Isaac Occhipinti, Head of External Affairs said “HHIC has long been a critic of MCS as it is too bureaucratic and expensive, but with Government support for microgeneration technologies waning we do believe that an alternative is needed to keep interest in the renewables market alive and protect quality and consumers.

Our new scheme is based on the existing Competent Person Schemes and TrustMark and has been created through consultation with full industry backing.

The potential cost saving for installers using CPS and TrustMark as an equivalent scheme to MCS and a suitable Consumer Code is between £1500- £2000 (Based on 30 notifiable jobs a year, 2 year warranty and 10 employees). We believe that this offers excellent value for installers as most are already CPS registered whilst still delivering a quality service to consumers.”