aerial photograph of the CIS building in Manchester showing its new solar panel cladding. Built in 1962 the building is now Grade II listed. The service tower is now clad in solar panels and the building the tallest office block in England outside of London. From 1962 to 1963 it was the tallest building in the whole of England. It is owned by the Co-Operative Group and the architect were Gordon Tait and G. S. Hay