About Solite
Solite Europe Ltd is a leading manufacturer and supplier of clean room lighting equipment and luminaires for laboratories, pharmaceutical areas, semi-conductor manufacturing areas, hospitals, kitchens and food preparation applications. Customers include many blue chip companies worldwide.
Quality & Environmental Control
Solite luminaires and systems are designed and engineered for reliability and governed by rigorous quality assurance processes at every stage in the development cycle. All materials, components, subassemblies and finished products are subject to stringent quality control, as demonstrated by the company’s BS EN ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management Systems) certification.
Being certified to ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management Systems) assures customers that Solite measures and reduces its environmental impacts and complies with environmental legislation. Solite uses the most efficient materials and components, reducing the environmental impact through the life of each luminaire. The manufacturing process is constantly monitored to improve resource efficiency and reduce waste. Any waste generated, including end-of-life components, is subject to ethical disposal or recycling. The company’s UK operation is carbon offset via an independently endorsed, government approved, company-controlled scheme.
Solite is committed to the continual improvement of its Occupational Health and Safety Management System and is certified to ISO 45001:2018. The company employs an internal audit programme, effective accident investigation, robust nonconformity and corrective action processes. Solite has set health and safety as a key priority for all directors, managers, employees, contractors and visitors and is committed to ensure the health, safety and welfare of all parties.
ISO 9001
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ISO 14001
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ISO 45001
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UKCA Declaration of Conformity 2023
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CE Declaration of Conformity 2021
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Services
- Export
- Help and Advice
- Technical Support
- Lighting Design
We have our own sales offices in Ireland, Germany, United Arab Emirates and Australia and a worldwide network of distributors. Our experienced Export Department will advise and handle customer’s requirements from small orders up to large international projects.
Our team of highly skilled lighting engineers covers the United Kingdom and is available without obligation to help and advise clients on the best lighting solutions for their requirements. Contact your local sales engineer.
We have a Technical Services Department ready to answer queries regarding the technical aspects of Solite products and their use in specific environments. After sales care is always available to provide absolute customer satisfaction. We offer a professional on-site commissioning service to ensure products are configured to provide exactly the desired performance and return on investment. Enquiries to our Technical department can be made using our contact form.
Our Lighting Design Department will prepare lighting scheme proposals to meet the unique needs of each project including energy saving controls where appropriate. Cost-effective lighting, low cost of ownership and user comfort are three key elements accounted for in our designs. For those wishing to produce their own lighting schemes the photometric data for our luminaires can be downloaded from the products section on the website or by contacting our Lighting Design department using our contact form.
Sustainability
The FW Thorpe Group of companies* has been officially recognised as being carbon neutral, with systems of reduction, measurement and certified offsetting in place, since 2012. This decade-long status has been independently assessed by a third party in accordance with ISO 14064-1, an international standard for the quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals. Meeting this standard provides independent assurance of the Group’s long-standing commitment to sustainability across all of its operations worldwide.
*Group companies acquired since 2012 have been assessed only since their date of acquisition.
Steps in Sustainability PDF
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Design and Development
- LED Prototyping
- Design
- Product Testing
- Photometric Data
In-house rapid prototyping of LED printed circuit boards reduces development lead times. New circuit board designs can be trialled within hours of the initial concept and put into production within just a few weeks. Huge investment in LED technology includes circuit board design, software development, thermal modelling and optical lens design puts Solite at the forefront of its market sector.
3D computer-aided design is used to develop and model new products with high specification materials and components. Computer simulation techniques are also used to achieve the photometric performance required. Pre-production models are fully assessed for electrical, thermal and mechanical characteristics before final production.
Rigorous product testing is essential in maintaining our reputation for reliability and quality. Testing covers all aspects of environmental and electrical parameters including extreme ambient temperatures, dust/water ingress, EMC and current harmonics to comply with relevant European standards.
Our Lighting Industry Association registered Photometric Laboratory houses a sophisticated goniophotometer for fast and reliable measurement of luminaire light distribution. An integrating sphere equipped with spectral analyser enables accurate measurement of light quality, efficiency and colour temperature.