4 Reasons Your Business Needs Underfloor Heating

Underfloor heating systems are becoming more popular with residential properties, but it can also be installed in commercial buildings. Shops, hospitals, offices, restaurants, and more are making the decision to switch to underfloor heating. Read on to find the 4 main reasons why you too should make the change.

1 – Efficient Underfloor Heating Reduces Utility Bill And Heating Maintenance Costs

The benefits of underfloor heating is that it is a highly efficient and cost-effective heating system to run. No doubt you have heard this many times before, but now it is more important than ever to consider it in terms of your business. 

UK businesses were hit with extremely high utility bills in the last two years. With a 424% rise for gas and 349% for electricity prices since February 2021, according to the FSB. Therefore, it is understandable that many businesses are looking for ways to reduce spending on heating.

Utility bills for underfloor can be up to 40% lower than a radiator based setup and up to 30% lower than the cost of air conditioners. It depends on factors such as the building design and insulation, as well as the UFH setup you use. Even though the electric underfloor heating cost efficiency is smaller compared to wet underfloor heating, it can still have significant savings of around 15% compared to radiators.

This is before you consider repair and maintenance, which can be invasive for radiator setups and expensive for air conditioner setups. With our wet underfloor heating, there is a significantly reduced need for repairs and maintenance, due to the way we install them.

2 – Underfloor Heating Helps Your Business Hit Net-Zero & Green Quotas

Because UFH runs efficiently at a lower temperature, it’s a perfect combination for businesses installing renewable heating systems such as heat pumps. This allows you to reduce your business’ reliance on natural gas as an energy source as well as your carbon footprint.

The government has called upon businesses to reduce their carbon emissions and help the nation achieve net-zero. As a UK business, you can apply for funding to help your business become greener. If your application to upgrade to renewable heating is approved, it can help offset the cost of hiring an underfloor heating engineer.

3 – Underfloor Heating Improves Your Employee and Client Experience

Rooms with efficient underfloor heating are noticeably more comfortable and hospitable, thanks to even heating that eliminates cold spots. Cold buildings in winter are known to have significant lowery productivity impact on employees, and can have a negative impact on the emotions of clients.

Furthermore, air conditioning and radiator heating circulates and attracts dust, which can affect the health and emotional wellbeing of people breathing it in. Another benefit of underfloor heating is that it does not circulate dust, reducing this problem in your workplace.

Where employee and client comfort are important for the success of your business, ensuring consistent heating is important. Our underfloor heating systems can be installed in many different buildings, from offices to schools, restaurants, and clubs. 

4 – Underfloor Heating Can Effectively Heat Large Spaces.

Often, it is impractical to heat large commercial spaces such as workshops, show rooms, auditoriums, or gym floors. Many businesses rely on heating via overhead air conditioning ducts for these types of spaces. These are unsightly, noisy, and very inefficient with running costs and heating.

Utilising proper zoning, efficient underfloor heating can be installed in these large spaces and heat them as well as a kitchen or bathroom. Contact one of our underfloor heating engineers today to find out more about the work we can do for commercial properties.