The Bradclad Group is a collection of companies engaged in the design, manufacture and supply of metal roof systems and related products. OXECO is a chemistry technology company that designs, develops, and manufactures surface treatments for the transport and clean technology sectors.

Crestabond M7 primerless MMA structural adhesives were used to bond lightweight flexible solar panels directly to a metal and PVC plastisol coated steel corrugated roof structure. Using Scott Bader’s Crestabond M7 adhesive & OXECO SEMPRABOND primer technology, Bradclad were able to bond lightweight flexible solar panels directly to the roof of their production facility in Wetherby. Directly bonding the panels to the roof removed the need and cost associated with mounting systems typically used for installing solar panels. It also significantly saved weight and reduced the complexity of the installation.

Testing performed by Scott Bader and testing house Lucideon, who specialise in cyclic wind load testing for the construction market, confirmed the structural bond of the solar panels would last for the 25-year service life of the solar panels.

Keith Bradley Managing Director of Bradclad said “Bradclad are excited that Scott Bader have met the challenge to develop a technology to reliably bond our Solarbond flexible solar PV panels to a wide variety of roof substrates. From our first consultation with Scott Bader, they provided excellent technical input and product knowledge, aligned with a keen understanding of the practicalities of what we needed to achieve. The technology has opened the opportunity for Bradclad to secure new business in this rapidly growing market segment.”

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