13 articles tagged with MCS
The redeveloped MCS scheme doesn't require RECC or HIES, and BUS work no longer does either. When it's safe to cancel, and what replaces the code.
Jamie Duncan
26 October 2026
Current Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant amounts, which heat pump jobs qualify, and the quoting rules your business has to get right before you apply.
Ben Clarke
21 October 2026
What the MCS Technical Supervisor role requires, what happens when their qualification lapses, who can hold it, and when you need more than one.
Jamie Duncan
16 October 2026
Why Payaca built solar design and heat pump estimates into the system installers run the job in, and why we're still open to the tools you use.
Matt Franklin
27 September 2026
The MCS audit checklist for the redeveloped scheme: the documents, records and evidence you should be able to produce in ten minutes before the assessment.
Jamie Duncan
14 September 2026
Warm Homes work runs on two separate certification regimes, and which one applies depends on the measure you install, not the scheme you are bidding into. Here is how the split works.
Jamie Duncan
4 September 2026
England relaxed permitted development for air source heat pumps, but the right hinges on an MCS 020 noise assessment under 42 dB(A). A practical guide for UK installers on what changed and where jobs slip into a full planning application.
Jamie Duncan
18 July 2026
Every MCS certified business moves to the redeveloped scheme by 31 March 2027. The roles to assign, the new assessment model, and what to have ready.
Jamie Duncan
6 July 2026
What an MCS-certified solar installer has to produce by commissioning sign-off - MIS 3002 evidence, IEC 62446 tests, the EIC, DNO notification, MID registration within 10 working days, and a handover pack that unlocks the customer's SEG application.
Jamie Duncan
2 July 2026
Real income numbers for MCS-certified heat pump installer businesses in 2026. Day rates, annual turnover, BUS grant impact, and what a 5-person team can realistically earn.
Ben Clarke
29 June 2026
MIS 3005 split into two documents on 1 April 2022 - one for design, one for installation. Most growing UK heat pump installers still treat them as one workflow, and that's where the data leaks. A practical guide to the design-to-install handoff for scaling installers.
Jamie Duncan
11 May 2026
Commissioning is where heat pump jobs get signed off - and where margin and customer satisfaction most often leak. A practical playbook for growing UK installers on MIS 3005, the MCS Installation Database, BUS V5 voucher applications and redemption, and clean handover.
Jamie Duncan
28 April 2026
What getting MCS certified actually involves: the application, the audit, what it costs, and what your business loses without it.
Felix Rusby
1 July 2024