20,000 pew heaters sold!

Reaching a significant sales milestone is always worth celebrating, but for us at BN Thermic, selling 20,000 pew heaters represents far more than a number. It reflects two decades of listening to our customers, solving a unique heating challenge and helping churches across the UK create warmer, more welcoming places of worship.

It Started with a Simple Objective

When we launched BN Thermic in 2005, our goal was clear: to provide effective heating solutions for virtually every commercial and industrial application. One sector that particularly interested me was church heating. Heating a church is unlike heating almost any other building. Traditional churches often have high ceilings, large open spaces and intermittent occupancy, making conventional space heating both inefficient and expensive. Simply installing larger heaters isn’t the answer. Instead, we spoke to customers, church committees, architects and installers to understand exactly what they needed from a heating system.

Three priorities quickly became clear:

• Minimal visual impact.
• Silent operation.
• Maximum energy efficiency.

These requirements became the foundation for what would become our range of pew heaters.

Designed Specifically for Churches

Rather than adapting an existing commercial heater, we designed the PH range specifically for church environments. Finished in a discreet dark brown coating, each heater is mounted beneath the pew seat, making it almost invisible to members of the congregation. The appearance and character of historic church interiors remain unchanged, while occupants enjoy comfortable warmth exactly where it’s needed.

Equally important is the way the heaters operate. Using silent natural convection, pew heaters produce no fan noise or moving air. During services, weddings, funerals or moments of quiet reflection, the heating system remains completely unobtrusive, allowing worship to continue without distraction.

Listening to Customers Has Made the Difference

Launching a new product is always a leap of faith. You can invest time in research, develop the best possible design and believe you’ve created the ideal solution, but ultimately it’s customers who decide whether you’ve succeeded. Fortunately, churches, consultants and installers quickly recognised the advantages of our PH range. Orders began to arrive from across the UK, followed by positive feedback from customers who appreciated the heaters’ discreet appearance, silent operation and impressive running economy.

Over the years, we’ve been privileged to see our pew heaters installed in churches of every size, from small rural parish churches to larger historic buildings where preserving the character of the interior is every bit as important as improving comfort.

20,000 Reasons to Say Thank You

When my sales team recently told me we’d reached 20,000 pew heaters sold, it felt like a genuine milestone. More importantly, it confirmed something we’ve believed from the beginning: by listening carefully to customers and designing products around their real-world needs, it’s possible to create solutions that genuinely make a difference. To everyone who has chosen BN Thermic pew heaters over the past twenty years—church leaders, architects, consultants, contractors and distributors—thank you for your confidence in our products. We’re proud that our pew heaters continue to help churches provide warm, comfortable spaces for worship while keeping energy use under control, and we look forward to supporting many more projects in the years ahead.

George Evans
Managing Director, BN Thermic

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