Retail Climate Control Solutions
Retail environments present complex climate challenges. Frequent door cycles, high footfall, and extended opening hours make entrances a major source of heat loss.
While large open shopping spaces require responsive heating and cooling to maintain a consistent climate throughout a store, mitigating temperature fluctuations from various sources.
If poorly controlled, these factors lead directly to an increase in energy consumption.
Biddle supports retailers with integrated retail climate control solutions that address both entrance heat loss and internal temperature control. High-performance air curtains provide effective climate separation at entrances, reducing infiltration and protecting internal conditions.
Inside the store, fan coil units and cassette heaters deliver even heating and cooling across sales areas, helping maintain customer comfort without excessive energy demand.
Designed for supermarkets, shopping centres, and high-street retail environments, Biddle’s solutions create welcoming in-store climates that protect energy use and enhance customer shopping experience.
Heating for Retail: A Case Study
Biddle’s collaboration with the iconic Fortnum & Mason at Piccadilly Circus showcases how tailored HVAC solutions can meet both aesthetic and performance demands in premium retail environments. When the historic department store launched its new Food and Drink Experience on the third floor, project stakeholders faced tight deadlines, unique design constraints, and the need for modern heating and cooling that respected the venue’s heritage. Biddle was selected to supply Comfort Circle Cassette Units engineered for efficient temperature control, seamless BMS integration, and rapid delivery to site.
With custom paint finishes aligned to the store’s interior and plug-and-play functionality, the installation blended into the space while delivering reliable climate comfort. This case highlights Biddle’s ability to deliver bespoke fan coil and cassette heating solutions with precision and speed.
Read the full Fortnum & Mason case study to explore how this solution was executed and the outcomes achieved.
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Stylish Climate Systems for Retail
The Comfort Circle2 cassette is designed to deliver efficient, discreet heating and cooling across retail sales floors. With a compact, design-led aesthetic, it integrates seamlessly into ceiling spaces while maintaining consistent indoor comfort for customers and staff. Configurable control options make Comfort Circle2 ideal for multi-site retail environments, supporting centralised temperature control and energy optimisation.
Engineered for high energy efficiency, Comfort Circle2 can be combined with Air2Air heat recovery systems, reclaiming waste heat to reduce heating and cooling demand. This integrated approach helps retailers lower energy consumption and improve comfort consistency.
Efficient Heat Recovery
Air2Air Heat Recovery systems help retailers reduce energy demand by capturing waste heat from extracted air and reusing it to support heating or cooling elsewhere in the building. This process improves overall system efficiency while maintaining a stable, comfortable indoor climate across sales floors and back-of-house areas. Designed for seamless integration with other Biddle UK climate solutions, Air2Air supports lower operational costs and compliance with modern energy performance standards.
Air Curtains for Retail: Biddle SR
The SR air curtain is designed to reduce heat loss at retail entrances while maintaining an open, welcoming environment. By creating a controlled air barrier across doorways, it limits cold air ingress and draughts caused by frequent door opening. This helps stabilise internal temperatures, reducing the load on climate control systems.
Engineered for reliable, energy-efficient performance, the SR air curtain supports improved customer comfort near entrances and contributes to lower energy consumption. Making it an effective solution for the retail sector.
Efficient Climate Systems for Retail
Heating, cooling, and ventilation account for a significant proportion of any supermarket's running costs. Biddle’s industry-leading products can be used together in various combinations to create a complete climate control solution to maximise energy savings. Our climate systems are designed to be highly energy-efficient and can work hand in hand with Heat Recovery units. The Air2Air Heat Recovery technology captures waste heat and re-uses it to provide additional heating or cooling. This technology can lead to significant energy savings, making it a cost-effective choice for leading supermarket chains.
Shopping Centres
Biddle can provide guidance and expertise in selecting the right combination of products to maintain comfortable and energy-efficient environments throughout your shopping centre, benefitting both shoppers and tenants alike.
Supermarkets
Biddle can guide you in selecting the right systems for your supermarket, air curtains at the entrance, heat recovery or CC in the store area, NOZ2 at the warehouse, FCUs in the offices and specialist air curtains in the cold stores. Each solution can be tailored to your specific store needs.
Boutiques
The Biddle team of experts can provide tailored guidance in selecting the right combination of climate control products to ensure that your boutique maintains optimal comfort levels while maximising energy savings.