Munich - October 22, 2013: REC, the largest European supplier of solar panels globally, today announced the 2013 winners of the REC Global Partner Awards, honouring partners for their success in the last year and highlighting achievement in marketing and sales. The REC Global Partner Awards are presented in several categories, and the 2013 winners all stand out in their commitment to excellence in a particular aspect of the industry.

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REC, which ranks among the top ten solar suppliers worldwide, has attracted high performing partners who are deservedly strong in their region or area of business, and the annual REC Global Partner Awards give due recognition to the "best of the best".

Commenting on the 2013 awards, Luc Graré, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, REC, said, "As this year's awards show, the commitment from our partners to delivering excellence is stronger than ever. We are proud to be associated with such outstanding enterprises."

  • The Award for REC Marketer of the Year 2013 goes to the Belgian Carbomat Group in recognition of two outstanding marketing initiatives. REC Platinum Partner Carbomat last autumn hosted a high-level conference for the Flanders solar market (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium), attended by 80 percent of the installers in Flanders plus key representatives from supplier companies and banks. The conference gave fresh impetus to the industry following the cut in feed-in tariffs in Belgium in August 2012. In addition to the conference, Carbomat staged a major initiative to raise awareness for solar power, joining with partners across the industry in a media campaign targeted at end users.
  • The 2013 winner of the Installation of the Year award went to Singapore-based Phoenix Solar Pte Ltd, which has won a contract for turnkey design, engineering, planning, procurement and construction of three solar power plants totalling 36 MWp in the Nakhon Pathom and Suphan Buri provinces of Thailand. Once the plants are complete, around 144,000 REC solar panels will generate approximately 56,000 MW/h of solar electricity per year, enough to power 23,000 Thai households.
  • Project Partner of the Year is the German company F&S Solar Concept GmbH - who only became a REC partner in 2012 and since then has installed projects with a rated output capacity totalling 15 MW. One single project, the largest solar installation to date in the southern German state of Baden-Württemberg, delivers a rated output of 8 MW, enough to power over 2,200 households. With the new partnership off to such a flying start, REC is looking forward to many more exciting projects with F&S Solar Concept GmbH.
  • From newest to longest-standing: 2013 Growth Partner of the Year is BayWa r.e. Solarsysteme GmbH, REC's longest-standing partner and a REC Global Program member since 2006. Gold Partner BayWa r.e. earns its award for managing to double its REC sales revenue year-on-year from 2012 to 2013. The company has won substantial business in the commercial segment for REC, further expanding our Solar Professional Network, and is on track to become one of REC's top three distributors.
  • REC Distribution Partner of the Year is the US solar distributor AEE Solar Inc., which became a Platinum Partner in 2012. AEE Solar has distributed REC solar panels in the US for over 5 years and will distribute more panels in 2013 than any other partner globally. AEE Solar is one of the US's leading distributors, with over 30 years of history, supplying large and small installers nationwide since 1979. Expert technical support and superior service allow AEE Solar to stand out amongst distributors and is a reason that REC is proud to continue to partner with them in bringing REC products to the US market.

Designed as a platform of support, the REC Global Partner Program builds long-term alliances with strong partners around the world, and helps partner companies to market and sell REC products effectively as well as raise their own visibility through the distribution landscape. With a network that includes over 20 Platinum and Gold Partners worldwide - and some of these partners do business with REC in more than one country - REC is committed to maintaining these partnerships with leading players across Europe, USA and Asia Pacific (APAC) as a key element of its global business development strategies, and views the REC Global Partner Program and its annual awards as an ideal framework to maintain and promote these vital industry alliances.

For further information please contact:

Anja Hesse
Public Relations Manager, REC
Leopoldstr. 175, 80804 Munich, Germany
Phone +49 89 54 04 67 223 
Email anja.hesse@recgroup.com  


About REC:

REC is a leading global provider of solar electricity solutions. With nearly two decades of expertise, we offer sustainable, high-performing products, services and investment opportunities for the solar and electronics industries. Together with our partners, we create value by providing solutions that better meet the world's growing electricity needs. Our 2,300 employees worldwide generated revenues of more than NOK 7 billion in 2012, approximately EUR 1 billion or USD 1.3 billion.

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