PBT Installations is an MCS-certified, NAPIT-registered renewable energy installer serving the Forest of Dean — Coleford, Cinderford, Lydney and the surrounding villages — around a 35-40 minute drive from our Cheltenham base. We design and fit heat pumps, solar PV, battery storage and air conditioning as one integrated system, and we see a particular opportunity across the Forest: a large share of the area’s homes are off the mains gas grid, which changes the numbers on switching considerably.

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Why the Forest of Dean is well suited to heat pumps

Much of the Forest of Dean sits outside the mains gas network, so many homes here currently run on oil, LPG or older electric heating — all of which cost significantly more to run than mains gas. That’s exactly the situation where switching to a heat pump makes the strongest financial case, since you’re not comparing it against cheap piped gas but against genuinely expensive fuel. Combined with solar PV and a battery, an off-grid or oil-heated Forest of Dean property can often see a bigger drop in running costs than an equivalent home in Cheltenham or Gloucester. Rural and semi-rural properties here also tend to have more roof space and land for solar, which helps the numbers further.

Our technologies, available across the Forest of Dean

  • Heat Pumps — Stiebel Eltron air and ground source systems, particularly cost-effective replacements for oil and LPG boilers
  • Solar PV & Battery Storage — Solarwatt, and Tesla systems, well suited to the larger roofs and plots common in the area
  • Air Conditioning — cooling that can double as efficient heating
  • Energy Management — smart controls tying your whole system together

Frequently Asked Questions

I currently heat my home with oil — is a heat pump actually cheaper?

Often yes, and by a wider margin than for homes on mains gas. Oil and LPG cost considerably more per unit of heat than a well-sized heat pump running on electricity, especially once paired with solar. The BUS grant currently offers up to £9,000 towards the installation of heat pumps for homes converting from Oil.

Do you cover villages outside Coleford and Cinderford, or just the main towns?

Yes — we regularly work across the wider Forest of Dean, including the smaller villages, not just the main towns.

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