Meet 6 of the exhibitors at Solar Careers Hub Glasgow

Meet 6 of the exhibitors at Solar Careers Hub Glasgow

The Solar Careers Hub will be held on Wednesday 25 February at the University of Strathclyde, Technology & Innovation Centre.

Packed full of live demonstrations, it will be Scotland’s most interactive careers fair.

The event will host a series of talks by experts in the solar energy and battery energy storage sectors and includes Hiring Rooms where attendees meet businesses in the solar sector and discuss live job opportunities.

☀️ Event sponsor:  GSE Intégration

GSE Intégration designs and manufactures roof and ground mounting systems for solar panels. By attending the hub, you will gain first-hand knowledge of how to install its innovative in-roof mounting system, adding value to your offering to potential employers. GSE will also be available for Q&A and technical discussions.

☀️Department for Work and Pensions

The Department for Work and Pensions will be proud to attend the Careers Hub event, representing 84 jobcentres across Scotland. Every day, we support thousands of people to unlock their potential, helping them move into meaningful employment or take confident steps closer to the labour market.

At the event, we will actively engage with employers and attendees alike, building connections, sharing insight, and offering practical recruitment support. Through our extensive network of trusted partners, we can also shine a light on the financial and tailored support available to help individuals overcome barriers, build confidence, and progress on their career journey.

By working together, we can create opportunities, strengthen local labour markets, and open doors to sustainable employment across Scotland.

☀️Midsummer Energy

Job seekers can speak with Midsummer about solar industry vacancies including;

-Apprenticeship Scheme

-Business Development Associate

-Graduate Scheme

-Graduate Web Developer

-Sales Associate

-UI/UX Developer

-Warehouse Operative

Midsummer Energy is one of the UK’s leading wholesale distributors of renewable energy systems. Its aim is to educate and enable as many people as possible to harness, store and intelligently use renewable energy, including solar PV, battery systems, EV chargers, off-grid backup and heating products. 

Midsummer is also behind the Easy PV software, developed to help solar installers master the complex process of project design, optimisation of solar energy set-up and one-step full kit purchase and the Heatpunk platform for renewable heat installers.

☀️Fedcap / The Verdancy Group

Registered charity Fedcap expanded into the education and learning sector last year, with the opening of its first Apex Clean Energy Training Centre in the UK, in Hampshire. The centre’s first group of graduates in solar panel installation are now finding work in the sector.  

The Verdancy Group, a leading Scottish provider of green skills training programmes, joined with it last summer, offering courses in renewable technologies, environmental impact assessments, energy efficiency and building retrofits.

☀️DeterTech

DeterTech is a leader in site security and risk management for construction and critical infrastructure, spanning crime intelligence, site security and forensic marking and providing data analysis services to all 43 UK police forces. They are a trusted partner to some of the largest renewable energy companies in Europe, with experience keeping over 2.5 gigawatts of solar capacity farms safe and renewable energy supplies uninterrupted.

☀️Emtec

Emtec Energy was founded in 2011, originally delivering bespoke design & build services to the new-build construction sector and large frameworks for local authorities. Since then, it has grown to employ over 40 solar PV specialists with a client base varying across Scottish whisky distilling, petrochemical retail, food production, furniture manufacturing, agriculture and many others.

🗓️ Date:

Wednesday 25 February

📍 Location:

University of Strathclyde, Technology & Innovation Centre, 99 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1RD

Unlocked Admission:

Free. Attendees must be 18+

🕙 Hours

Students: 10:00 – 13:00  

General Public: 14:00 – 17:00

🎟️ Free Registration:

Register Here.