PV Hardware USA (PVH USA), a manufacturer of solar tracking and foundation systems, is expanding its original Houston manufacturing facility by approximately 34,200 square feet to increase domestic production capacity and support growing demand for pre-assembled solar tracker components.
The expansion will increase the company’s overall Houston storage capacity by 42% and is expected to support a 35% increase in production of pre-assembled components. The additional manufacturing space will allow PVH USA to supply more utility-scale solar projects while shifting a greater portion of equipment assembly from construction sites into its factories.
The investment is part of PVH USA’s strategy to simplify solar project installation by completing more manufacturing and assembly work before components reach the jobsite.
Rather than shipping large quantities of individual parts for field assembly, the company produces more complete assemblies in a controlled manufacturing environment. This approach is designed to reduce installation labor, simplify material handling and improve construction schedule predictability.
“We are investing in additional domestic manufacturing capacity because our customers are asking us to do more,” said Alfonso Queipo, CEO of PVH USA.
Queipo said the expansion is intended to improve installation efficiency as well as increase production volume, allowing the company to maintain greater control over quality, productivity and consistency.
The Houston project builds on pre-assembly processes PVH USA has been refining since 2023.
Under its manufacturing model, the company completes assembly tasks that would traditionally be performed by construction crews installing solar trackers at utility-scale projects.
Solar trackers are structural and mechanical systems that adjust the position of photovoltaic panels throughout the day to follow the sun and improve energy production.
Installing these systems requires coordinating structural components, mechanical assemblies, foundations and control equipment across large project sites.
PVH USA’s pre-assembly process is intended to reduce the number of individual components that contractors must receive, organize and assemble during construction.
According to the company, its approach can reduce the number of on-site components by as much as 70% and improve installation rates by up to 44%.
Those performance figures represent the company’s stated capabilities rather than guaranteed results for every project.
Reducing the number of parts handled in the field can help solar engineering, procurement and construction contractors manage labor requirements, installation sequencing and material logistics.
PVH USA said its manufacturing process can incorporate the assembly of 188 loose parts per tracker row before the equipment is shipped to a project site.
By transferring those activities into the factory, the company aims to reduce the amount of repetitive assembly work performed by installation crews.
“Solar EPCs face mounting pressure regarding labor availability, strict timelines and total project costs,” said Rodolfo Bitar, vice president of business development for PVH USA.
Bitar said completing more assembly work before shipment allows contractors to concentrate on installation rather than managing numerous individual components.
The approach also addresses challenges associated with weather conditions and the movement of equipment across large construction sites.
Solar installations frequently involve outdoor work over extensive areas, where delays in material delivery, adverse weather and limited labor availability can affect project schedules.
Factory-based assembly allows manufacturers to perform more work under controlled conditions, potentially reducing exposure to some of those variables.
For PVH USA, the expanded Houston facility will provide additional space to coordinate manufacturing, assembly, inventory management and shipment preparation.
The company expects the added capacity to help maintain consistent production standards as demand for its solar tracking systems increases.
The expansion also supports PVH USA’s domestic manufacturing strategy.
Producing and assembling more components in Texas can reduce dependence on longer international supply chains for U.S. projects while increasing the domestic content of its products.
PVH USA said localizing manufacturing can also reduce transportation-related emissions associated with international shipping and long-distance logistics.
Moving assembly activities into factories may additionally reduce the need for certain material-handling operations and heavy equipment at construction sites.
The company emphasizes recyclability in its product design, noting that steel represents more than 98% of the weight of a PVH solar tracker.
PV Hardware operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, Spain and Saudi Arabia and has supplied more than 52 gigawatts of solar trackers worldwide.
Its portfolio includes single-axis solar tracking systems in single-row and dual-row configurations, along with integrated control technologies designed for different terrain, soil and climate conditions.
The company designs, manufactures and supplies its own tracking systems, allowing it to coordinate engineering, production and delivery across its operations.
PVH USA did not disclose the financial value of the Houston expansion, the construction completion date or the number of additional employees expected to be hired.
The investment increases the company’s capacity to deliver pre-assembled solar tracker systems as developers and contractors seek ways to manage labor constraints, reduce field assembly requirements and improve construction efficiency across large-scale solar projects.

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