Easy MCS

[SRE]

I'm in a bit of a mess with my QMS and tbh like many of you I'm finding it hard to get motivated to sort it out. I'm considering coughing up £400 to Easy MCS just to get rid of it my theory being that if I spend the same amount of time on sales instead of boring admin I should be able to pay for it a few times over. The May 7th deadline is looming so I need to make my mind up. So, has anyone gone with Easy MCS, are they any good, they've given me a temporary log in - great I thought - BUT you can't access anything so I have no idea whether it's what I need or not.

 

[JulianC]

We used Easy MCS when we first started up. However, our intention was simply to use their paperwork as a template from which to formulate our own. We used their QMS structure as a bare bones framework and effectively rewrote the lot to suit our modus operadi. Good job too, cos wot they supplied was utter ****e in terms of content. Unless things have changed, I would stick with what you've got. Surely your procedures etc haven't changed and it's just a case of shuffling the right forms into the right place?

 

[SRE]

It probably does I just can't seem to face it. You what it's like - I've just had one of those weeks where everything I touch seems to go wrong and I'm utterly fed up with the whole renewables game. We know we provide a really personal service and all our customers are delighted with our it but that doesn't count for anything and at the back of my mind is all the paperwork I've ignored while we were quiet. Now it's picking up a bit I want to secure sales not do sodding paperwork!

I think I need to give myself a good talking to lol.

 

[JulianC]

Feel exactly the same way myself. On the plus side, things can't get much worse (if I say it enough times I might start believing it).

 

[sedgy34]

Save your money spend the time on it yourself you have it all already from last yyears had a conversation today solar is good for green deal the fit payments will pay for finance payments after the golden rule
energy prices are going to increase yet again and solar is more inviting

 

[Gavin A]

This year my getting ready for the MCS visit took me about one afternoon, just going through printing stuff out, then on the day of the meeting I just had a couple of people in the office and every time we had a non conformity I'd get them to sort it out, print it off and bring it through.

minimal hassle, all done and dusted in a day and a half total.

I reckon treating the paperwork with the distain it deserves is the way forward, but making sure the assessor is well looked after and has a good chat before you start to see that you know what you're doing.

it's all a tick box exercise anyway.

 

[SRE]

Of course half the problem is I am the person in the office, marketing, finance, QMS, system design, sales, risk assessment, ordering stock, chasing non delivery - you know what I mean.

So on Sunday I'm going to do our last 2 Directors Meeting records :wink5: and on Monday I'm going to go through the new DTI guide properly and with the £400 I've saved I'm going to buy a massive Easter egg!

Thanks everyone for reminding me what I knew :goofy:

 

[solarsavings]

I'm in the same boat sre and recently paid for the qmsa online system............................................................utter nightmare
So now I'm going back to system that real said was not good enough for them and deal with whatever comes of that. I have my mcs assessment due anytime now but cant really be ar$ed to worry about it. If they don't like my paperwork either then I might try something like paperclip.

 

[sedgy34]

Don't forget to have that meeting with yourself lol

 

[infinity]

I've also done nothing paperwork wise with an overdue annual assessment.
How much is to be changed in the manual for the may deadline? I've not even logged any meetings with myself all year so I have 4 of them too. I'm thinking paper clip looks good, does all the work for you pretty much! I wonder how bad the paper work has to be to get locked off the mcs register? Il let you all know

 

[SRE]

I'm thinking I'll wait and see what sort of a mauling I get before I decide if I need to spend the extra cash. Stall MCS for as long as possible - the way things are going at the minute I don't know if I'll renew in November anyway it's getting harder and harder to justify all the hassle, especially when you realise that you get the same amount of cash for selling a system as you make profit on installing a system. I'm not sure how much longer it's going to be worthwhile taking the risks associated with installation.

 

[sedgy34]

Theoretically the greendeal should jump start the solar industry but the problem is you have to be GDI

 

[SRE]

Have you got any figures you can share with us Sedgy so we can understand how? If it meant access to finance then I suppose that it might open up another new market.

 

[sedgy34]

Don't have figures to back up what I'm saying but was speaking to a provider yesterday who says its fantastic for solar Pv
so you have a Gda and get solar on green deal but it will only go as far as the golden rule then get a small loan to pay for the other half of the total cost and the fit will pay the repayments they say around 7 yr payback that's not much different to paying outright for a system
this can help more people take up solar who can't afford to get 6/7k In advance

 

[SRE]

I guess it might be of interest to someone with maybe half the cash at the minute but who can't quite manage the rest. It'll be interesting to watch & see what happens over the next few months.