Whether you're trying to warm up a chilly workspace or create a cosy, inviting atmosphere for your café or restaurant, finding the right heating solution is key during the colder months. Gas heating options offer an efficient and stylish way to keep your space welcoming and comfortable all winter long.
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Gas fires draw people in during the colder months
A gas fire can be the heart of any restaurant or café, providing a focal point for your interior space and drawing in diners as the weather turns wintry. Because most cafés and restaurants use gas for cooking, it’s easy to connect a fireplace for a gorgeous magazine-ready interior finish.
Gas fires can be bought off the shelf or customised to fit your space, with a range of price points depending on the size and style of the fireplace and the complexity of the installation. Beautiful large gas fireplaces create a signature feature for your business, attracting new customers and keeping the regulars coming back – especially in those cooler months.
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Central heating will warm up even the largest spaces
For complete winter warmth, gas-ducted central heating can be extremely effective in an office space, keeping people warm and comfortable all day long. Underfloor heating or radiators can transform even the largest and most industrial space into somewhere warm and welcoming.
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Speed is a major advantage of using gas to heat a large office, restaurant or café. It can take some time for electrical heating options to warm up a big space, gas will do the job in a fraction of the time. You can enter the office or open your café or restaurant, turn on the central heating, and the interior will be toasty within a few minutes.
WFH or Office? Here’s how to keep both warm this winter
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Whether you’re working from a home (WFH) office or managing a shared corporate space, staying warm is essential for productivity and comfort. For WFH setups, compact gas heaters can be efficient and stylish. Compact gas heaters heat quickly and perfect if you’re working alone during the day.
In larger office settings, zoned heating powered by gas can let you focus warmth where people actually are, reducing wasted energy.
Soft furnishings can help create a warm atmosphere
To complement your heating options, layer in some softness. Well-chosen woollens and cushions will make your hospitality business look and feel snuggly. Rugs on concrete floors, blankets thrown over chairs located closer to the entrance, and plush armchairs can all make a difference to both the look and feel of the space.
The path to renewable gas is taking shape
Restaurant and café owners are some of New Zealand’s most passionate gas customers, because cooking with gas remains the gold standard for chefs.
The good news is that the path to renewable gas is taking shape, and the energy sector has a plan to move New Zealand toward a sustainable, low-carbon energy future. Last year, Clarus which is one of New Zealand's largest energy groups began adding renewable gas a Firstgas pipeline at Ecogas in Reporoa.
You can read more about the First Renewables biogas facility here, and to learn about how Clarus is supporting innovations towards a net carbon future, visit Future of Energy.