Business View Magazine l November 2022

80 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 11 installer that is no longer in business. Before forming Sun Service Specialists, Renu wasn’t able to take on those projects because it was essentially working on somebody else’s installation. That wasn’t in Renu’s best interest because they didn’t know the quality of the work. However, as Sun Service is now its own entity they are designed specifically to take on projects for people who don’t have any other resources available to service their systems. “We’ve partnered with some of the major manufacturers like SolarEdge and Enphase,” states Sheldon, “and several other panel manufacturers like REC and QCell.” Over the past four years, Renu has grown from 35 employees to 135 employees. “We’ve seen tremendous growth,” Sheldon proudly states. “It is exciting because we control our own destiny. We do our own marketing, our own inside sales, outside sales, our own operations team with project coordinators who support the customer every step of the way.” While they are able to do a lot in house, they also have a number of key partners that help them thrive. “When it comes to panels, we’re looking at Tesla and their solar roof product, GAF and their Timberline solar shingle, REC and the REC group that has their own solar panels, Hanwha Q Cells,” Sheldon lists. “Those are all different panel manufacturers. We’ve also worked with Sun Power in the past. There are some panels that we feel are more reliable than others, so we prefer to provide those as a leading option to a homeowner. We don’t install the least expensive panels on the market usually, but we do install the most reliable and those with the best value.” When it comes to other products that complete the system, they use inverters from SolarEdge and Enphase as they are two of the most reputable inverters available. They have racks and rails through Iron Ridge, Quick Mount, and Snap and Rack. Those are very important