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The UK's Infrared Ceiling Heating Specialist

The UK's exclusive supplier of the PowerBoard — the first 230V far-infrared heating system that installs flush into your ceiling void, with zero visible hardware.

Salon, Barber & Beauty Heating

Warm, Silent Salons Where Clients Want to Stay

PowerBoard infrared ceiling panels deliver instant radiant comfort to chairs, beauty rooms and treatment areas, without fan noise during cuts or air movement disturbing styling.

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BEAB Certified · 10-Year Warranty · 30-70% Savings · Zero Maintenance

Heating that respects the salon experience

Salons live and die by client experience. A cold salon means clients keep coats on at the chair, treatments feel rushed, and Saturday's busy turnover never quite hits the takings target. Conventional gas heating is loud, slow to warm, and often pushes warm air across freshly styled hair. Wall radiators take up the space that should be used for product shelving and mirrors.

PowerBoard ceiling panels remove all three problems. Silent operation means no fan noise during a cut or colour consultation. Radiant warmth means clients are comfortable from the moment they sit down, without warm air ruffling a finished blow-dry. And ceiling-mounted panels free up every wall for storage, mirrors, washing stations and retail display.

Why infrared suits salons and barber shops

Silent during cuts and consultations

No fan noise, no boiler clatter. Conversations with clients flow naturally and treatment rooms feel genuinely calm.

No air movement to disturb styling

A finished blow-dry stays as you styled it. No warm-air convection blowing across freshly coloured hair or fresh make-up.

Warm chair within minutes of opening

Fast warm-up means the first 9am client is comfortable immediately, without running the heating all night.

Per-room control for treatments

Beauty rooms, nail bars, brow rooms, wax rooms and the main salon floor each run on their own thermostat.

No radiators stealing wall space

Every wall stays free for mirrors, retail product display, washing stations and storage shelving.

Trading-hours scheduling

Smart thermostats handle opening hours, late-night Thursdays, Sunday closures and bank holidays automatically.

Benefits of PowerBoard in your salon

Better client experience, more rebookings

Comfortable clients linger, accept upsells, and return. Cold salons lose afternoon bookings to comfortable competitors.

Lower running costs than gas heating

A typical 60m² salon drops from £1,400/year on gas to under £600/year on grid PowerBoard with trading-hours scheduling.

Treatment rooms warm enough for skin-on-skin services

Massage, facials, waxing and beauty treatments all feel professional when the room is genuinely at comfort temperature, fast.

No plant room, more retail and back-of-house space

Reclaim space currently lost to a boiler. Many salons add a treatment room or retail bay where the boiler used to live.

Quieter than HVAC during quiet treatments

Reflexology, massage, facials and brow services are noticeably more peaceful with no background fan or pump noise.

Predictable, simple maintenance

No annual gas safety, no boiler service contract, no warm-air filter changes. Just a 10-year product warranty.

What's the right specification for your salon?

Salon heating depends on chair count, treatment-room layout, and ceiling height. Two typical starting specs:

Small salon / barber (30-60m², 3-6 chairs)

Salon with treatment rooms (80-150m²)

Your questions, answered

Will the warmth be felt at the chair, not just under the panel?

Yes. Each panel has a defined radiant footprint at floor level. Designs place panels so each chair, basin and treatment couch sits within the warm footprint of at least one panel.

What about the back-of-house wash and dispensary areas?

These run as a separate zone at a slightly lower setpoint (typically 18°C) instead of the 21°C salon floor. Saves cost and stops the back room feeling stuffy when staff are working in it.

Can panels be coloured or finished to match the salon design?

Yes. Surface-mount panels are available in custom RAL colours, and we offer printed-image and mirror-finish panels for design-led salons. Integrated 250W panels read as a flush ceiling tile in standard white.

How disruptive is install in a working salon?

Most salon installs are completed in 1-2 days, often over a Sunday closure or a quiet weekday. There is no plumbing involved, just ceiling fixings and electrical connection.

Is it suitable for nail bars with strong solvents?

Yes. PowerBoard panels are sealed with no exposed elements and no air-circulation function, so they do not interact with solvent vapour. Standard nail-bar extract ventilation runs alongside the heating without issue.

A Warmer Salon Where Clients Want to Stay

PowerBoard ceiling panels deliver silent, draught-free radiant warmth across the chair line and every treatment room. Get a free salon heating design with chair-by-chair panel layout, treatment-room spec, and projected savings vs your current heating. Call 0800 342 3800 or book a free survey.