Solinear

What Solinear does

Solinear is a privately held UK company founded in 2004, headquartered in Sheriff Hutton, United Kingdom, operating with a small team of 11-50 employees. According to its firmographic profile, the company specializes in solar shading and architectural louvre systems — a niche within the building envelope and facade products category — suggesting it serves commercial construction, architectural specification, or facade contractor clients requiring exterior shading, brise-soleil, or ventilation louvre solutions.

The available source data does not disclose Solinear's specific product portfolio, underlying manufacturing processes, materials, technical specifications, or platform architecture. The company's own website (solinear.co.uk) returned only a loading/verification page at the time of data collection, providing no additional product, technology, or capability detail. No certifications, patents, trademarks, or technical partnerships are recorded in the source material.

Solinear's business model and revenue mechanics are likewise not documented in the available data: no pricing model, contract structure, distribution channel, or customer segment information has been disclosed. The firm has not raised external funding rounds per the source data, and no investor, ownership, or parent-company information is available. Solinear has operated continuously since 2004 as a small private specialist, but the absence of substantive corporate disclosure limits any further characterization of its commercial model.

Name

Solinear

Website

https://solinear.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Solinear is a privately held UK specialist founded in 2004, headquartered in Sheriff Hutton, focused on solar shading and architectural louvre systems for the building envelope and facade market, operating with 11-50 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Solar Shading Systems

NAICS

Blind and Shade Manufacturing (33792), Architectural Services (541310)

akta.pro primary industry

Skylights & Roof Windows (IMADAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Skylights, Roof Windows & Daylighting (IMADAFAL), Skylight & Roof Penetration Flashing (Exterior) (HSAPAKAJ), Sunrooms, Screen Rooms & Enclosures (HSAPALAF)

Keywords

• Solar shading systems
• Architectural louvres
• Building shading solutions
• External louvre systems
• Solar control products

Headquarters

HQ city

Sheriff Hutton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations

Core offering

Solinear specialises in solar shading and architectural louvre systems. The company designs and supplies physical shading and louvre products intended for building exteriors, addressing solar control and architectural aesthetic needs for construction projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Hunter Douglas Architectural: Major European supplier of architectural sun shading, louvres, and façade systems for commercial and high-end residential projects. Directly comparable to Solinear in product category, customer type (architects/specifiers), and project delivery model.
• Levolux: UK specialist in solar shading, brise-soleil, and external louvre systems for commercial buildings. Head-to-head competitor with Solinear in the UK architectural specification market.
• Colt International: UK-based provider of smoke ventilation, natural ventilation, and architectural louvres. Comparable product overlap (architectural louvres) and similar UK and European project-spec market.
• Warema: German manufacturer of external sun shading systems including louvres and façade solutions. Comparable to Solinear as a specialist in architectural solar protection serving European commercial construction.
• Solar Shading Systems Ltd: UK-based installer and supplier of external solar shading and louvre systems to commercial clients. Closely comparable in geography and core product/service offering.
• Alumet: Dutch producer of aluminium louvres, cladding, and sun-shading systems for architectural façades. Directly comparable product type and European spec-market focus.
• Renson: Belgian specialist in external louvres, sun protection screens, and natural ventilation products. Closely comparable in both product mix (louvres and shading) and European commercial-construction customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Construction Specialties (C/S Group): Global manufacturer of architectural products including louvres, sun controls, and wall protection. Comparable in louvre and solar-control offerings but competes across a far broader product portfolio than Solinear.
• SAPA (Hydro Building Systems): Large supplier of aluminium building systems including façades and integrated shading. Broader scope than Solinear, but directly overlapping in architectural sun-control and louvre product categories.

Regional players

• NBK Architectural: German manufacturer of terracotta and metal louvre/sun-protection systems for European façades. Comparable in product function (architectural solar shading) though primarily DACH-focused rather than UK.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/solarshader
• Facebookfacebook.com/solinear
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solinear-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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