Episode 9: An interview with Emma Morris

Join Matthew Beales, Regional Sales Manager at Grant UK, who talks to Paul Williams from Homely and Neil Sawers, Commercial Technical Manager at Grant UK, to discuss Homely optimisation controls and their compatibility with Grant Aerona³ R32 air source heat pumps. During this episode, Matt, Paul and Neil discuss the heat pump controls and their role in setting up and managing an efficient heat pump system. 

What’s discussed: 

• An introduction to Homely
• Optimisation controls and the core features of Homely
• Installing Homely with Grant Aerona³ R32 heat pumps

Useful resources:
To help heating professionals learn more about installing Homely controls with Aerona³ R32 heat pumps, a free online training course is available via the Grant eLearning Academy – simply visit www.grantelearning.com to login or create a new account, use the enrolment key PODCAST22. To learn more about Grant’s air source heat pump range, please visit www.grantuk.com/products/air-source-heat-pumps. 

Paul Williams is the Business Development Manager at Homely and has over 24 years experience in the HVAC industry, starting as an apprentice installer and progressing into sales and business development roles with HVAC manufacturers. Paul is responsible for the key strategic partnerships across the UK and Europe for Homely. 

This episode was recorded on 20th September 2023. 

Join Helen Rishworth, Content and Communications Manager at Grant UK, along with Stuart McWhinnie and Steve Burton from Grant UK’s in-house Design and Specification Team as they talk about all things relating to underfloor heating. Stuart and Steve discuss the features and benefits of underfloor heating systems as well as exploring the key factors relating to designing and installing this type of heat emitter. 

What’s discussed: 

• The benefits of an underfloor heating system
• The different types of UFH – traditional screeded, low profile & dry solutions
• The key considerations when it comes to UFH designs & installation

Useful resources:
Grant UK supply a broad range of UFH systems, accessories and controls so view the full Uflex offering here: www.grantuk.com/professional/products/underfloor-heating. To support customers with planning, specifying and designing underfloor heating systems, please contact their Design Team here - www.grantuk.com/professional/support/design. 

Stuart McWhinnie is Technical Design Manager at Grant UK and heads their Design and Specification Team. Stuart’s background is in electromechanical engineering and he has been working in the heating industry for over 20 years. 

Steve Burton is the Assistant Design Manager at Grant UK and works alongside Stuart and the team of Specification Technical Advisors. Steve ran a plumbing and heating company for 20 years installing gas, oil and renewable heating systems and laid his first UFH system over two decades ago.

This episode was recorded on 29th March 2023. 

Join Matthew Beales, Regional Sales Manager at Grant UK, as he interviews one of the leading female figures in the sustainable heating sector – Emma Morris, Underfloor Heating and Renewables Sales Consultant at E. Tupling distributors. In this episode, Matthew chats with Emma to learn more about her career, some of the challenges she has faced and her outlook on the industry in the years to come. 

What’s discussed: 

• Emma’s career so far – how it started & a typical day in her current role
• A look at the heating sector – what has changed & what needs to change
• Working towards Net Zero & the support needed 

Useful resources:
Grant UK deliver an extensive range of free online training for merchants and other heating professionals via the Grant eLearning Academy – follow the link here to read more: www.grantuk.com/professional/training/elearning-academy. And to discover their full range of sustainable heating products, please visit www.grantuk.com/professional/products. 

Emma Morris started working in the heating sector in 2017 and now specialises in renewables in her role at Tuplings where she provides support to merchants and their customers on air source heat pumps and renewable installation projects. She is currently training to be a gas engineer and is also aiming to be a fully qualified renewable heating engineer within the next eighteen months. 

This episode was recorded on 31st March 2023.

Join Matthew Beales, Regional Sales Manager at Grant UK, Rich Cartwright, Director and Innovator at Heat Engineer Software Ltd, and Neil Sawers, Grant UK’s Commercial Technical Manager, to explore the retrofit market, discussing the energy saving measures existing housing stock can adopt as well as looking at heat pump and hybrid solutions for retrofit installations.

What’s discussed: 

• Insulating our homes and reducing heat loss
• Retrofit heat pump installations – what to remember
• Hybrid technologies & their opportunities 

Useful resources:
Grant UK deliver a range of resources to help homeowners and installers learn more about renewable heating. Homeowners can visit www.grantuk.com/knowledge-hub and heating professionals can head to www.grantuk.com/professional/training. 

Rich Cartwright has 15 years of heat pump experience within different engineering roles and he is Director and Innovator for Heat Engineer Software Ltd who develop software which is user friendly, helping installers with heat pump sizing and heating designs. 

This episode was recorded on 31st October 2022. 

This episode explores a selection of common myths and misconceptions about air source heat pumps. Kevin Ellis, Renewables Sales Manager at Grant UK, picks up this conversation with Roly Gurner from Oceanair Distribution and Neil Sawers, Grant UK’s Commercial Technical Manager, who discuss the facts when it comes to heat pump technology. 

What’s discussed: 

• Heat pumps’ suitability for new and existing homes
• Heat pump installation and running costs
• Maintaining heat pumps – servicing & lifespan

Useful resources:
For support specifying and designing heat pump systems, please visit www.grantuk.com/professional/support/design. To read more about heat pumps, legislation and more, visit our Home Heating Blog: www.grantuk.com/about/blog. 

Roly Gurner has been involved in the heat pump and renewables sector for 12 years, working for an installation and maintenance company before joining Oceanair Distribution, an Air to Water Specialist who support installers with heat pump designs, installation and technical support.

This episode was recorded on 31st October 2022.

