Operations

8 articles tagged with Operations

The Warm Homes Plan is delivery-constrained, not money-constrained
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The Warm Homes Plan is delivery-constrained, not money-constrained

The 拢15bn is real. The 5-million-homes target is real. What's missing is the engineers. For UK heat pump installers, the next four years are an installer-capacity market - and the operations playbook that wins it is different from the one that won 2024.

Jamie Duncan

Jamie Duncan

14 May 2026

BUS V5 and the upfront discount: what changed on 28 April 2026
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BUS V5 and the upfront discount: what changed on 28 April 2026

The Boiler Upgrade Scheme moved to V5 on 28 April 2026. The voucher mechanism is unchanged - what's new is the mandatory upfront discount on the customer's quote and invoice. Here's how that changes installer cash flow, T&Cs, and template configuration.

Jamie Duncan

Jamie Duncan

11 May 2026

MIS 3005-D vs MIS 3005-I: who designs, who installs, who signs
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MIS 3005-D vs MIS 3005-I: who designs, who installs, who signs

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

Jamie Duncan

11 May 2026

Heat pump commissioning under BUS V5: a 2026 compliance playbook
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Heat pump commissioning under BUS V5: a 2026 compliance playbook

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.

Matt Franklin

Matt Franklin

28 April 2026

Heat pump installer economics: what actually drives margin
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Heat pump installer economics: what actually drives margin

A practical breakdown of where heat pump installer margin is won and lost - from survey to commissioning. Covers the real cost of quoting, MCS admin, on-site overruns, and how growing installers protect 20%+ margins as volume scales.

Jamie Duncan

Jamie Duncan

22 April 2026