Stock levels

I'm writing this as a warning to others looking to buy a system,

I arranged for my system (3.6 inverter, 8.2 battery) to be installed at the end of August and the panels went up fine.
The other hardware was delayed until early September, then late September, then October with my installer saying their supplier was continuously pushing the date back. At this point I rummaged around online and found a wholesaler with the inverter and managed to get that installed with the promise of a battery in December.

Guess what? December is now January... for an update! So I started calling suppliers trying to source a battery myself and it seems a lot of them are getting the run around from GivEnergy regarding what they'll receive and when.

Yes I know there's a pandemic, but we've been in it for a solid year now and basic project management and honesty should prevent this kind of disaster.

There is also much higher demand for these kinds of goods with everyones bills going up. I just had a second solar system installed end of July and am already planning to extend system 1, like me people want more to keep monthly bills and future bills down.

@MrChaz
I also have my own theory, that many installers have sold systems at a price, then not immediately delivered on their promise to install. The knock-on effect being, that with the global shortage & transportation issues, along with that never-ageing chestnut of 'Covid problems', supply prices rise, and the installers find themselves either sticking to their promise, and accepting reduced/zero or even negative margin, OR, giving their extant customers the run-around until such time as they can satisfy their old orders & make money, whilst installing at sites where they've more recently sold systems at higher prices.
Call me an old cynic*, but...

• This is rhetorical, and any replies actually doing so, will just be childish.
  Childish, ya hear?!! 😆