Guide

How to get more work as a gas engineer

Updated 1 October 2026 · 5 minute read

Gas work has something most trades would love: jobs that come round every year. The engineers who stay busy build those into a steady base, then use it to win the bigger installs.

Short answer: Build a list of annual services and landlord gas safety checks (HSE guidance says landlords need a check every year on each gas appliance and flue), keep your Google profile and reviews strong for breakdown and install searches, give each type of job its own page on your website, and treat paid leads as a top-up you can measure.

1. Landlord gas safety checks

HSE guidance says landlords must have a gas safety check done every year on each gas appliance and flue, and before a new lease starts the check must have been done within the previous year. That's guaranteed repeat work.

Introduce yourself to local letting agents and landlords with several properties.
Keep a list of when each check is due and get in touch a few weeks before.
Give them a landlord page on your website that explains what you check and how quickly they get the record.

2. Turn every job into a yearly service

When you fix or fit a boiler, offer to service it next year and note the date. A list of customers who expect to hear from you every year is the steadiest work there is, and each one is a likely install when their boiler finally goes.

3. Win more installs

New boilers are researched, not rushed. Customers compare quotes and read reviews. Help them choose you with a new boiler page showing the brands you fit, what's included and photos of tidy installs, and ask install customers for reviews that mention the job.

4. Heat pumps, if you're qualified

In England and Wales, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme gives £7,500 towards an air source or ground source heat pump. If you fit them, a page explaining the grant and how you can help puts you in front of people researching it.

5. Your Google profile and reviews

When a boiler breaks, people search and ring one of the first engineers they see on the map. Keep your Google Business Profile complete, your hours accurate and your photos fresh, and send your review link after every job. Our SEO for gas engineers guide covers the detail.

6. Show your Gas Safe details

By law, anyone working on gas appliances must be on the Gas Safe Register, and customers are encouraged to check. Make your registration easy to find on your website, Google profile and invoices.

7. Paid leads, measured

Local Ladder's UK Trade Lead Cost Tracker (verified 30 September 2026) puts MyBuilder shortlists at typically £5 to £35 each and Bark leads at roughly £9 to £36 or more. Checkatrade costs £30 a month (Approved) or from £59 a month (Growth), plus VAT. Note which jobs each one actually brings in, and drop the ones that don't pay.

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