Boyes Design, Nottingham

What was there

An old red-brick works in Netherfield, now the studio and workshop where Boyes Design make bespoke kitchens and joinery. The roof was being stripped and re-laid.

What we did

With the roof off, we built the panels into it. 17.5 kWp of all-black panels sit in GSE in-roof trays, flush with the new slates, so they read as part of the roof and not something bolted on top. Inside, a Sigenergy inverter and 9 kWh battery. The workshop kept making throughout.

How it's doing

Switched on in September 2026. A workshop full of machinery uses power when the sun is up, so in its first 17 days most of what the roof made was used on the spot.

About Boyes Design

Sam Boyes is my oldest friend, and he's the reason I became an electrician in the first place.

Boyes Design design and make bespoke kitchens, fitted furniture, staircases and joinery in their own workshop in Netherfield. Designers and makers work side by side, and everything is built by their own team, using traditional joinery and sustainably sourced timber. It's made to last for generations, not to be replaced in ten years.

The care they put into their work is the standard we tried to match on their roof. If you want a kitchen or a piece of furniture made properly, go and see them. - Matt