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LCP Solar: Why We Focus on Quality Systems
19/07/2021
Have you ever wondered why reputable companies focus on quality systems? Well, when it comes to relying on those systems in years to come we come to realise the value thereof. Apart from the fact that renewable installs such as photovoltaics come with legal requirements with respect to installations,...

LCP Roofing: Why We Focus on Quality Systems
19/07/2021
Have you ever wondered why reputable companies focus on quality systems? Well, when it comes to relying on those systems in years to come we come to realise the value thereof. This short post demonstrates why LCP Solar also follows the same path with quality systems first and foremost....

How We Get The Ball Rolling
09/07/2021
Your roof is one of the closing structural puzzle pieces needed to complete a building. There is a process, unique to OUR LCP business automation, which we follow before the first screw is driven and the final tile is laid before we sign off the structure that will soon...

10 Keys to Passing a PV Installation Inspection
21/04/2021
The SANS 10142-1-2 draft standards (for PV Installations) have yet to be published. Many South African standards are thus, also based on IEC and NEC standards. Here’s what you need to know… # 1 – DC Cabling This is the system that carries the sun’s energy from...

Laminated Beams – Do You Know Why Time, Temperature and Moisture Must Be Controlled?
13/01/2021
We asked our Quality Control Officer, Rynhard Schoeman, at our laminated beam plant to give us a brief overview of the laminated beam production process and the necessary steps that need to be taken to ensure a good quality product. See his synopsis below: During the production phase of...

New Year, Rested and Revitalised
14/02/2020
January 1st, resolutions and goals are set, but are seldom written down. Will the New Year in fact be the year you become the ‘new you’? Have you put your personal and career goals down on paper? This year, instead of discussing our goals for 2020 in an office...

A Monster Lurks in Monavoni
05/12/2019
Every so often, we take on a project that stands out from the rest. Sales Rep, Gavin Mostert, reflects on our most recent “monster” project. A roof worthy of its title, it is highly unlikely that a roof of 900m2 in the Monavoni area is found. Waterkloof and Mooikloof...

How 3D Modeling Brings a Design to Life
28/06/2019
3D Modeling has been used across the globe for many years in all industries. Designers use 3D modeling software to bring their ideas to life; thereby providing their clients with more information than a fixed image could. It brings depth and elegance to their projects. A complex, realistic drawing...

So, who is designing the proverbial “Roof over your head”?
09/05/2019
A Fabricator Designer (timber roof structure) is a practicing professionally registered designer who will traditionally come from the built environment and who must have passed the prescribed professional body examinations as well as the prescribed System Software courses. Our roof truss designs are done using International Truss Systems (ITS)...

Why you will love LCP Roofing’s new website
21/02/2019
That’s right! Our newly re-launched LCP Roofing website is up and running and we are certain that you, as our valued past (and future) clients, will love it just as much as we do! Although our company’s vision, mission and core values continue to define our reputation for service...