We have the huge privilege of chatting with Gary from  @GaryDoesSolar  about the solar market, its challenges, upsides, consumer and installer thought processes and loads more. We have split this into 2 parts as Gary was good enough to spare 2 hours of his time. Its a conversation we loved and hope you enjoy it as well!

Adam and Ed join us to talk about importing, selling, specifying and loads more around the supply of solar PV and battery storage. We also get into the prices rises due to changes in international tariffs and rebates along with HDMs strong focus on training and upskilling installers around the UK. Check out HDM solar here https://www.hdmsolar.co.uk/

We get into the weeds of solar panel evolution with returning guest Sarah Wallace, UK sales director for LONGI. This one was super interesting for both Mark and Sam with references back towards quality in both installation and manufacturing which is also Sarah's strong position that quality counts! Find out more from Sarah here https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-wallace-511051bb/

We get into the challenges lots of us face working in and running small businesses. This is a return of installer decompression and we have plans to bring this into the real world among those who want to join us!

We explore the challenges of adding battery storage to solar systems with aged FIT tariffs and some real world experiences of meters reading numbers consumers dont expect. Sam really brought a top tier topic for this one with some pearls of wisdom to help the rest of us out. This is exactly why this podcast exists.

We get into solar PV testing and more with the legends Mark and Steve from  @testinstrumentsolutions  Was really interesting to learn about product development and the challenges in supporting electricians with the knowledge to test this stuff! Huge thanks to Mark and Steve for visiting us and please do check them out at tradeshows around the UK and https://www.testinstrumentsolutions.co.uk/

Mark and Sam dive into the new government policy around the warm homes plan and what it might mean for the solar, battery, heat pump and more sectors! You can find the plan here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/warm-homes-plan

Mark and Sam discus strategies they are trying in 2026 to grow sales and convert enquires! Along with the obsession (healthy or otherwise) to develop company apps using AI and using that to reduce the holes in buckets!Dont forget to like and subscribe!

Heamar Renewable Solutions join us to discuss torque on roof mounting and cable lugs/crimps. This one is so interesting and lots for us installers to think about!https://www.linkedin.com/company/heamar-renewable-solutions/https://www.youtube.com/@UCWckvK7lY_zG_iT_cr77E5A https://www.heamar.co.uk/

Mark and Sam get into DC isolators, SPDs and wider fire safety around renewables technology. This is an interesting topic and one we are keen to learn more about.