In this episode, part of Series II of the Net Zero Heating Show, Kevin Ellis, Grant UK’s Renewables Sales Manager, is joined by Steve Alldritt, Technical Director for the City Plumbing Energy Efficiency Team, and Jack McGovern, Managing Director of Lincolnshire installation company The Glow Group Ltd, to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the heating sector. 

What’s discussed: 

• Key changes in the heating sector in recent years
• Looking ahead with low carbon heating – education, infrastructure & 2025
• In-depth perspectives from a merchant and an installer

Useful resources:
To complete online training about renewable heating and more, join Grant UK’s eLearning Academy: www.grantuk.com/professional/training/elearning-academy. For specification resources for Grant renewable heating products, head to: www.grantuk.com/professional/specificationhub. 

Steve Alldritt has been involved in the heating industry for 35 years, specialising in renewables and underfloor heating systems for the last two decades, and working within the City Plumbing Supplies business for 10 years. 

Jack McGovern has been installing heating systems for over 15 years and is the Founder and Business Owner of The Grow Group Ltd who are an installation and servicing company working with heat pumps and boilers. 

This episode was recorded on 13th October 2022. 

In this episode, Matthew Beales, Regional Sales Manager at Grant UK, is joined by Ken Bone from Your Energy Your Way to discuss how to maximise the potential of an air source heat pump installation. We chat to Ken about system design and the benefits of combining technologies as well as learning more about some of his recent heat pump installations.

What’s discussed: 

• Steps involved in designing a heat pump system
• Installing heat pumps with plate loaded cylinders and solar thermal
• Advice for experienced heat pump installers and those new to heat pumps

Useful resources:

Subscribe to Grant UK’s YouTube Channel and watch their video tutorials on heat pumps and more here - www.youtube.com/MyGrantUK. To join the low carbon heating conversation, join us on our social channels by searching @mygrantuk.

Ken Bone has been involved in the heating industry for thirty years and has been installing heat pumps for around fifteen years. Ken has extensive experience working with air source heat pumps and other renewables and is passionate about promoting the benefits of all types of renewables.

This episode was recorded on 31st January 2022. 

This episode of the Net Zero Heating Show explores an alternative low carbon heating solution – biofuels. Helen Rishworth, Grant UK’s Assistant Marketing Manager, is joined by Neil Sawers, Commercial Technical Manager at Grant UK, Malcolm Farrow, Head of Public Affairs at OFTEC, and John Weedon, Director of Mitchell & Webber Ltd, to discuss the role biofuels can play in helping decarbonise hard to heat homes. 

What’s discussed:

• What are biofuels and where do they sit in the road to Net Zero?
• Field trials researching the use of HVO in oil boilers
• What needs to be done to persuade Government to consider HVO?

Useful resources:
To read more about the trials researching the use of HVO, please visit www.grantuk.com/about/blog. You can also access additional resources about biofuels here: www.grantuk.com/support/biofuelheating.

Malcolm Farrow is part of OFTEC’s strategic management team and is closely involved in their heat policy work and oversees OFTEC’s online, PR, marketing and publishing activity.

Mitchell & Webber Ltd are a fuel distribution company based in the South West of England who also have a heating services division and John has been actively involved in the HVO trials for the Oil industry, being on the UKIFDA & OFTEC steering team since the start in 2018.

This episode was recorded on 26th January 2022. 

In this episode, Kevin Ellis, Grant UK’s Renewables Sales Manager, is joined by Neil Sawers, Commercial Technical Manager at Grant UK, and Jamie Vickers, Director of LPS Renewables Ltd, to discuss air source heat pump installations using a low-loss header. With plenty of technical discussions, the guests explore some of the challenges heat pump installations can present and how a low-loss header and system volumiser can provide the solution. 

What’s discussed: 

• Key differences between a traditional heating system and an air source heat pump
• Field research and the development of Grant’s low-loss header
• An installer’s perspective of using low-loss headers

Useful resources:
You can discover the full range of Grant products and accessories here: www.grantuk.com/professional/products. To keep up to date with our latest updates, please subscribe to our mailing list here: http://eepurl.com/dvcjqj

Jamie has been working in the heating industry for nearly twenty-five years and his company, LPS Renewables Ltd based in Leeds, are a renewable installation company who are passionate about efficient home heating solutions.

This episode was recorded on 27th January 2022. The recording took place remotely and in a couple of instances, the audio is affected by background sounds. 

This episode takes a look at how two installation companies have adapted their businesses in the ever-changing landscape of the heating industry. Matthew Beales, Regional Sales Manager at Grant UK, is joined by two G1 Installers – Tom Smith and Arwel Sharp – to discuss how they have developed and grown their companies by transitioning them into the renewables sector and embracing the opportunities presented by sustainable heating systems. 

What’s discussed: 

• Routes of getting into the heating sector and renewables training
• Hurdles and opportunities with heat pumps and renewable installations
• Advice for upcoming heating engineers 

Useful resources:
To start your heat pump and renewables training, please visit www.grantuk.com/professional/training. If you are ready to take the next step and join the G1 Installer Scheme, please head to www.grantuk.com/professional/g1-scheme.

Tom Smith Plumbing and Heating is based in Cornwall, specialising in renewable products as well as oil and gas boilers with Tom having a decade’s worth of experience installing renewable heating systems.

Based in Carmarthenshire, Sharp Plumbing and Heating was established in 2010 starting in gas and oil boilers before adding renewables and today, Arwel is MCS registered for heat pumps, solar thermal and biomass systems.

This episode was recorded on 27th January 2022.