Churches, synagogues & heritage
Heating for buildings that have to be warm for services and protected all week
Design, installation and maintenance for places of worship and heritage buildings. Systems that heat people, not roof space, and that respect the fabric of an old building.
Heating a church or a heritage building is a different problem from heating an office. The building is used intermittently, the volume is huge, the fabric is often sensitive to rapid temperature and humidity change, and the budget is a congregation's. We design for the way the building is actually used: background protection for the fabric, and quick, targeted warmth for services and events.
We won a major synagogue plant room against larger contractors pricing the same specification, and delivered it on programme.
What matters in this sector
The questions you are already asking
Heating people, not the roof
Radiant, under-pew or zoned wet systems that put warmth where the congregation sits rather than heating hundreds of cubic metres of air above them.
Protecting the fabric
Background heating strategies that avoid the rapid swings that damage plaster, timber and organs, agreed with your architect or the diocesan advisory body where required.
Listed building and faculty consent
We produce the drawings and method statements needed for faculty or listed building consent, and route services to minimise intervention in historic fabric.
Running cost on a congregation's budget
Controls that heat only when the building is in use, and plant sized for the real pattern of services and events, keep the bills sensible.
How we work
From survey to a building that stays warm
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Survey the building, its use pattern and any heritage constraints
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Design with the architect or advisory body where consent is needed
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Install with minimal intervention in historic fabric
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Commission, document and set up controls for intermittent use
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Annual maintenance ahead of the winter season
Services
Services for places of worship and heritage buildings
Before you call
Places of worship and heritage buildings: common questions
Have you worked on listed or consecrated buildings before?
Yes. We delivered a major synagogue installation on programme and have designed heating for heritage buildings across Sussex. We produce the documentation consent processes need.
Can you make an old church comfortable without a huge gas bill?
Usually. The answer is heating people rather than air: zoned, radiant or under-pew systems with controls that run for services and events, plus background protection for the fabric.
Looking after a place of worship or a heritage building? Tell us about it
Send us the details and we will come back within one working day with a price or a survey date. If the project is not right for us, we will say so straight away.
Small job, like a gas safety certificate or reconnection? Call 01273 044345.