Schletter© Introduces the New 2.5 kW FS Kit for Ground Mount Residential Solar Installations

ETL Certified FS System Now Available in a Quick Ship Program from Leading U.S. Manufacturer of Solar Mounting Systems



February 16, 2012 ― Tucson, Arizona — Schletter, a market leader in ground mount solar PV mounting systems, introduces a new product for residential and small commercial solar applications, the 2.5 kW FS Kit™.

With 5 GW installed globally, and counting, the FS System is used in some of the world's largest, most robust ground mount installations. The new FS Kit utilizes the same quality system, just on a smaller scale. The FS Kit includes all the mounting hardware needed to install the mounting structure as well as value-added benefits including ETL Classified grounding to UL 2703/UL1703 standards, PE stamped permitting package for most states with engineered performance meeting USB engineered to IBC 2006/2009 and the Ontario Building Code where applicable.

"The FS Kit is a direct result of customer feedback," says Ian McCollum, Director of Inside-Sales for Schletter Inc. Mr. McCollum goes on to say that "When customers call before noon, the order will ship the same day. Add the engineering and drawing package and the customers will have a robust system quickly. The FS System is the first complete ground mount system to meet UL 2703 and UL 1703 standards, which is yet another benefit to this package."
About Schletter Inc.

Schletter (www.schletter.us) has designed, developed, and manufactured solar mounting products in the U.S. since 2008, while backed with more than 19 years of solar mounting experience from Schletter GmbH. Since opening its United States facility in Tucson, Arizona Schletter Inc. has manufactured more than 600 MW of installed PV mounting systems. Schletter Inc. offers products for roof mount and ground mount systems for residential, commercial, and utility scale photovoltaic systems. Schletter Inc. is an independent subsidiary of Schletter GmbH, which operates subsidiaries in eleven countries with more than 1,800 employees worldwide and over 6 GW of installed PV mounting systems.

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