Residential solar installers who close more leads faster
The residential solar market is growing fast and competition is fierce.
The complete operations platform for residential solar installers
Residential solar is a high-growth, high-competition market. Homeowners are comparing three or four quotes before buying, and the installer who responds fastest with the most professional proposal has a clear advantage.
- Most UK residential solar installers employ between 3 and 25 staff, often mixing office and field-based roles.
- MCS certification is mandatory for UK domestic solar installations, adding compliance tracking overhead to every job.
- Average residential solar installation value ranges from £5,000 to £12,000, with battery storage pushing totals higher.
- Lead volumes spike sharply after energy price announcements, creating quoting backlogs that lose sales to faster competitors.
- Installers frequently juggle multiple suppliers for panels, inverters, and batteries, making purchase order management complex.
How it runs in Zigaflow
- Lead capture and qualificationEnquiries arrive via web forms, comparison sites like Solar Guide, and phone calls from homeowners interested in solar PV or battery storage.
- Survey, design, and quotingFollowing a site survey, the team produces a detailed proposal covering system size in kWp, panel and inverter brand options, estimated annual generation, and payback period.
- Installation scheduling and deliveryAccepted jobs are scheduled across installation crews, with purchase orders raised to solar equipment suppliers and scaffolding contractors coordinated separately.
- Invoicing, payment, and reconciliationDeposit invoices are raised on contract acceptance, with final invoices triggered on installation completion and MCS certificate issuance.
More about Zigaflow for Residential Solar Installers
Zigaflow gives residential solar installers the tools to quote faster, manage installations more efficiently and grow without the admin overhead.
The problems we solve
Survey-to-quote takes too long
After a survey, creating a detailed solar proposal with system design, equipment specifications and pricing can take hours.
Zigaflow solar quote templates with your standard system configurations let you send a professional proposal from your survey notes the same day.
Equipment procurement and installation scheduling are disconnected
Ordering panels, inverters and mounting equipment separately from each job, without visibility of the installation schedule, leads to equipment arriving too early or too late.
Zigaflow purchase orders are linked to installation dates. Order from your preferred suppliers at the right time for every job, tracked in a single view.
MCS documentation and grid applications create admin overhead
MCS certification, DNO applications and commissioning documentation are non-negotiable but time-consuming. Without a structured process, paperwork falls behind installations.
Zigaflow job completion workflows prompt the right documentation at each stage. Compliance paperwork is completed with the job, not after it.
Guides for your sector
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