Chinese solar manufacturer ECSOLAR has signed a distribution agreement with Hertfordshire-based Project Energy Distribution. The agreement will see Project Energy Distribution become ECSOLAR’s sales partner in the UK.  

Commenting on the deal, Jianbao Jiang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ECSOLAR, said: ‘We are pleased to welcome Project Energy Distribution as a key business partner in the UK marketplace.

“Project Energy Distribution is a UK solar specialist and one of the country’s leaders in solar PV distributions and installations. The executive team at Project Energy Distribution has rich experience in marketing expansion and brand development to assist us in building a sustainable ECSOLAR presence in UK.”

Steve Wallace, Sales & Commercial Director of Project Energy Distribution, added: “We are very happy to be bringing ECSOLAR in to the Project Energy Distribution family. We have found ECSOLAR to be a reliable partner with excellent quality standards and excellent customer service.

“As a relatively new Distributor in the UK we have actively looked for high quality components that offer real value to the installer and the end user at levels. The partnership with ECSOLAR will enable us to confidently expand our investments in solar projects, further developing links with the UK PV industry, strengthening our position as a growing no nonsense distribution outlet and continuing to grow as one of the UK’s biggest installers of domestic and commercial PV projects.”

The strategic frameowrk agreement signed by the companies will see ECSOLAR supply Project Energy Distribution with 20MW of solar modules in 2013 and it expects to ship more modules to Project Energy Distribution in the future.

Jiang concluded: “ECSOLAR is determined to further enhance its position in Europe with strong partners like Project Energy Distribution.”