Marlec Engineering Co

Marlec was formed in 1978 in Rutland – the smallest county in the UK – by founder John Fawkes who subsequently received a Wind Energy Pioneer award from the British Wind Energy Association. As an early-retired successful engineer and businessman he was asked to investigate methods of keeping batteries topped up on farms to operate electric fence units located away from the grid.

The solution was the Rutland Windcharger a simple, reliable, quiet and efficient wind driven battery charging generator. Uses for the Rutland quickly diversified and they were soon seen on ocean going yachts, remote telecommunication sites, static caravans, isolated homes, navigational buoys, clinics in Africa, etc.