Why do you ask for a deposit?

We want to build up our stock further, which is sensible given the long delivery times for materials. We like to do things properly, and investing costs money.

Is Dijkman doing all right?

Dijkman Zonne-energie is a healthy company. We have been going for more than 13 years, we see a sunny future ahead and we are happy to invest in it.

The new deposit scheme from 1 January 2023

Installer from Dijkman Zonne-energie carrying a solar panel with red work gloves

A lot is changing in the solar energy business. With the way things are going and with our own growth, we are changing how we work as well. From 1 January we ask for a deposit of 25%. Below we explain how that works and why we do it.

A 25% deposit from 1 January 2023

Have you accepted the quote for a solar panel system? Then you receive a confirmation from us asking you to pay the 25% deposit within 14 days. Your delivery period starts as soon as we have received it.

Deposit guarantee

After you have paid the deposit it takes a while before we come to fit the panels. So it is good to know that your deposit is guaranteed up to 3,000 euros, because Dijkman Zonne-energie is a member of SGZE, the Dutch solar industry foundation.

Why do we ask for a deposit?

Dijkman Zonne-energie has been going for 13 years and we keep growing. On 1 January 2023 we moved to new and larger premises, and at least 20 new colleagues joined in the past six months. We want to safeguard our quality and invest in a sunny future, which is why we want to build up our stock further. That is sensible, certainly now that materials take longer to arrive.

The changes in the market

The changes of the past year play their part too: rising energy prices, long delivery times for materials and the change in the VAT rate. A great deal has happened. Now that VAT has definitively gone to 0%, you will understand that our cash flow has changed as well. Asking for a deposit helps us absorb that.

Installer in work gloves fixing a solar panel with a cordless drill

Questions and answers

Why do you ask for a deposit?

We want to build up our stock further, which is sensible given the long delivery times for materials. We like to do things properly, and investing costs money.
Is Dijkman doing all right?

Dijkman Zonne-energie is a healthy company. We have been going for more than 13 years, we see a sunny future ahead and we are happy to invest in it.