OUR STORY…
We, Leon and Hannetjie Needham, bought a property in 2006 with the dream to build a guesthouse that is as self-sustainable as possible. Leon worked as a market forecaster in Stellenbosch and Hannetjie worked in GIS/IT at the City of Cape Town. All the plans for the guest house were drawn up with a special focus on self-sustainability especially since the town and surrounding area was well reserved, but life happened and as it took too long to realise this dream, Leon then started focusng on the sustainable aspect of the guesthouse plans as potential service to others and that is where the idea of installing solar systems started for us.
In 2008 Leon Needham, started to realise this dream to help property owners make use of the sun’s amazing energy to power their houses and to heat water (geysers and swimming pools) for greater independence from the electricity network while helping to lower the pressure on Eskom as well. That was when Solar Juice was ‘born’. Hannetjie joined him a year later in 2009 and together they help home owners/small business owners on their journey towards more independence from the electricity network and load shedding. The property has been sold in the meantime for others to realise their own dreams.
While having a master’s degree in Economic Geography, Leon loved the challenge to study to make his new dream a reality. He learned the tricks of the trade at a German solar company and followed that up with the following courses: Plumbing, Electrical; water heating and Photovoltaic (solar).
He is registered and accredited at:
Department of Labour (as an electrician)
PIRB (Plumbing Industry Regulation Board)
Leon loves being involved with every installation. Quality and pride in his and his team’s work is of utmost importance to him as well as meeting the client’s expectations.
The sun's amazing energy helps us towards electricity independence.
Solar Juice is based in Somerset West, South Africa and we install solar systems in Helderberg and surrounding towns such as Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, etc. since 2008.
Helping you towards greater independence from Eskom and load shedding is important to us as we can install your solar panels to generate your own electricity, your batteries to store the generated energy and heat your geyser and pool heating with solar or heat pumps. Giving you peace of mind and help you forget about load shedding.
In 2008 there were only a few solar companies in our area and today, with all the load shedding, even banks and international companies are competing for the chance to install your solar. This must be so overwhelming to find the right company to do your installation. Let’s try and help you from our side.
WHY CHOOSE SOLAR JUICE?
An installer you know by name.
Someone whom you can contact in future regarding your system.
We do our own installations.
We don’t sub-contract to other contractors. We’ll therefore be available to best support your system in future as we know your system.
Quality installations
We choose quality over quantity as we take pride in our work and in the value that our clients receive.
We handle the municipal/Eskom registration.
You can relax while the municipal/Eskom application process for your photovoltaic system (inverter, panels…) is being taken care of.
One stop solar.
As we install inverters/batteries/solar geysers and solar pool heating, we can design the best utilisation of your roof for this. We provide relevant COC’s
Qualified & registered.
As electrician at the Department of Labour
Registered at *PIRB for the installation of : Solar geyser systems & Heat pumps.
Don't waste energy.
When the sun is shining, your backup batteries are full and the solar panels produce more than your household uses, then you can switch your geyser on for your loved ones from anywhere in the world.
15 years and counting
Solar Juice has been established in 2008 and has been serving our clients for 15 years.
Respect
We respect our customer’s home by working as neat as possible, we clean our work area before we leave and we keep the noise down as much as possible.
AN OVERVIEW OF OUR INSTALLATION SERVICES
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