Can you get an MCS certificate for a heat pump after installation? Unfortunately, no. An MCS certification must be issued at the time of installation by a certified installer. For housebuilders and developers, planning for MCS from the start ensures compliance with Building Regulations, improves SAP and EPC ratings, supports warranties, and provides homeowners with reliable post-installation support. Learn how to achieve full MCS compliance while using your existing plumbing team.
The British public supports net zero, but media coverage often paints a different picture. This blog looks at how renewable energy, heat pumps, and home battery systems can reduce bills, improve energy security, and protect UK households from volatile global gas and oil prices.
Now is the perfect time for heating installers to experience a heat pump first-hand. Alto Energy’s Start At Home scheme provides a free heat pump and all the key equipment, full training, MCS certification, ongoing technical support, and up to £1,000 cashback. Gain real-life experience, understand running costs, and build confidence for the growing heat pump market.
Heat pumps in old houses can work surprisingly well, even in solid wall homes with limited insulation. The key is understanding heat loss, sizing radiators correctly, and designing the system around your property. See how careful planning transformed Aaron G’s home, cutting daily electricity costs and keeping every room warm.
The UK heat pump market surged in 2025, with 125,037 units sold, a 27% increase on 2024. For installers, this growth brings huge opportunity, but also the challenge of meeting rising demand for skilled professionals. Free training and MCS umbrella schemes from Alto Energy give engineers the tools and confidence to enter the low-carbon heating market, close skill gaps, and access government incentives.
The Government has recently published it’s long anticipated consultation response about the up and coming Future Homes Standard, as well as more imminent changes to the building regulations now planned for 2022. These updates will have a huge impact on the choices developers make about the specification of new homes. Is it finally time for heat pumps to become the norm in new builds?
Recently the Government outlined a 10-step plan for the Green Industrial Revolution and we wanted to know if you, as heating installers, feel prepared for what is to come in the future? We are looking at this from a heat pump perspective so ultimately, do you feel there is enough support for the installation of heat pumps?
Due to the current coronavirus pandemic the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BIES) have published a notice regarding the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). The Document outlines the Government’s intention to relax the current ‘12 month rule’ where you have to apply for the RHI within 12 months of the commissioning date of your heat pump.
As of today 30th September 2020 the Green Homes Grant Scheme is now LIVE! You can get £5,000 - or in some instances £10,000 if you’re on certain benefits - off the cost of installing an energy efficient air source heat pump or ground source heat pump. Alto Energy is MCS accredited and Trustmark approved, meaning that we are an approved installer under the scheme.
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