GB-Sol Projects Limited
4.5(39)Pontypridd • RECC




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4.5
Many reviewers of GB-Sol Projects Limited praise the helpful advice and customer service they received, with several describing the team as easy to deal with from start to finish. Multiple customers report that the solar slates look like natural slate and that they are pleased with how the product looks and performs. Reviewers also repeatedly mention the company's UK-made product and the quality of the installation work. Some reviewers describe delays on complex projects that were later resolved, and one says they had to make sure the company and their other contractors were fully aware of each other's work. Criticism includes one reviewer who says their emails and calls went unanswered, another who found the company dismissive and focused on pushing one product, one who says inverters did not last and were not covered by warranty, and one who says their email was taken from their website and used to send unwanted messages.
Great Customer service from start to finish. Detailed, accurate and helpful guidance before work started, were more than capable at providing quick variations to the quote (of which I inflicted a few upon them). Seem-less transition between them and the roofers when the work was under way, and a great product, that looks great on our Mid Victorian and is performing as they detailed it would (4 months in so far)...
We wanted to integrate PV within a roof replacement project for our early 19th century house, but were unwilling to put conventional panels on the roof as it would destroy its historic character. The GB Sol solar slates system is outstanding - they look fantastic and perform extremely well. We have traditional slate on the opposite slope, and GB Sol's advice on how best to match the colour of their product with traditional slate was excellent and made our roofing contractor's job much easier. Working with a UK company and using a product manufactured in the UK were definitely positives. The GB Sol team are easy to contact and good to work with, although you need to take care to ensure that the GB Sol team and any other contractors are fully aware of what the other is doing. The process from initial estimate through to design, installation and commissioning was quite lengthy but worth it in the end. The final bill was almost spot on to the initial quote which really helped with budgeting for what was by its nature a large job. We run the GB-Sol solar slates alongside a battery system, and have a day/night consumption tariff as well as an export tariff (both from Octopus). Our energy use is quite high: typical daily consumption would normally have ranged from £2.50 to £5.00. We've now figured out the best way and best times to balance solar generation, running appliances and recharging the battery. As a result, we recently ran the house for just over 30p. The system works brilliantly.
Went with this company as they gave very helpful advice when trying to look for a solution when planning to convert a flat roof to a pitched solar roof system and trying to work out all the different options, especially as planning also had to take into consideration local conservation area requirements. From getting initial quotation, to final handover did take some time due to some complexities of the project along the way; but these were resolved and the pleased with the long-term investment.
Brilliant expert and honest advice, thank you!
Grabbed my email from my website, now spamming me. I'm not interested. This is unacceptable
The solar tiles look fantastic The solar tiles look as good as I had hoped, no one spots that they are not real slate. The quality of the work was excellent from the fitting of the roof to all the wiring inside. I would highly recommend them.
I had 9.6kw solar slate tiles installed by GB SOL, It's has been a pleasure dealing with them from start to finish. Very pleased
An extremely helpful and customer orientated company. Highly professional approach with a high service ethic.
Very pleased with the service provided by GB-Sol in fitting our solar panels. Excellent customer service and the fitting was stress free. Would recommend having bird protection fitted at the installation stage to avoid additional costs later.
GB Sol supplied solar panels, Givenergy Battery and Gateway for "Island mode" in the event of power cut as live in rural West Wales. System installed efficiently and with friendly, helpful staff. Good communications with the office staff too. The local Builder I used for the property renovation highly recommended GB-Sol as he had used on several property renovations in the area. I was able to get positive feedback from those owners before proceeding with GB-Sol..
Great company to work with. Very polite and friendly workforce, great expertise, and a really good solar installation. We are really happy with everything, from start to finish.
I highly recommend GB-Sol. I had another company install the manufacturers - (GB-Sol)'s PV roof. Unfortunately, the company that installed the roof, did not install it correctly (it was not even square!!!) and as a result 6 years later, the internal plasterwork showed damp coming through. GB-Sol's customer service and after sales support was excellent. They supported me through getting the roof refitted correctly, by using their own amazing technician. It is now fit for purpose and looks good, as well as being under the FIT scheme.
Great range of products, amazing website
We have just moved into a home which had a GB-sol product installed already. GB-Sol have provided us with a great service, attending our property, servicing the solar panels, explaining how it all works - Paul the service engineer was fantastic. Furthermore we were given very helpful advice from Mark about installing storage batteries - could not have asked for more and we now feel fully informed about the pros and cons of storage batteries to complement our solar panels. Our solar panels are beautiful - they look just like slate panels on our roof and no-one can tell we even have solar panels at all. Definitely worth considering if someone is concerned about the appearance of conventional solar panels
I had a very good experience with Ed at GB-Sol. He/we were trying to find a solution to a very tricky roof dormer situation. I couldn't recommend working with him more.
Had a very positive experience with Rhiannon and the team. Thank you for all your help. Bob
Rhiannon gave us a thoroughly professional appraisal of PV Slates for our project. Unfortunately it was not to be due to our particular circumstances but we were given all the right information to make a decision
The team were really helpful and gave good advice that really helped with the project we were working on. There were some tricky planning issues so this really helped cut a few things off the list of issues to deal with. highly recommend to anyone.
