Industrial Heating Options: Warm Air Heating, Radiant Heating and Heat Pump Systems

Energy efficient heating for factories, warehouses and other large open spaces need not be expensive, and need not cost the earth to operate.  We’ll help you choose the right industrial heating solution for your business: whether it’s warm air heating, radiant heating, a heat pump system or an alternative technology.

At Procool, we have the experience to provide you with the most effective and efficient heating systems available, with designs tailor made to suit your business.

Whether it's a brand new installation to provide heating for the first time, the replacement of an inefficient or ineffective system, or a fully integrated temperature control scheme incorporating heating, heat recovery, ventilation and cooling, Procool are ideally placed to offer exactly what you need.

There are a bewildering number of competing technologies available in today's market, but because we are not tied to any particular manufacturer, we are able to select the best possible technology for your application, based on years of experience.

In many cases, our designs will be eligible for Carbon Trust Energy Efficiency Loans, and we are experts in assisting and expediting the application process for these.

The table below compares the major technologies, but is far from exhaustive. For more information, contact us now for a free survey.

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Fuel	Typically natural or tanked (LPG) gas, oil or hot water	Typically natural or tanked (LPG) gas, or electricity	Electricity
Typical Applications	Factory heating, warehouse heating, large retail outlets, greenhouse Heating, print halls	Large areas open to outside, outdoor seating areas, play centres, loading bays, spot heating, highly dust sensitive areas	Office heating, shops heating, some larger retail outlets, buildings where electricity is the only fuel available
Usually Not Suitable For	Areas open to outside, highly dust sensitive areas (paint shops), noise sensitive areas	Litho printing, low ceilings, people seated at desks or benches	Large areas, high ceilings
Noise Levels	Acceptable but not for quiet areas	Almost silent	Very quiet
Comfort	Heats the air in the room directly, so not affected by "shadowing"	Heats objects and people directly, so can create comfort even when the air temperature is low. Can result in cold feet and legs if underneath a desk or workbench	Heats the air in the room directly.
Energy Use	Very efficient so long as warm air is not allowed to escape the building or to high level	Can be very low, especially if used to heat only specific areas (spot heating) or in areas that will frequently lose warm air to outside	Lowest cost form of electric heating, but other fuels may be cheaper and less harmful to the environment overall