Infrared heating for warehouses
Warehouses are the classic case for infrared. High ceilings make warm-air heating hugely wasteful — the heat rises and the floor stays cold. Infrared warms people, racking and the floor directly, so staff feel warm at ground level without heating thousands of cubic metres of air above them.
Is infrared heating good for warehouses?
Usually yes for occupied-zone heating, because you are not paying to heat the air near the roof. The saving comes from zoning and radiant delivery, not from infrared being more efficient per kWh than a heat pump.
Why infrared suits warehouses
Typical building: Large volume, high roofs (6–12 m), frequently opened loading doors and often little insulation.
- Heats surfaces and people at floor level, not the wasted air near the roof.
- Instant, zonal control — heat only the packing or picking areas that are occupied.
- No wet pipework, boilers or annual servicing across a large footprint.
- Recovers quickly after loading doors open, unlike warm-air systems.
Typical specification
High-output ceiling- or wall-mounted infrared panels or radiant tubes zoned by work area, controlled per zone with occupancy timers.
Sizing guide: Typically zoned rather than whole-volume; radiant output sized to the occupied work area.
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Reviewed by the Infrared Heat Solutions technical team · Last updated July 2026 · Data sources: Open-Meteo, Ofgem, Energy Saving Trust