Used GB Sol for a projet recently, great customer service, very responsive and extremely knowledgeable. Product proving to be even better than we expected. will certainly be using again when required.
Great company to deal with, locally made product, efficient and polite staff. Highly recommend
PV's are working really well, great installation and back-up service from the GB Sol team
Really good firm to work with - the product is great, but also the customer service (I've sent multiple queries before and after the work was carried out). Recommend
Looks great and easy to deal with team!
Work was very professional and great customer service
This review is made from the point of view of an installer and so focuses on the product rather than the company as we are not the end user. Artimus Limited has worked with GB-Sol for over 12 months and has completed or has been involved in 19 installations; we have worked with both the PV Slate and Roof Integrated Solar systems (RIS). The first thing that stands out is the quality of the product and the outstanding aesthetics of the completed installations. The PV Slate system blends in very well with the appropriately coloured natural slate, and while if you look closely, you can tell the roof contains tiles that are not natural slate, the overall effect is very pleasing. It is an ideal PV solution where there is desire or need to keep a natural slate look and feel. The RIS system makes a statement and looks stunning on the roof. The system allows for full roof or part roof coverage and so is very adaptable thus providing optimum performance and aesthetics; it can even be made to suit non-rectangular roofs. This system transforms a PV installation into an architectural statement. In summary, I very highly recommend these products and would encourage prospective clients to contact GB-Sol.
GB-Sol Ltd were fantastic, they were on time, polite, worked hard, conscientious and left us with a great new solar roof. I have built and renovated houses before and if I ever do one again, I could not choose a better team. Special thanks to Mark, Garreth, Bryn, Jack and Steve.
When it came to finally getting our very old slate roof re roofed in new slate we enquired about GB Sol PV slates and were advised on the right natural slate to match the PV slate modules. As all the scaffolding would be in place for fixing the PV and we would be saving around 550 new slates by installing the GB Sol solution it was an easy decision to go ahead. After GB Sol came and did the first fix for in/out cabling and trained our roofers for the install it was easy for the roofers to complete the pv slate fixing and connections on the roof and everything tested OK. We were advised to install batteries which GB Sol provided and this enables us to take advantage of cheap off peak tariff as well as topping up with solar during the day. GB Sol also set us up with the DNO export agreement so we also generate income from the system which reduces our overall electricity bill. If you are having to replace a slate roof then we would highly recommend GB Sol PV slates, we found nothing that compared and the service was great.
PV solar slate is simply a superb product. GB-Sol is great company to work with; personable and professional. Brilliant it is a British company. Quality of electric install was great too. would highly reccomend.
GB-Sol have been really responsive and helpful with my PV installation. I don't think it's been the easiest as the numbers of installers are limited in the North East - the team has diligently worked through all the details including all the certification and communications with the regional power provider. The garage roof also looks great!
Rather dismissive and too focused on pushing one particular product
Designed and installed a custom RIS infinity solar roof for us, extremely happy with the result we get so many queries from passers by we should be on commission hahaha No other system like it in the UK, if you want a whole roof of PV this is the place to go
Inverters did not last and were not covered by warranty.
Is there anyone there??? Repeated phone calls and email enquiries have resulted in no response. Is there any point in wasting your time ?
We installed PV Slates manufactured by GB Sol in early 2019. One of the great advantages of using a small local manufacturer was the support we received during the design stage and installation. Before placing our order we were able to visit GB Sol to see the product in person and work with one of their engineers to ensure that the system would meet our requirements. When it came to installation an employee of GB Sol came to site to instruct us in the installation process. The managing director even popped in when passing by to make sure everything was working out! We are very pleased with our installation and would thoroughly recommend GB Sol and in particular their PV Slates which look absolutely fantastic.
My personal experience with GB-Sol has been first class. Didn't want PV Panels that were sourced in China, wanted a UK product and the service I recieved from them throughout the ordering, intsalation and after sales period was excellent. Would highly recommend. Robert Read
Having worked with Mark and the GB Sol team over several projects now, we hope to continue our successful collaborative partnership moving into future developments; their input into projects from inception scheme proposals & viability all the way through the process to their hard working & dedicated site installation team makes them a pleasure to work with. More than happy to recommend!
Get the distinct impression that they can’t be bothered. I ask for something so simple it was untrue, more information on a few products! Get an email back saying someone will be in touch 5-7 days! Then when they finally do get in touch they don’t even read your original request! Edit: thanks for the follow up mark. Maybe next time abit more effort in your part wouldn’t go amiss as you did accept responsibility in your email. I give credit where it’s due and 1 star reviews where it’s also due. All I was looking for was information on your canopy’s but it didn’t happen. Kind regards Ben
Very very nice people, good at what they do, they welcomed us at their facilities.
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- Monday9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Tuesday9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Wednesday9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Thursday9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Friday9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
Additional information
- Incorporated 2011
- MCS NAP-15734
- RECC
- Commercial work
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