Bernie, left, and Craig, proper, installers at MCS licensed contractor Craig Michael Renewables.  

MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme), the UK’s high quality mark for renewable vitality applied sciences, now has over 5,250 contractors licensed beneath the Scheme, the very best because it started in 2008. 

Following the closure of the Feed-in Tariff (FiT), MCS contractor numbers dropped from practically 5,000 in 2012 to simply 1,700 in 2019. Since then, MCS has rebuilt its contractor base, certifying round 700 new companies annually. 

In line with the MCS Information Dashboard, 1,443 installers gained certification in 2024 throughout a spread of renewable applied sciences. Photo voltaic PV noticed the most important rise, with 718 contractors gaining certification for photo voltaic PV in 2024. 

The variety of MCS licensed warmth pump contractors additionally continues to develop, with 387 changing into licensed in 2024, bringing the full to over 2,000.  

Ian Rippin, CEO of MCS, mentioned: “The year-on-year development in MCS licensed contractors displays the continued growth of the UK’s small-scale renewables sector and the growing confidence in MCS certification. With over 5,250 contractors now licensed and extra contractors than ever lively inside a single yr, we’re making certain that households throughout the UK have entry to high-quality renewable vitality installations.” 

Craig Haycock, founding father of MCS licensed contractor Craig Michael Renewables, added: “We turned licensed for each photo voltaic PV and battery storage figuring out that MCS certification, as a mark of high quality, would give our prospects confidence in our installations and strengthen our enterprise’ status.”