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Changes to Electrotechnical Assessment Specification (EAS) requirements could mean that roofing businesses installing solar PV need to upskill their workforce and ensure competence can be directly evidenced by appropriate qualifications.

NFRC Technical Manager – Pitched and Solar Integration, Ben Rowlands, will be speaking at Westminster Insight’s Future Homes Standard Conference on Tuesday 14 July London.

With the UK's green energy transition accelerating, the next generation of tradespeople urgently needs experienced professionals to teach them, and a fully funded opportunity is launching this summer to help those looking to move off the tools.  

As rooftop solar becomes more common, NFRC businesses are reporting that more systems are being fitted without an adequate assessment of the roof beneath.

NFRC welcomes solar ambition in Future Homes Standard but urges Government to address unresolved safety and competence gaps.

The government has published its long awaited £15 billion Warm Homes Plan to accelerate home energy upgrades across the UK.

One of the changes to the standard was the expansion of scope to include mechanically attached and non-mechanically attached mounting systems designed for installation on flat roofs.

Read more about latest Government announcement for Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to be default under the Future Homes Standard.

NFRC and AMA Research have published the State of Industry Q3 2024 Report.

Views expressed in a recent First Tier Tribunal decision that roof gardens should be classified as a storey in Higher-Risk Building criteria are being considered.

MSC issues statement highlighting problems faced by the solar PV industry.

This short survey from the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is your opportunity to let them know what your business needs in terms of skills provision in years to come.

In this recently recorded online session, NFRC is joined by manufacturers and contractors from the UK roofing industry to discuss how to get maximum benefit from the growth in demand for solar PV installation on roofs.