Wednesday 14 August 2013

Do Workplaces Need Central Heating Boilers?

As a small business owner, you will be aware that the global recession is hitting small business owners very hard, as consumers are spending less and less, and taking their money to economy chain stores. Although there is beginning to be optimistic signs of recovery, it still pays to be very cautious with your spending, especially if you are buying more expensive items. Many small business owners are actually moving to smaller premises in order to help to cut down on their overhead business costs, but these moves themselves can raise a few questions about what to spend money on. The question of central heating boilers or alternative heating solutions may be one of the questions which come up when you are looking for a new business space.

Although it may be tempting to say no to central heating boilers, or any other form of heating in your workspace, if you are worried about high heating bills, there may actually be legislation which will require you to heat your workplace. Many offices are required to be an average minimum temperature in order for employees to be allowed to work in there, so if have any other staff in your workplace, under your employ, then you may actually be required to heat your office.

Other than the fact that you should take notice of any legal requirements which apply to your workplace, your staff will also be more productive in an office which is a suitable temperature. If they get too cold in winter, they will not be able to concentrate properly on their work and standards will fall. Cold workers are also usually unhappy workers, which can also lead to falling work standards and rising staff turnover.

Other than your staff, you must also think about potential clients and business partners who may visit your workspace for business purposes. If your office is very cold, they will notice this immediately, and it may affect their professional opinion of your company. Although you may be tempted to only heat the meeting room in which the meeting will be held, if they have to walk through an unheated working area in order to be able to get to this room, they will usually notice the temperature difference, especially when they leave the warm room.

If your workplace is open to the air, or the doors of the workplace are likely to be opened and closed a lot (in a mechanics garage or a warehouse for example), then central heating boilers may not be the correct solution for your workplace, since they will struggle to adjust to the constant temperature changes. In these circumstances, central heating boilers could be ineffective and inefficient. For these situations, individual heaters may be more appropriate. There are also other specialist heating solutions available for this type of workplace, which are more efficient and will help to save you money on your heating bills. If this is the case, you should contact a specialist in warehouse heating solutions to discuss your individual needs.