Vaillant Hot Water Appliances Instructions
- July 22, 2024
- Vaillant
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Vaillant Hot Water Appliances
Product Specifications
- Brand: Vaillant
- Product Type: Low Carbon Heating Systems
- Key Technology: Heat Pumps
- Manufacturer Location: Belper, Derbyshire
- Training Centers: Kings Hill, Elland, Farnborough, Belper, Bristol, Glasgow
Product Usage Instructions
To make low-carbon heating more affordable and improve public awareness of heat pumps and energy-efficiency home upgrades, homeowners can take the following steps:
- Consider upgrading to a low-carbon heating system like a heat pump.
- Explore available grants and schemes for boiler upgrades and energy efficiency improvements.
- Contact Vaillant’s Westminster-based team via email at vaillant@connectpa.co.uk for further information.
- To become a certified installer of low-carbon heating systems, follow these steps:
- Undergo comprehensive upskilling and retraining to work with heat pumps.
- Explore the Aspire learning pathway offered by Vaillant to expand your knowledge base.
- Contact Vaillant for training opportunities at their Training Centers of Excellence.
- To learn more about Vaillant’s initiatives and products, including heat pump production, training programs, and industry insights, you can:
- Visit Vaillant’s manufacturing facility in Belper, Derbyshire for a tour and discussion.
- Attend training sessions at one of their Training Centers of Excellence.
- Contact Vaillant’s Westminster-based team via email at vaillant@connectpa.co.uk for any inquiries or to set up a visit.
FAQ
- Q: How can homeowners benefit from low-carbon heating systems?
- A: Low-carbon heating systems like heat pumps can help homeowners reduce energy usage, lower their carbon footprint, and potentially qualify for grants and incentives.
- Q: What support does Vaillant offer to installers?
- A: Vaillant provides training programs, such as the Aspire learning pathway, to upskill installers in working with low-carbon heating systems like heat pumps.
Introduction
About Vaillant
- Vaillant is a global company with over 30,000 domestic installer customers in the UK alone, supplying heating and hot water appliances to over 350,000 homes and businesses annually. We have 150 years of experience in delivering innovation in the domestic heating market and are proud to be leading the way in developing low-carbon technologies that deliver sustainable domestic energy solutions. We are committed to supporting the UK’s transition to lower carbon heat in homes through our range of heat pump products.
- We have invested over £50m into the manufacture of heat pumps, heat pump cylinders, and installer training in the UK since October 2022. Our heat pump manufacturing line in Belper, Derbyshire, made us the first boiler manufacturer to serve the domestic heat pump market with on-shore manufacture. Our recent investment demonstrates our support of the Government’s net zero ambition and at full capacity will have created 300 new, green jobs and apprenticeships for the local economy.
- We maintain 6 specialised training facilities in the UK focused on the education and skill development of installers. Additionally, we have established partnerships with 4 other sites and are collaborating with 3 colleges, a number which is expected to grow in the near future.
- Vaillant’s four pillars inform our work and must be delivered if home heating is to be decarbonized in the UK.
- Vaillant has identified three key areas where immediate policy action is required. These actions would support homeowners, businesses, and installers to deliver low-carbon heating, ensuring the deployment of heat pumps is maximized.
Support for businesses and the green supply chain
The UK is a world leader in net zero. A competitive environment is crucial for
attracting investment across the full supply chain for green industries, which
will generate new green jobs and make decarbonized heating products more
accessible for consumers.
To support business and the green supply chain, the Government should:
- Recognize the full supply chain in Green Investment Zones with favorable business rates and tax breaks to support opening warehousing spaces and expanding manufacturing capabilities.
- Extend the 0% VAT rate on heat pumps to other energy-saving materials that are integral to low-carbon heating systems i.e. high high-recovery cylinders.
- Lower the corporation tax for green investment.
Support for homeowners
The most important thing the Government can do to move towards net zero and
help families reduce their energy usage is to make it easier to fit low-carbon
heating systems.
Vaillant welcomed the September 2023 increased grant amount to the Boiler
Upgrade Scheme, alongside the previously announced additional funding which
supported the extension of the scheme to April 2028. However,
we must go further to make low-carbon heating more affordable and to improve
public awareness of heat pumps and energy-efficiency home upgrades.
To support homeowners, the Government should:
- Prioritize closing the price differential between gas and electricity to make electricity both the lowest carbon and lowest-cost fuel.
- Provide additional support for low-income households to help them install low-carbon heating systems in their homes.
- Expand the availability of green finance, in particular green mortgages and other innovative policy measures such as green stamp duty, low-interest or interest-free loans and Property Linked Finance, to tackle the upfront cost to homeowners of purchasing and installing low-carbon heating systems.
- Establish one-stop shop advisory services akin to Home Energy Scotland or Your Home, Better to support consumers on their decarbonization journey while dispelling common myths associated with heat pumps.
Support for installers
Heat pumps will be a key technology to decarbonize home heating, however, the
industry
is in urgent need of more certified installers of low-carbon heating systems.
The installation of heat pumps requires comprehensive upskilling and
retraining of the existing gas-safe registered installer base.
To upskill the installer workforce, the Government should:
- Develop a comprehensive upskilling strategy with annual targets. Manufacturers must meet obligations under the Clean Heat Market Mechanism. However, with only 4,000 MCS-certified contractors, manufacturers risk being penalized because of installer workforce shortages.
- Reform the Apprenticeship Levy so it can be used for a wider range of training pathways, including courses to support the training and retraining of installers, and allow even greater transference of unused levy spending to SMEs.
- Provide further financing options for installers looking to upskill, while standardizing accreditation to incentivize the workforce.
- Develop a standardized “skills card” that can track formal accreditations and competencies across all low-carbon heating technologies and fossil fuel systems.
Further information
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We would be delighted to welcome you to our manufacturing facility in Belper, Derbyshire for a full tour and meeting
to discuss our investment into heat pump production and ancillary componentry, our Aspire learning pathway to expand the heat pump installer base, our insights into the potential for hydrogen, and how a business such as ours is adapting to the changing industry around us. -
We would also be pleased to welcome you to one of our six training Centres of Excellence in Kings Hill, Elland, Farnborough, Belper, Bristol, or Glasgow.
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To set up a visit or for any further information, please contact Vaillant’s Westminster-based team via email at vaillant@connectpa.co.uk.
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