3. About CLE
Scottish Charitable company
Operates Licensing Scheme for Scottish
traders in construction sector
Promoting higher standards in construction
companies
c2000 Licensed Traders
Helping customers to find reputable traders
4. Licensing Scheme Standards
Technical Capability
Employee Skills & Financial Probity
Qualifications
Warranty
Cover
Customer Care Health & Safety
Commitment to a Code of
Practice Liability Insurances
5. Trade Association Scheme Operators
CLE Licensing Scheme covers the following trades:
Heating and Ventilation Electrical Plumbing
Building Decorating
6. Helping Homeowners
Avoid rogue traders – find reputable ones!
Advice on contracting
Complaint handling – formal procedures
Website information
New Freephone Number
7. New technologies
Microgeneration
Certification
Scheme
For Installers of
microgeneration
equipment
Align with
UKAS accredited Building
Certification Standards
Body – spring Approved
2011 Certifier
Schemes
8. Scottish Government support
Energy Efficiency Action Plan (action 6.4ii)
Commitment to assisting Scottish installers
who wish to have MCS installer certification
Sponsored CLE to become Scottish-based
UKAS certification body for MCS
9. UKAS Accreditation
Now accredited certification body
MCS Certification for Installers
5 technologies:
• Solar Thermal, Heat Pumps, Biofuel
• Solar PV, Micro-Wind Turbines
Focus on Scottish electrical, heating and plumbing companies
Increase core trades to engage in renewables
10. Approved Certifier
of Construction Schemes
Terms Definitions
Approved Certifier of Allows qualified and experienced building professionals
Construction Schemes and tradesman to be responsible for ensuring compliance
with Scottish Building Regulations
Approved Certifier the individual registered under the scheme who
determines compliance with Scottish Building Standards
Approved Body the enterprise registered under the scheme who employs
and supports the Approved Certifier
Certificate of issued by an Approved Certifier to confirm that work
Construction carried out under a Building Warrant complies with
Scottish Building regulations
Schemes Providers
Electrical Installations to BS7671 SELECT & NICEIC
Drainage, Heating and Plumbing SNIPEF
11. Aligning MCS with ACCS
Key objective to align MCS with Approved Certifier of
Construction Schemes (ACCS)
Approved Certifiers & Approved Bodies gaining MCS
certification
Commitment to adhere to Scottish Building Regulations
Benefit to building owner when Building Warrant is issued
Added benefits of complaints and disciplinary procedures
12. Installer Competence
Approved Certifier (or equivalent)
Electrical Installations to BS7671 Scheme
Electricity
Generating SJIB Approved Electrician & BS7671
Technologies qualification
Industry recognised qualification for
renewables installation
SVQ 3 Certificate in Environmental Technology
13. Installer Competence
Approved Certifier (or equivalent)
Drainage Heating & Plumbing Scheme
Heat
Generating SNIJIB Advanced or Technician Plumber, Heating
Technologies Engineer or Technician
Industry recognised qualification for renewables
installation
SVQ 3 Certificate in Environmental Technology
14. Requirements to meet
MCS001 – Quality Management System
MIS 3000 Series – Installation Standards:
Heat Generating Technologies Electricity Generating Technologies
3001 Solar Thermal 3002 Solar PV
3004 Biofuel Systems 3003 Micro/Small Wind Turbines
3005 Heat pumps
(Ground and Air Source)
REAL Assurance Scheme membership
15. Quality Management System
“Say what you do, do what you say”
Expected to include items such as:
– Customer requirements and – Purchasing
contracts
– Complaints
– Inspection and equipment
– Use of certification mark – Record keeping
– Training and competence – Health and safety
– Corrective & preventive – Storage and
actions handling
– Reviewing of all this
Appropriate to your business
16. REAL Assurance Scheme
– Code of Practice
Pre-sales activity - Advertising, quotations, performance predictions
Contracts – terms of business, cancellation rights, deposits and pre-
payments
Completing the order
After-sales activities – guarantees, maintenance and service agreements
Complaints procedures and Arbitration service
17. Preparing for Certification
Management system documented & evidence of use
Additional training completed
One installation completed per technology
Membership of REAL
Application and payment to CLE
18. Certification Process
Appointment of auditor who arranges visit
½ day office-based assessment
Site based assessment of completed installation
Audit findings – 45 days to rectify
Certification decision
Sub-licence Agreement and Certificate awarded
Entry on MCS installer database
20. Why become MCS certified?
Financial Incentives for customers
Feed In Tariff
3 financial benefits for electricity generation:
• Generation Tariff – amount varies depending on technology and size
• Export Tariff = 3.1p per KWh exported to grid
• Energy bill savings from use of electricity generated
FiT applies up to 5MW, but MCS up to 50kW
21. Renewable Heat Incentive
RHI for non-domestic installs - delayed
RH Premium Payments available now
• Domestic customers, off gas Solar thermal £300
• 25,000 installs across UK ASHP £850
• Apply through Energy Saving Trust Biomass £950
• £15m available to March 2012 GSHP £1250
RHI for domestic installs – from October 2012
• Installs from July 2009 eligible (with/out RHPP)
Below 45kw – must be MCS certified product and installer
22. RH Premium Payment Scheme
Total number of vouchers issued 2,563 (10% of availability)
Value of vouchers issued £1,972,750 (13% of budget)
Vouchers Issued by Technology
Biomass
16%
Vouchers Issued by Country
Solar Thermal
31%
Wales
11%
ASHP Scotland
34% 15%
GSHP
19%
England
74%
From Energy Saving Trust. Data as at 23.10.11
23. Impact of Introduction of FiT
Number of FIT Registrations in Scotland
6000
5000
Number of FIT Registrations
4000
3000
Hydro
PV
2000 Wind
Total FIT
1000
0
30.9.10
28.10.10
25.11.10
30.12.10
27.01.11
24.02.11
31.03.11
28.04.11
26.05.11
30.06.11
28.07.11
25.08.11
29.09.11
Date
24. Installations for FiT in Scotland (at 29.9.11)
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
Community
2000
C&I
1500 Domestic
1000
500
0
Hydro
PV
Wind
25. UK vs Scotland Registrations Year 1
30000
25000
20000
UK
15000
Scotland
10000
5000
0
Hydro PV Wind A.D.
26. The Competition
Number of MCS Solar Th Solar PV Wind T Biomass All HPs ASHP
certified
companies
Based in Scotland 82 127 35 25 58 7
Increase since June +13 +60 +6 +3 +2 +1
Number of MCS Solar Th Solar PV Wind T Biomass All HPs ASHP
certified
companies
Based outside 69 145 25 17 56 4
Scotland
Increase since June -1 +23 +1 +1 -2 0
QMS is all about having procedures in place for managing the business of installing microgeneration equipment – having them documented and having records which show that they are used for all your installations.Making sure every installation follows the same process.Assessment for certification looks at what your documented procedures are – then at how they have been used for each installation. Expectation is just to say what you do and do what your say.Size and complexity of the procedures and quality manual all depends on size and complexity of your business.
For CLE members – trying to keep costs down.Possibly some travel costs on top – depends on whether our subcontractors who provide the auditing services have to impose charges. Gemserv and REAL – same for all certification bodies and compulsory for all installers.Won’t be making unnecessary extra assessment visits, or charges to make changes to certificates.If extra assessment visits are needed to complete the assessment process, then there will be additional charges, but we expect that non-conformances can been dealt with by provision of evidence through post – then checked at next surveillance visit.
