Edilians signs an unprecedented partnership with April Construction to help roofers in the photovoltaic market

With a wide photovoltaic solar range, EDILIANS is aware of the real growth lever that this high-potential market represents for its roofing partners who are still hesitant to get started. Also, in order to encourage them to develop this activity with complete peace of mind, the reference brand in France for terracotta roofs, energy renovation and photovoltaic solar has just signed a partnership with APRIL Construction, 1^er French wholesale broker and Insurance expert.

Among the difficulties encountered by roofers in entering the photovoltaic market are the reluctance of insurance companies and their request to obtain QualiPV Building qualification. An insurance problem for photovoltaic solar products suffered by companies, in particular for products integrated into buildings, on which EDILIANS, specialist in solar solutions integrated on sloping terracotta roofs, and APRIL, leading French wholesale broker and Insurance expert , exchanged from June 1. This is why, in order to simplify as much as possible the process for craftsmen to start a photovoltaic solar activity, the two entities have just signed a partnership.

Thanks to the support of an expert roof brand with guaranteed, reliable and aesthetic photovoltaic solutions (zero claims declared in insurance since the start of the integrated solar tile), if they meet the conditions (training in installation in accordance with the rules of art and BP accreditation, etc.), professionals then benefit from rates negotiated by EDILIANS and shared rules to subscribe to a ten-year civil liability insurance contract covering their installation activity of all tile and solar panel solutions. 'EDILIANS, including integration.

For Olivier Delattre, Director of the Edilians Energy Environment division: « Thanks to our partnership with APRIL Construction, a true guarantee of this insurance expert's confidence in our photovoltaic solutions, we facilitate insurance access for Edilians partner companies wishing to develop in solar. We thus present a real breakthrough for our roofing partners who still see solar activity insurance too often as a pain point. »

For Karim TAALBI, Managing Director of APRIL Partenaires: « The construction market has been experiencing an energy transformation for several years. This transformation, accelerated by the Climate and Resilience law, aims to implement concrete measures to fight global warming. In this context, construction insurance has more than ever a major role to play in supporting craftsmen to develop new activities linked to energy renovation. For more than 15 years, APRIL has been innovating and developing competitive and sustainable insurance offers to enable construction professionals to practice their profession with complete peace of mind and by adapting to market developments. Today, thanks to this partnership with Edilians, APRIL is strengthening its positioning and its commitment to supporting artisans in this transition. »

By signing this successful partnership with APRIL Construction, which is part of the overall support that EDILIANS offers to roofing professionals who wish to launch into solar, the manufacturer once again illustrates its desire, beyond its broad residential solar range, to be a pioneer and also to innovate in terms of services.

*source: LCP Delta 2023 study