THE new Government “green industrial revolution” will see gas boilers banned and all new homes in Bournemouth fitted with ground and water heat pumps to help tackle climate change.

This will total around 2,000 per year in Bournemouth by 2028.

Libby Jones, from Bournemouth HVAC contractor AirCon.co.uk, said: “Boris is really going for it, first cars, and now boilers – basically you are witnessing the phasing out of traditional gas boilers for new homes being built in Bournemouth.”

Under the new plan, new-build homes will need to be heated without gas from 2023, two years earlier than previously announced.

“This is a huge opportunity for those working in both the building and heating industries in Bournemouth, because the systems need more installation time and groundworks than a simple gas boiler,” Ms Jones added.

Bean Beanland, of the Heat Pump Federation, said: "The heavy lifting must start now to ramp up the manufacture of heat pumps in the UK and their increased deployment in people’s homes in Bournemouth. Working in partnership with Government, there is also a job to do to communicate the benefits of heat pumps to consumers.”