Loading bays are some of the hardest working and coldest areas in any warehouse.
During peak season, the pace is relentless: vehicles arriving back-to-back, teams moving continuously between indoor and outdoor zones, doors opening every few minutes, and cold air rushing through the space all day long.
Keeping staff warm in this environment is important for well-being issue as well as performance.
From November through late December, loading bay teams operate non-stop under high pressure.
Early starts, late finishes, heavy lifting, constant movement between temperature extremes. All while working in draughts that never settle.
And the cold doesn’t ease when January arrives.
In fact, January is often the coldest and most punishing month of the year. After carrying the Christmas workload, loading bay teams deserve far better conditions than fighting icy air and disappearing warmth.
Traditional heating systems simply cannot cope with the reality of a loading bay.
Here’s why:
every time a shutter door opens
leaving staff cold at floor level
before it reaches people
not the active work zone
The result?
Cold, uncomfortable teams, lower morale, slower workflow, and rising winter bills with almost no benefit.
Infrared heating is different.
It delivers direct, person-focused warmth, which isn’t lost when the air moves.
That means:
Infrared doesn’t waste time or money heating air that disappears. It heats the people doing the work which is exactly what loading bays need.
When staff are warm, everything improves:
Heating a loading bay the wrong way wastes money. Heating it the right way drives performance.
Most warehouse roofs are ideal for solar PV. When combined with infrared heating, operators typically achieve:
It’s a practical, future-ready solution that aligns with both operational and sustainability goals.
Infrared heating gives loading bay teams the consistent warmth they need during the toughest months without wasting energy heating air that won’t stay put.
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