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Solar PV installation at IKEA Distribution

Centre

The Rooftrak IFP provided a vital part of the package to install solar

PV on the vast roof areas of the Ikea Distribution & Contact Centre in

Peterborough where approximately 2800 PV panels have been

installed as part of its People & Planet Positive Strategy.

The roof construction of the huge Peterborough depot was not

strong enough to support the added load of a ballasted PV

installation on top of the existing roof structure.

This is an important aspect that has to be considered when

retrofitting PV panels to existing buildings and structures where,

especially for commercial installations, the weight the of ballast

required to keep the PV panels stable, can be in excess of the

loadbearing capacity of the roof in question.

The PV installation was designed and installed by Kingspan Energy

who were able to avoid using ballast altogether by using the

Rooftrak IFP Integrated Fixing Point. The IFP provides a mechanical

fixing directly to the building structure through the existing

weathering membrane without compromising the integrity of the

roofing membrane already fitted to the building.

The IFP provides a series of connection points to the structure to

which the PV installation can be attached.

Solar PV installation at IKEA Distribution Centre

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Rooftrak IFP Integrated Fixing Point

The Rooftrak IFP was utilised on the IKEA building to provide a

low profile fixing point to which the solar PV array could be fixed.

The benefit of using the IFP was that it could be installed on the

existing single ply membrane roof with external access only being

required. No internal access or removal of membrane or

insulation was not required. Importantly, this allowed the

Distribution Centre to keep operating as normal with the minimum

of disruption during the installation process.

Solar PV installation at IKEA Distribution Centre

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Rooftrak IFP Integrated Fixing Point

Each IFP has provision for multiple fixings through to the roof deck providing

Kingspan Energy with a fixing point with a quantifiable pull-out value for

integrating into the design of the roof top PV installation at the IKEA Distribution

Centre in Peterborough.

The IFP can be fitted with any available single ply or bituminous roofing

membrane and is suitable for use on warm or cold roof constructions.

For ore information on the Rooftrak-IFP, please contact Nicholson on

0845 0098 980 or visit our website.

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