO2e will be paid back hundreds of times over. 

Our Quintrell Downs leaflet is made from biodegradable, eco-friendly paper, embedded with Daisy, Poppy and Forget Me Not Seeds ready for planting!  When planted in a pot of soil, the seeds grow and the paper composts away.  This will further offset the impact of printing and delivering these leaflets and give you some pretty flowers to enjoy. 

For best results, plant this seeded leaflet between March and September in preparation for the following spring.  You can learn more about how to plant and grow your ‘Leaf-let’ here. 

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