Online boiler and heating parts supplier

Self-employed plumbers, Gas Safe registered heating engineers and small heating firms who want quick, competitively priced orders.

The margin between your trade buying price and your selling price on each order, plus delivery charges. Margins on boilers are usually thin, so parts and repeat customers matter.

• Knowing heating products and brands
• Negotiating with wholesalers
• Order handling and customer service
• Basic website and stock management

• Product liability and public liability insurance, check what cover your insurer needs for selling heating products
• Some manufacturers only supply approved merchants, so check their account requirements
• If you sell to the public as well as to trade, consumer rights and distance selling rules apply, check with Trading Standards
• Returns, damaged deliveries and heavy items can erode thin margins
• Check VAT registration once your sales grow, as turnover counts even when margins are small
• Check whether your home, landlord or mortgage allows storing stock or receiving deliveries

Startup costs are typically around £2,000 to £12,000, depending on how much stock you hold, your website and your insurance. Much of the stock can be sent direct from wholesalers or manufacturers, so you may hold little yourself.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around £2,000 to £10,000, depending on your range, pricing and how many engineers order regularly. Returns, damaged deliveries and heavy items can erode thin margins, so track them closely.

Check what product liability and public liability cover your insurer needs, and whether manufacturers only supply approved merchants. If you also sell to the public, consumer rights and distance selling rules apply, so check with Trading Standards. Also check VAT registration as sales grow.