From Boomin to boilers! Industry veteran joins Heatable

Estate agency veteran Paul Vickerstaff has found a new job with Heatable following the collapse of Boomin.

Vickerstaff had joined the challenger portal and property platform last April before it entered liquidation at the end of the year.

He was also previously UK national sales director at Purplebricks and  managing director of Spicerhaart.

Vickerstaff revealed on LinkedIn last week that he has now joined boiler supplier and installer Heatable to help expand the business.

He said: “This was an opportunity that I simply couldn’t turn down.

“The company has very aggressive plans to drive sales volumes, along with growing the engineer coverage nationally.

“When joining, it was clear to me the passion this business has for service. The consumer is in complete control when ordering and purchasing a new boiler and remains completely in control through this whole process.

“With an experienced team of engineers representing Heatable, we have proudly built an already impressive trading operation, my aim is to help this grow and continue to drive industry standards.”

Companies House documents for PD Innovations Limited, which traded as Boomin, last month showed a £9.8m shortfall when it comes to money owed to creditors by the business.

A list of company creditors in the statement of affairs document shows founder Michael Bruce is owed the largest amount at £4.1m, with £1.8m owed to HMRC’s enforcement and insolvency department.