A total of 1,268 solar panels have been installed on the roof of the production facility of international supplier Deli Home in Gorinchem, the Netherlands. The panels will generate 430,500 kWh of electricity annually. This is equivalent to the energy consumption of around 123 average-sized Dutch households. The renewable energy is used, among other purposes, to operate the facility’s machinery and charge its electric forklift trucks.
The solar panels were officially inaugurated in a ceremony held on Tuesday 9 April 2019, which was attended by aldermen Eelke Kraaijeveld and Joost van der Geest of the Gorinchem council. Deli Home CFO Jan-Willem Smits and alderman Eelke Kraaijeveld symbolically ‘connected’ the solar panels to the power grid.
Sustainability at Deli Home
Deli Home is engaged in the production and distribution of a wide range of product concepts for the improvement of home interiors, including doors, customised cabinets, floors, sanitary facilities, insect screens and wood and sheet materials. The market leader in the Benelux market aims to purchase or manufacture all wood and other products on a sustainable basis. Deli Home’s operations comply with the European Timber Regulation and are FSC and PEFC certified. The NPM Capital portfolio company uses as many ingredients from sustainable sources as possible and supports sustainable forest management, with the objective of giving people the opportunity to enjoy stunning natural wood in their home now and in the future.
