I think Budget solar appear to be doing a great deal for their customers, the problem is that we could all be busy fools. Problem is they make no money which is a good deal for the customers right up until they start going out of business which they will if they don't reflect their costs in their prices. When companies go under the customers lose out, half completed jobs and lost (but hopefully insured) deposits.
The damage they do to the rest of us is regrettable but it's easily done...
Buy cheap stuff for £6k, install for £8k - £2k gross profit.....scaffold, labour, overheads, cost of expansion to meet demand all adds up to a trading loss......problem is new orders, new deposits all disguise this trading loss leading to a rapidly growing business bomb. It would be nice to think it will be isolated but mark my words, many of our more irksome competitors will disappear soon having made this simple mistake. Its a shame but the vast majority of new businesses fail and whilst our industry is growing rapidly many will still fail.
There are solid businesses run by sensible businessmen who will grow sensibly, make a profit and provide value to their customers, suppliers and employees. There will also be fools who think there is a killing to be made either by cutting their own throat or by ripping off customers. Both of these types of fools will damage our collective reputation but don't get drawn in. I'm fully booked until mid January and charge £11,700 for 4kWp, customer referals mainly. I'm sure many of you in the forum are doing better than me, drive nicer cars and have nicer holidays but I'm very content and I know I'll be here to honour my 10year workmanship warranty in the very unlikely event that one of my first class installations develops a fault.