Structures — Lmaxx Span
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Lmaxx Span

Free-standing solar canopy structures built from the ground up. Solar carports over car parks, covered loading yards, forecourt canopies and large industrial solar structures. The space below stays completely open and usable. Pakistan’s most in-demand commercial solar structure — engineered and fabricated locally.

At a Glance

Lmaxx Span — Key Facts

Dual Use
Generate & Utilise

Solar generation above. Parking, loading, storage or operations below. No land sacrificed.

Hybrid
Al & Steel Columns

Structural steel columns for span and height economy. Aluminium beams, rails and panel frames above.

Bespoke
Any Layout

Column spacing, canopy height and span engineered around your site layout and clearance requirements.

Sinopak
Fabricated Locally

All aluminium profiles extruded and finished by Sinopak in Karachi. No import delays or supply risk.

What Lmaxx Span Does

Generate Power. Keep the Ground Beneath It.

Lmaxx Span structures are free-standing canopies built from the ground up on engineered columns. There is no existing roof — the structure creates its own overhead plane, with solar panels on top and completely open, usable space below. Span is for any site where the ground is already being used for something — parking, loading, storage, operations — and adding solar panels cannot come at the cost of that use.

Solar carports are currently the primary Span application in Pakistan — commercial and industrial car parks where the same footprint delivers parking below and power above. But any open area with an overhead clearance requirement is a Span candidate.

Lmaxx Span solar carport with cars below
Applications

What Lmaxx Span Is Built For

Primary Use

Solar Carports

The most in-demand Span configuration. Columns positioned between parking bays with a solar canopy above at drive-through height. Vehicle shade in Pakistan’s heat is a secondary benefit that clients value highly. Column positions are laid out around your parking grid — no bays lost.

Industrial

Loading Yards & Open Areas

Covered solar canopies over factory loading docks, open storage areas and logistics yards. Operations continue below. Column layout is designed around truck movements, turning radii and loading bay positions from the site plan.

Commercial

Forecourts & Walkways

Solar canopy structures over building entrances, pedestrian walkways and vehicle forecourts. Weather protection and solar generation in a single structure. Designed to integrate with the building facade and access routes.

How Span Is Built

Hybrid Engineering for Real Spans

Lmaxx Span structures use a hybrid material approach that puts the right material where it performs best. Columns are typically structural steel — hot-dip galvanised or epoxy-coated for corrosion protection. Steel is specified for columns because it is harder and stiffer than aluminium for the same cross-section, allowing thinner, lighter columns at the heights and spans a carport or industrial canopy requires. Thinner columns also take up less footprint in a car park.

Above the columns, all primary beams, purlins, rails and panel frames are fabricated from Alloy 6063 aluminium — the same profile system used across Lmaxx Base and Elevate. Aluminium above means zero corrosion on the panel-carrying components, which are exposed to salt air and rain for 25 years. The combination of steel columns and aluminium superstructure is standard engineering practice for this class of structure and gives the best outcome on both cost and longevity.

All Lmaxx aluminium profiles are extruded and finished by Sinopak Extrusion Technologies — Pakistan’s largest ISO-certified aluminium extruder, Korangi Industrial Area, Karachi.

Project Process

From Site Plan to Installed Canopy

Span structures are fully bespoke. Every project starts with your site layout and works forward to a structure that fits exactly what you have and exactly what you need.

  • Site plan review — parking layout, access routes, utility positions and clearance requirements.
  • Concept column layout — columns positioned to maximise coverage without disrupting operations below.
  • Structural design — column sizing, foundation type, beam spans and panel frame configuration.
  • Wind, seismic and dead load calculations to local code.
  • Structural drawings for client approval and building authority submission.
  • Aluminium profile fabrication by Sinopak to our engineering specification.
  • Site installation, structural inspection and commissioning.
  • Material certificates, weld records and as-built documentation on handover.
Why Span

More Than Just Solar Generation

No Land Lost
Zero Footprint Cost

The car park or yard keeps functioning exactly as before. Solar generation is added on top of existing land use — not instead of it.

Shade Bonus
Heat Reduction

In Pakistan’s climate, shaded parking is a genuine facility benefit. Reduces cabin temperatures, protects paintwork and is valued by staff and clients.

EV Ready
Future-Proofed

Span carports can be designed with cable conduit infrastructure for future EV charging points below — powered directly by the solar canopy above.

Local
Fabricated in Karachi

All aluminium profiles fabricated by Sinopak in Korangi. No import lead time, no port delays, full traceability.

Related
Lmaxx Base → Lmaxx Elevate → Solar Systems → Hybrid Engineering & Design →
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Share your site plan, number of parking bays or open area dimensions and your target panel count — our structural team will prepare a concept layout and indicative cost.

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