Reznor carves a place in specialist joinery shop

From staircases for Windsor Castle, to vaulting in Canterbury Cathedral, to bars for TGI Friday’s – Denne Joinery’s skilled craftsmen produce fine woodwork that is seen in all the best places.

But until recently, the workshop was a chilly and inhospitable place to work, thanks to an inadequate heating system.

Replacement with 4 no UDSA powerful V3 heaters from Reznor has created ideal working conditions for the 30 craftsmen. A constant 21°C is now maintained throughout the 1,700m2 building.

The purpose-built workshop forms part of Denne’s premises at Bramling, Canterbury. Constructed some 15 years ago, the workshop was originally equipped with a suspended warm air heating system that was not sufficiently powerful for the building’s size. The problem was compounded because doors at either end of the building are open at all time.

In addition, the existing heaters used were open-flued, creating a potential fire risk should sawdust be drawn into the combustion process & heat exchanger.

The Reznor V3 is a room-sealed heater. By drawing combustion in air from outside no wood particles or dust can be drawn into the unit, thereby reducing any chance of a fire. Furthermore, when installing the heaters, the integrity of the building was retained by re-use of existing flue penetrations.

The V3 heaters, rated 43kW output, direct the air downwards to deliver warmth to those working on the shop floor. The units are sufficiently sized to counteract the heat losses caused by the open doorways.

Graham MacPherson, Contract Manager for Denne, comments: “This is an efficient and effective heating system. The workshop is now a comfortable area to work in.”

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