Solas Insulation Limited and Solas Assist Limited are the trading arms of Solas Scotland, a registered charity.

Solas Insulation has  traditionally been about improving energy efficiency (normally but not solely in the domestic sector) and creating high quality employment and training opportunities.

Solas Assist is a more recent addition to the Solas group and was created in response to the increase need for vulnerable households to have access to a service providing in-depth advice, not only in energy advice but also in home safety and security. In conjunction with landlords and funders we create packages to support vulnerable families.

We have been operating for over 21 years and have won many local, regional and national (UK) awards for excellence in training and customer services. 

Our annual turnover is around £2m, and the company currently employs 43 people. Solas Insulation has insulated over eighty thousand homes in its time, We have  around 20 liveried vehicles on the road and are "weel ken't" in west central Scotland as a result of this, word of mouth, and articles in the local press.

Solas have built our business around long-term relationships with our major clients, namely West and East Dunbartonshire, Inverclyde and North Ayrshire Councils and many west central Scotland housing associations, successfully delivering energy advice/survey and home insulation services.

We prefer developing relationships with clients and working with them to develop services in line with their needs. This has helped us along with our partners to make a substantial long-term contribution towards improving the lives of many thousands of vulnerable households.

Equally important is our relationship with the many thousands of homeowners who have benefitted from our services over the years. Our commitment to helping people - Solas is Gaelic for comfort or contentment - means that we are always aware of our aims of delivering services which are tailored to individual household needs. We believe that we offer a blend of professional, high-quality service and customer-focussed attention.

 

 
For energy efficiency
For better lives
For saving money
For jobs
For our environment
For Scotland
 
Not for profit

 

LESS - making a difference

Since the start of the schemes, over 650 households in West Dunbartonshire and over 350 in Inverclyde have taken advantage of them. 

The Scottish Government is launching a new Energy Assistance Package on 6 April 2009.

 

British Gas to cut prices by 10% (from the BBC)

British Gas has said that more than seven million households will benefit after it cut its standard tariff gas prices by 10%.

LESS is now in Inverclyde !

From November 2008, LESS has been operating in Inverclyde.

Million more suffer fuel poverty - BBC 2/10/08

The number of households in fuel poverty in the UK rose to 3.5 million in 2006, government figures show.