History
1974
Panos Lamaris establishes the 1st solar products manufacturing company in Greece and the European Union. The same year SOLE S.A. produces the well-known solar water heater “Heliothermo”.
1975
The company innovates and applies the closed circuit thermosyphon system for the first time in solar water heaters. Today this system is used by all other manufacturers. The same year and for the first time in Europe SOLE S.A. installs a central solar water heating system in a large hotel.
1986
SOLE S.A. creates the “Lectron PL-1” electronic thermometer. This thermometer indicates the temperature of the water in the solar system on a display panel inside the house.
1993
0 years later, the “Junior” model is re-developed & renamed “Alpha” which wins a competition held by the Ministry of Industry.
1994
SOLE S.A. expands internationally and exports its products to countries like Spain, Germany, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Korea, Malaysia, Italy, France and many more.
1996
SOLE S.A. produces the “Eurostar” thermosyphon type solar water heater.
1999
25 years at the top of consumer’s preference. The solar systems of SOLE are chosen in all large and major solar energy projects in Greece (Olympic Stadium 1981, Peace & Friendship Stadium 1992). The spread is not limited by the borders of our country. SOLE with its products is present in 18 countries exporting in Europe, North Africa, Middle East and South America. - The applications of solar energy from SOLE start from a simple home and extend to hotels, sports centres, industrial plants, etc.
SOLE SA completes international innovative projects of "Solar air conditioning heating and cooling" with solar collectors, Climasol, with selective surface.
2000
SOLE S.A. continues to execute among others, 2 more projects in Crete for Solar Air Conditioning.
2001 - 2004
SOLE S.A. keeps expanding its products sales to continuously more and more countries around the world.
2005
SOLE S.A. develops a new ‘universal’ support frame for its thermosyphon systems that can be applied to both flat and tile roofs.
2006 - 2008
SOLE S.A. from this year on exports 70% of its products in 35 countries while maintaining its leadership in the Greek market.
2008
SOLE S.A. delivers another big project in Hungary for solar air conditioning in a supermarket.
2009
SOLE S.A. conquers the skies by supplying the solar system to the highest building in the world (Burj Khalifa In Dubai).
2010
SOLE S.A. delivers another big project in Hungary for solar air conditioning in a supermarket. Among several collective installations in large hotel complexes SOLE S.A. delivers in operation the solar system of Dubai Sports Complex one of the most advanced stadiums in the world.
2011
SOLE creates an innovative product, ‘’AIRSOL’’, solar air collector for room heating.
2012
SOLE redesigns and recreates Heliothermo, solar water heater, the most popular system in Greece. At the same time designs the corresponding product Eurostar –Eco for the markets outside Greece.
2015
The Research and Development department in collaboration with NTUA (National Technical University of Athens) develops a new technology of solar linear concentrating collectors for temperatures up to 400°C.
2017-2018
Among the numerous projects that SOLE undertakes abroad, after the globally famous installation at Burj Khalifa Dubai, are the hotel FLORA AIRPORT HOTEL, Dubai, the CROWN PLAZA HOTEL, Jeddah-S. Arabia, the HEALTH CENTER ANMATT CLINIC, S. Arabia, the new building complex of the new Headquarters of HSBC Bank in Dubai and the hospital complex BURJEEL MEDICAL CITY in Abu Dhabi.
2019
SOLE establishes its position as a dominant manufacturer of solar systems throughout the Middle East and at the same time dynamically increases its exports to more than 40 countries and a percentage of 75%.
