From voltage optimisation to solar, discover how Solo Property Services helps you cut carbon, save money and future-proof your estate.
Start Your Sustainability JourneyGood facilities management has always been about keeping buildings safe and functional; now it also carries the weight of the UK’s net-zero pledge. The outsourced FM market tops £35 billion and is still growing, so even modest carbon savings have economy-wide bite. From voltage optimisation to heat pumps, the tools already exist – the skill is knitting them together cost-effectively across an estate.
Book a Sustainability AuditMost UK sites are supplied at 240 V even though most plant is designed for 220 V. Voltage optimisation gear trims the surplus, typically shaving 10–19 % off electricity use and CO₂ in one hit.
Lighting comes next. Upgrading to LEDs plus simple controls can cut lighting energy by up to 70 %, while slashing relamping labour. Pair that with smart building-management dashboards and you start spotting Friday-night chillers left humming for no-one.
Solo Property Services audits incoming supplies, specifies optimisers and LED schemes, then rolls them into a single, planned programme so you cash in on bulk-buy pricing and avoid repeat mobilisation costs.
Air-source heat pumps now outsell oil boilers, delivering three-to-five units of heat per kilowatt of electricity and trimming roughly 2.9 t CO₂ a year. Commercial uptake jumped 63 % in 2024, yet is still well below the Government’s 600 k units-per-year target – meaning early adopters still benefit from generous grants.
Where pumps are not yet feasible, Solo specifies A-rated condensing boilers or low-glare infra-red heaters that warm people, not the ceiling void, keeping comfort high while gas use falls. Our engineers add weather automation and pipe insulation so every warmed kilojoule does useful work.
Rooftop solar PV is the FM equivalent of money on the roof: commercial arrays typically pay back in five–seven years without subsidies. With the Smart Export Guarantee you’re even paid for surplus – handy when the building is quiet over Bank Holidays.
Add battery storage and you can arbitrage time-of-day tariffs; Great Britain already hosts 4.7 GW of installed capacity and the pipeline is still ballooning.[1] Solo’s designers integrate PV, batteries and on-site controls so the lights stay on when the grid wobbles and you avoid peak-rate imports.
As of July 2024 the UK boasted 64,632 public charge points, up 45 % year-on-year. Yet many fleets still charge from 13-amp sockets overnight. Installing dedicated EV chargers lets staff and visitors top up during the day, smoothing demand curves and showcasing your sustainability credentials the moment drivers roll in.
Data makes the difference between a green badge and real-world savings. Cloud metering highlights anomalies instantly, while our Planned Maintenance schedules keep filters clean, inverters firmware-fresh and warranties intact. According to HSE, poor upkeep already costs British employers £4.1 billion a year in direct costs – why add energy waste to the bill?
Solo Property Services bundles surveys, design, installation and after-care into a single, portfolio-wide roadmap. We handle EV charging, battery storage, solar PV, voltage optimisation, heat pumps, efficient boilers, infra-red heaters and the digital backbone that ties them together – and we keep it all running through proactive Planned Maintenance with Reactive Maintenance back-up when life has other ideas.
Ready to turn carbon cuts into cost savings? Contact Solo Property Services today and discover how sustainable facilities management can future-proof your properties and your bottom line.