ACR Journal

CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai acrjournal.uk 23 INSTALLERS Home Centre – becoming the face of heat pump technology in their local community. As society moves towards a greener future, with renewable heating systems forming an integral part of this vision, the domestic heat pump market is set to see significant growth over the next few years. For ACR installers, already with F-Gas capabilities and the basic skills and foundations already in place, this new market presents an exciting opportunity for business growth and progression – an opportunity not to be missed. However, in order to make it a true success, having access to both high-quality product training and continuous business support, such as that oered by Daikin’s Sustainable Home Network, is essential. helps to open doors into the domestic heating industry but could also provide you with wider business opportunities, a larger range of products and skills and the potential for significant business growth and revenue generation – all helping your company to grow, progress and expand. Putting it into numbers, the Committee for Climate Change has forecast that, in order to meet the Government’s 2050 carbon-neutral deadline, there needs to be an estimated one million annual heat pump installations by as soon as 2030. Yet, there are currently only an estimated 530 accredited heat pump installers in the UK. This clearly exposes a huge skills gap and a demand, not only from society for renewable heating systems, but within the industry itself for installers to join the heating revolution. Recognising this need for knowledgeable and skilled installers to satisfy the growing heat pump market, Daikin has launched the Sustainable Home Network, providing ACR engineers with access to both tailored heat pump training and business support. Exciting opportunity For ACR installers and engineers who are perhaps unfamiliar with heat pump technology in the domestic sector or are in need of a skills refresh, they will enter the Network as a Sustainable Home Installer, where they will be provided with the relevant product and installation training and support needed to advance on to the next tier of the programme – Sustainable Home Expert. Here, being already F-Gas capable, installers will have access to Daikin’s comprehensive range of Daikin Altherma heat pump systems, as well as unlimited product training, extended system warranties, co-branded marketing materials, qualified consumer leads and enhanced business support. What’s more, with a strong emphasis on progression, Daikin also oers the opportunity to advance further and open a Sustainable To learn more about the Sustainable Home Network and to become a part of the Energy for Change, please call 01932 879070 or visit: www.daikin. co.uk/en_gb/energy-for-change/ heating-installers.html. ACR installers and engineers will be provided with the relevant product and installation training and support Daikin UK’s Sustainable Home Network aims to provide ACR engineers with access to both tailored heat pump training and business support