Underfloor Heating & Heat Pumps — Devon & the South West

Design • Install • Commission • Maintain — MCS & NAPIT

Cut bills, boost comfort and decarbonise with low-temperature underfloor heating paired with air-source or ground-source heat pumps. We deliver end-to-end systems for homes, barn conversions, schools, care settings, offices, retail and light industrial across Devon, Cornwall, Somerset & Dorset.

Why All Powered Up?

MCS-certified heat pump design/commissioning • NAPIT electrical • In-house CAD + heat-loss surveying • BUS-grant handling • Clean, accountable installs & aftercare

Why low-temperature heating wins

  • Built for heat pumps: UFH runs at ~35–55 °C flow temperatures (vs ~70–80 °C radiators), so your heat pump works less and saves more.
  • Higher system efficiency: Pairing UFH with a heat pump can lift whole-system efficiency significantly vs radiators (even, large-area emitters = better SCOP).
  • Comfort + air quality: Warm, even floors; fewer cold spots and no visible rads.

Underfloor Heating (UFH) — Domestic & Commercial

New-build & retrofit options

  • Screed / tacker (fast to install, ideal for new build).
  • Low-profile overlay (≈15 mm systems for retrofit with minimal floor height).
  • Joisted / between-joist solutions for timber floors.
  • Zoning & smart controls — per-room time/temperature with open-protocol stats.

    Standards & comfort: Designed to BS EN 1264 for output and surface-temp limits.

Commercial UFH

  • Manifolded loops sized for long pipe life, balanced flows and low pumping power.
  • BMS integration, setback schedules, and weather compensation.

Air-Source Heat Pumps (ASHP)

  • Monobloc or split systems sized from detailed room-by-room heat-loss.
  • MCS MIS 3005 design approach; latest update emphasises correct output at 55 °C design flow for real-world performance.
  • BUS grant: Up to £7,500 towards ASHP install costs in England & Wales.
  • Works brilliantly with UFH and low-temp radiators.

Ground-Source Heat Pumps (GSHP)

  • Closed-loop trenches or vertical boreholes; shared ground loops for estates.
  • Superb seasonal efficiency (stable ground temps) and quiet plant rooms.
  • BUS grant: Up to £7,500 towards GSHP (including water-source/shared loops).

Technical notes (how we outperform)

  • Emitter-led design: We set UFH outputs and surface limits to BS EN 1264, then select pump duty, mixing sets and flow temps to maximise SCOP.
  • MIS 3005-aligned heat pump sizing: Right-sized at low flow temps with weather compensation; avoidance of oversize cycling.
  • Controls that save: Room-by-room zoning and smart schedules; hydraulic separation where needed; buffer/LLH only when the design demands it.
  • Commercial: Cascade pumps on 3-phase, glycol dosing plans, BMS integration, and acoustic strategy.

FAQs

What grant can I get?

Will UFH actually lower my flow temperatures?

Yes — typical UFH runs around 35–45 °C design flow in well-insulated buildings (vs ~70–80 °C rads), which helps heat pumps achieve higher efficiency.

Is retrofit UFH possible?

Yes — low-profile overlay systems (≈15 mm) minimise floor height and speed installs in lived-in homes.

What standards do you follow?

UFH to BS EN 1264; heat pump design/commissioning to MCS MIS 3005.

Devon & South West coverage

Exeter, Exmouth, Sidmouth, Honiton, Torbay, Plymouth, Barnstaple, North Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset & Bristol.