Infrared workshop heaters

Background

Herschel was contacted to specify a heating solution for the workshop areas at Snows Volvo, Kingsworthy site.  Following the installation of the heaters at Snows Volvo, Kingsworthy, the client was really impressed with their performance and wanted to use them again in their new building.They have now been installed at a second site for Snows Fiat, in Millbrook.

Solution

The Snows Kingsworthy site needed heating for their site to cover the work bays, tyre fitting benches and MOT bay.  Following a desktop survey, Herschel Advantage IR3 1950W heaters were wall mounted near the bench and desk areas as well as Herschel P4 heaters which were suspended more centrally from the ceiling.

SImilarly, the Millbrook site was specified with Advantage IR3 and P4 space heaters.  This followed a desktop review of architect plans and contractor fit-out drawings. These Herschel space heaters provide the respective workshop managers with a zero maintenance, silent and space-saving heating solution.

Testimonial

“Herschel heaters are now installed at 2 of our sites and do exactly the job they are supposed to do for us. They work very adequately for the space, and the people using it, and have provided trouble free heating for us”.

Michael Ewen, Aftersales Manager

Andrea Spencer Glass Studio chooses Herschel Infrared

Old farm buildings make ideal studios and workshops, featuring open space, high ceilings and individual character. These spaces can be hard to heat, and Herschel has space heaters designed specifically for these demanding applications.

Background

Andrea Spencer is an internationally recognised glass artist, based on the North Coast of Co. Antrim. Her studio is an old, stone farm building. Cavity insulation has been applied to the walls, and the steel sheet roof has been treated internally with spray foam insulation. The kilns generate a low level of background, and localised heat in the studio but the space becomes uncomfortably cold during the Winter months. Andrea’s work is delicate and highly skilled, so cold hands can limit productivity and even stop very fine work. She took time to consider heating options, based on site conditions.

Solution

A combination of Herschel Aspect XL3 and Advantage IR3 space heaters were installed into the studio space.

Testimonial

“We use a lot of gas on-site for the kilns, so a standard boiler and radiator system seemed an obvious choice initially. We’d need to find space for the boiler, and the installation of pipework for wall-mounted radiators was going to be disruptive and messy, but we weren’t aware of an alternative.

By chance I spoke to another local artist who explained infrared was simpler and more effective for cold studios. We trialed a single Herschel XL3 space heater  for a couple of days and decided to go for it.”

“Rather than heat the entire space, much of which is storage or rarely in use for any length of time, we use three heaters to maintain comfort in the main work areas in the studio. The heaters were fast and simple to install, and cost significantly less than a boiler based system. Running costs are predictable and the heat is very natural and comfortable. Because the space heaters focus heat in a defined area, I can heat the area where I’m working rather than the whole space which reduces running costs. I’m also able to keep working when the cold would have slowed me down in the past”. Andrea Spencer, @aspencerglass