Nothing on the walls. Heat only the rooms you use. Slim white PowerBoard panels on the ceiling warm people and everything in the room directly, instead of heating the air first. Supplied and installed across the UK.
Birmingham's housing runs from the back-to-back terraces of Bournville and Moseley to the high-rise flats around the Bullring and the canal-side apartments of the Jewellery Quarter. Birmingham City Council manages around 60,000 social homes, many of which are off the gas network or fitted with old electric storage heaters that struggle on the city's damp West Midlands winters. With average January lows of 1–2°C and over 2,200 heating degree days a year, panel-by-panel control matters. Our PoweRad installers cover the B-postcode area from Sutton Coldfield down to Selly Oak, working with private landlords, RTB buyers and homeowners who want to retire a failing combi without ripping out floors. Ceiling-mounted infrared panels cut installation disruption to a single day per room.
PoweRad fits ceiling-mounted infrared panels across Birmingham and nearby areas including London, Manchester and Leeds. With local homes typically rated EPC D, moving from storage heaters or an ageing gas system to room-by-room infrared is a straightforward way to lift comfort and efficiency.
No boiler, no radiators, no pipework. Slim electric panels sit flat on the ceiling and warm the room the same way the sun warms you.
Around 3cm thin and out of sight overhead. They free up every wall, and there is nothing for children or pets to touch.
Infrared warms the walls, floor and furniture directly, the way sunshine does. The warmth is even from floor to ceiling and does not vanish the moment a door opens.
Panels reach full output in under 10 minutes and every room is controlled separately, so you only ever heat the rooms you are using.
The numbers that shape heating bills in Birmingham, West Midlands.
92% of Birmingham's 478,000 households heat with gas, and the average energy bill runs about £128 a month. Gas is cheaper per unit than electricity, so the case for infrared rests on heating only the rooms you use, a lower installation cost and no boiler to service. A free remote heat-loss survey shows your like-for-like numbers before you spend a penny. See how we calculate savings
Plenty of Birmingham homes still run ageing warm-air units, gas boilers or LPG systems that cost more every year to fuel, service and repair. Infrared ceiling panels are the modern electric replacement: no pipework, no flue, no annual service. Panels are fitted room by room, usually in 1-2 days, and every room gets its own thermostat so you stop heating empty space.
Panels are independent of the existing pipework, so you can switch over room by room and cap the old system when it suits you.
No annual gas safety check, no boiler service contract, no parts to fail. A 10-year product warranty instead.
A free remote heat-loss survey gives you a like-for-like running cost comparison against your current system before you decide anything.
See how PowerBoard's advanced infrared technology solves the most common heating challenges faced by Birmingham properties.
Many Birmingham homes were built without modern insulation standards, causing significant heat loss.
Solid wall construction common in Birmingham allows heat to escape directly through the building structure.
Former industrial buildings in Birmingham need robust heating solutions for large, open spaces.
Birmingham social housing often requires cost-effective heating upgrades to reduce tenant energy bills.
Industrial properties in Birmingham struggle with uneven heating in high-ceiling, open-plan areas.
Easy installation without major structural work or disruption to period features.
Robust design suitable for harsh industrial environments and high-ceiling spaces.
Affordable installation and low maintenance costs benefit both landlords and tenants.
Advanced infrared technology delivering superior heating performance.
Fitted room by room, usually within 1-2 days, while you carry on living at home.
PowerBoard heating systems meet the highest industry standards for safety, efficiency, and performance in Birmingham installations.
European Conformity certification ensuring safety standards
Hazardous Substances compliance for environmental safety
Meets UK electrical safety and building regulations
Understanding Birmingham's unique climate, property landscape, and energy profile
Birmingham sits on a low West Midlands plateau roughly 140m above sea level - high enough that the city centre regularly records the first frost of any major English city in late October, and the airport often sits a degree below the city. January lows of 1–2°C combined with persistent damp drifting up from the Tame and Rea valleys mean the heating effectively runs from late September through April in the older suburbs.
Birmingham has the largest council-housing portfolio in Europe outside Moscow - around 60,000 homes managed directly by the City Council, plus a vast private-rented sector. The dominant property types are interwar semis in Acocks Green and Hall Green, back-to-back terraces in Sparkhill, post-war low-rise estates in Druids Heath and a growing crop of city-centre flats in the Jewellery Quarter. Many of those flats were originally built without gas, leaving residents on direct-acting electric panels that infrared replaces straight onto the same circuits.
Most B-postcode homes are on mains gas, but Birmingham's social-housing tower blocks and the Jewellery Quarter conversions disproportionately rely on electric heating - and these are exactly the homes where running costs have spiked hardest under the latest price cap. The City Council's Net Zero Roadmap targets a fully decarbonised housing stock by 2040 and is part-funding electric retrofits where gas isn't viable.
The two stand-out Birmingham heating problems are storage-heater retrofits in the council towers around Druids Heath and Newtown, and the long-running condensation issues in solid-wall back-to-backs in Sparkbrook and Bordesley Green. Both benefit from radiant infrared panels, which warm the wall surface itself rather than the air - the only effective way to break the cold-spot / mould cycle in solid-brick housing.
Simple, reliable heating backed by genuine guarantees
Comprehensive manufacturer warranty for complete peace of mind
Professional installation with minimal disruption to your home
Independently safety certified by Intertek (250 panel, certificate 30095)
No moving parts means no annual servicing or repair costs
Instant radiant warmth with no waiting for radiators to warm up
No fans, pumps or boiler noise, just completely silent heating
Anyone with basic DIY skills can install infrared heating panels in Birmingham. Mount panels yourself, connect the cable harness, and get electrician sign-off for thermostat installation.
Calculate panel requirements based on room size and insulation. Use our online calculator to determine how many panels you need for effective heating coverage.
Securely mount panels to ceiling using included brackets. Connect panels together using cable harness and 4-way adaptors. Simple plug-and-play connections anyone can do.
Certified electrician connects and tests thermostat, ensures system safety, and provides electrical compliance certification. Required for warranty validation.
Control your heating from anywhere using the smart thermostat app. Set schedules, adjust temperatures room-by-room, and monitor energy usage in real-time.
Save on installation costs by mounting panels yourself. Simple, safe, and straightforward process.
Electrician certification ensures safety standards and maintains your 10-Year Warranty coverage.
Advanced app control with scheduling, zone management, and energy monitoring capabilities.
Tell the System Designer about your rooms and it works out how many panels you need and what they cost. Takes a few minutes, no details required until you are ready.
Answer 4 quick questions to receive a detailed, personalised quote for your Birmingham property. A real person comes back to you within one working day.
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Common questions about infrared heating installation in Birmingham and West Midlands
PowerBoard panels start from £249 per panel. Installation costs vary by property size and the number of panels needed. We provide a free, no-obligation remote survey and quote for all West Midlands properties, with fully transparent pricing and no hidden costs.
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