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Heat Geek accredited, MCS certified and Vaillant accredited engineers, fitting Vaillant air source heat pumps across Stirling, Falkirk, Alloa and Clackmannanshire since 2019.
Our recommended installer
Looking for a heat pump installer in Forth Valley? We recommend RCA Plumbing & Heating. They are Heat Geek accredited, MCS certified and Vaillant accredited, and they can guide you through Home Energy Scotland funding.
RCA Plumbing & Heating has been keeping Central Scotland warm since 2019. Founder and lead engineer Ryan Andrews and his team work from Tullibody near Alloa and cover the whole of Forth Valley, from Stirling and Dunblane to Falkirk, Grangemouth and Clackmannanshire, with work reaching Perth and West Lothian too.
Every heat pump starts with a room-by-room heat loss calculation and a system designed to run at low flow temperatures. They also fit and service boilers, run care plans and take on everyday plumbing, so one local team can look after your heating for years to come.
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Heat pumps are their main focus, with Vaillant boilers too, and they guide you through Home Energy Scotland funding.
Vaillant aroTHERM air source heat pumps, designed room by room around your home.
See the heat pumpsUp to £7,500 grant plus an optional £7,500 interest-free loan.
See the fundingHeat pumps
RCA specialise in Vaillant air source heat pumps. They have fitted the aroTHERM plus from 3.5kW to 7kW across Central Scotland, and they also fit the aroTHERM Split.
Vaillant
Vaillant's monobloc heat pump, using natural R290 refrigerant. It reaches flow temperatures up to 75°C, so it suits older homes as well as new ones.
Vaillant
A compact outdoor unit linked to an indoor unit by refrigerant pipes. A good fit where water pipes can't easily run outside the home.
Exact models, sizes and guarantees are confirmed in your quote. See the funding options →
Heat pump funding in Scotland
RCA are MCS certified, so their heat pump installations can be funded through the Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan scheme. These are the options and how it works.
Towards an air, ground or water source heat pump in the home you live in.
Takes the grant to £9,000 for remote rural and island homes, and rural homes off the gas grid. Checked by postcode.
Optional, on top of the grant, if the installation costs more. You can pay it off early with no penalty.
Funding can cover the whole quoted cost, up to the limits. RCA's Blackford job cost the homeowner £0 upfront.
| Your home | Grant | Interest-free loan | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Up to £7,500 | Up to £7,500 | Up to £15,000 |
| With the rural uplift | Up to £9,000 | Up to £7,500 | Up to £16,500 |
The loan has a 1.5% admin fee, capped at £150, with up to 5 years to repay under £5,000 and up to 10 years from £5,000. Credit and affordability checks apply.
Call the Home Energy Scotland advice line on 0808 808 2282. An adviser checks your eligibility, including the rural uplift.
RCA survey your home and give you a written, itemised quote for the heat pump installation.
You apply through the Home Energy Scotland portal with the quote. No work can start until your written offer is signed.
Once it's installed, claim with the invoice, the MCS certificate and a post-installation EPC. You have nine months from your offer.
Figures from Home Energy Scotland, checked October 2026. Funding runs each financial year and is subject to eligibility and availability.
Boilers
RCA fit Vaillant boilers, and service and look after them for years after the install.
Vaillant
Vaillant's premium gas boiler, for homes that want strong hot water performance.
Vaillant
Vaillant's entry-level gas boiler, compact enough to fit in a kitchen cupboard.
Recent jobs
A few of the heat pumps RCA have fitted across Central Scotland, taken from their own case studies.
California, Falkirk
A bungalow came off its old electric storage heaters and got a full wet central heating system, with new radiators and pipework, powered by a 7kW aroTHERM plus and a 175 litre Vaillant cylinder.
Blackford, Perthshire
Other contractors had said a heat pump wasn't possible here. RCA's room-by-room heat loss calculations proved otherwise, and a 3.5kW aroTHERM plus now works alongside the home's solar PV and battery.
Bathgate, West Lothian
A Vaillant air source heat pump fitted neatly at the side of the house, with the cylinder and pipework inside, planned to keep disruption in the home to a minimum.
Menstrie, Clackmannanshire
A 20 year old gas boiler was replaced with a 5kW aroTHERM plus and a 220 litre uniSTOR Pure cylinder. Six of the nine radiators were upgraded so the system runs at a 45°C flow temperature.
Accreditations
These are the accreditations RCA Plumbing & Heating hold, as listed on their own website.
Heat Geek accredited
MCS certified
Vaillant accredited
Gas Safe registered
Worcester Bosch WAI
Glow-worm accredited
Legionella risk inspectionFAQs
Eligible Scottish homeowners can currently receive up to £7,500 grant funding towards an air source heat pump, with an optional interest-free loan of up to £7,500 on top. You do not need to be receiving benefits to apply. Funding must be approved before installation begins, and RCA Plumbing & Heating can guide you through it.
Yes. Homeowners in qualifying rural and island areas could receive an increased grant of up to £9,000 through the Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan scheme. Funding is subject to eligibility and availability, so check before work is planned. RCA Plumbing & Heating can talk you through the options.
Yes. RCA Plumbing & Heating covers the whole of Forth Valley, including Stirling, Falkirk, Alloa, Dunblane, Bridge of Allan, Larbert, Grangemouth and all of Clackmannanshire. Their heat pump projects also include Blackford in Perthshire and Bathgate in West Lothian, so it is worth asking if you are nearby.
It can. One of RCA Plumbing & Heating's recent projects replaced storage heaters with an air source heat pump in California, near Falkirk. A heat loss survey shows what your home needs, including any new radiators or pipework, before you receive a written quotation for the work.
No. The Boiler Upgrade Scheme only covers England and Wales. In Scotland, heat pump funding comes through the Home Energy Scotland Grant and Loan scheme instead, and RCA Plumbing & Heating can help you apply before installation.
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