Ideal Heating Managing Director (Domestic Products) Mark Derbyshire (right) and HPIN Managing Director Clayton Browne
The Ideal Heat Pump Expert scheme – the result of this new partnership – aims to take the hassle out of installing heart pumps and enable installers to increase their income and future-proof their business, at zero cost.
It involves a simple process, covering everything from training to paperwork, payment and Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) registration. The installer just installs the heat pump.
As well as opening up a new, long-term market for installers, the partnership will enable them to earn between £2,500 and £5,000 per job when installing a heat pump through Ideal Heating and HPIN.
They can also earn £150 for each technical assessment and an additional £500 bonus if the installation is for a customer the installer referred.
Joining the Ideal Heat Pump Expert scheme is completely free of charge and offers installers a host of benefits.
It carries no risk, while installers have no obligations or annual targets, are not tied into any contracts, and can decline any install offered to them.
For installers, advantages of joining the scheme include:
The scheme has the further major advantage of HPIN being owned by EDF, Britain’s biggest generator of zero-carbon electricity.
EDF relies on HPIN for all its UK customers’ heat pump installations, providing a consistent and reliable stream of local work for installers who sign up for the Ideal Heat Pump Expert scheme.
The pioneering scheme aims to help address the severe shortage of skilled heat pump installers needed to meet ever-growing demand as the UK drives to net zero.
Mark Derbyshire, Managing Director (Domestic Products) at Groupe Atlantic UK, Republic of Ireland and North America, parent company of Ideal Heating, explained: “This partnership is a major move for the UK heating industry, as it will play a very significant role in supporting gas boiler installers to access the rapidly-growing heat pumps market.
“Together with HPIN, we’ll be helping installers every step of the way in their journey to become Ideal Heat Pump Experts.
“This builds on our very strong relationship with the installer community and our deep understanding of the challenges they face as the heating market changes.
“It’s another huge statement of our commitment to helping boiler installers make the transition to become low carbon heating engineers and connect them to a steady stream of new work.”
Clayton Browne, Managing Director of both HPIN and CB Heating, said: “We’re hugely excited by this partnership with Ideal Heating.
“By coming together, we’ll be providing thousands of gas boiler installers with a simple, supported pathway to heat pump installations, without the need for them to become MCS-registered
“We’re joining the dots for installers, taking the hassle out of moving into heat pumps and enabling them to enter this fast-growing market with confidence.
“The best part is that it’s all completely free for members of the scheme. There is zero cost to join and zero cost for the training, with installation jobs provided, all design work completed and equipment supplied.”
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