INDUSTRYNEWS
THE GREEN HOMES GRANT , IS IT WORTH THE EFFORT ?
… asks the National Federation of Glaziers ’ Anthony Jones .
» OUR SOUNDINGS FROM throughout the industry suggest that most glazing businesses are very busy indeed with supply chains creaking . The goalposts have been moved since the Green Homes Grant was announced , but the final situation is that a participating business must be Trustmark approved and also , PAS 2030 certified .
For PAS 2030 a company needs a Quality Management System . This will be written by a specialist and usually costs around £ 500 plus VAT . The company carrying out the certification scheme will inspect the business “ Head Office ” procedures and carry out onsite verification of installers . The indicative costs are around £ 1,500 plus VAT .
The 2019 requires all installers to be qualified to NVQ level 2 ( MTC cards are not sufficient ) and the company will need a “ retrofit coordinator and a retrofit assessor ” whose job is to assess the whole property and report what work is necessary to bring energy efficiency up to a higher level . As mentioned , the 2019 version is not a requirement but it must be shown that the company is working towards the 2019 version .
The “ retrofit co-ordinator and assessor ” will probably with larger companies be employed ; smaller businesses would need to use a suitably qualified person on an ad hoc basis . The cost would initially need to be borne by the business .
This all favours the largest businesses ; it also renders MTC of little value .
The Scheme itself is complicated and should cause some concern for a business :
1 . It requires that a primary measure is completed first before energy efficient windows can be installed .
2 . The value of secondary measures cannot exceed the value of the primary measure .
3 . With the £ 10,000 version for those receiving Social support , a company is not permitted to take a deposit ( for a bespoke item ?).
4 . The onus is the householder to send the voucher with the necessary documents so that the installers can be paid .
Our information is that this scheme may be extended or amended ; no doubt with the PAS 2030 ; 2019 .
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