New research by Wolseley has found that almost three quarters of contract customers (72%) think they will expand into renewable installations in the next three years.
The survey included 240 participants across heating, plumbing and fm in a mixture of private, social, and new build markets. Overall, the survey showed that most contract customers thought renewables would impact their business in some way.
72% of respondents think they will expand into renewable installations in the next three years, more than half are expecting to increase renewable installations within two years and 30% are expecting to increase renewable installations in the next 12 months.
The 28% who don’t see themselves moving into renewables are mainly plumbers. However, three quarters of them are interested in finding out more about how renewables can contribute to the growth of their business.
The survey found that the most popular products in the transition are air source heat pumps at 83%.
Louise Dyson, Senior Category Manager at Wolseley said: “It is clear from our findings that customers fully appreciate the importance of renewable installations and the impact they are already making – and will continue to make – in how they develop their business.”
