‘No one saves the planet if it hits their pocket’: UK heat pump installers fear planned subsidy cuts

Boiler upgrade scheme, which provides grants of up to £9,000 for sustainable alternatives, expected to be slashed in budget When Bill Tuck first started installing air source heat pumps six years ago, other heating engineers were skeptical about whether the green technology would take off.

“Now, the conversation is completely different,” he said. “I’m getting approached by them saying: ‘Mrs Jones, my customer for 15…