What does Adveco provide for schools and academy trusts?

Adveco designs, supplies and services commercial boilers, hot water and low-carbon hybrid systems for schools and colleges. Solutions include air source heat pumps, solar thermal, electric and gas water heaters, compact plant replacements, cylinders, packaged plate heat exchangers, immersion kits, heating buffers, thermal storage and smart control systems to reduce emissions and energy use while meeting real demand.

Why replace or upgrade school boiler and water heating systems?

Outdated systems can be costly to run, occupy valuable space and may not meet modern safety or sustainability expectations. Adveco systems are accurately sized to actual demand, help avoid unnecessary costs, free up classrooms and teaching space, and support future-proof estates with sustainable technology.

What is Adveco’s Live Metering service for schools?

Live Metering is a quick, non-evasive, temporary installation where an Adveco engineer fits a meter to monitor hot water temperature and usage at 6-minute intervals. Adveco returns within the month to collect the meter, confirm space and installation suitability, and then analyses the data to provide accurate sizing plus estimates for energy use, carbon emissions and operational costs. If a recommended Adveco system is purchased, 50% of the monitoring fee is deducted.

How can air source heat pumps help schools decarbonise?

Adveco’s ADV-W and ADVS-W air source heat pumps (10–110 kW with single- and three-phase options) offer low-carbon hot water, especially effective in the UK’s relatively mild winters. The compact, quiet monobloc design can provide hot water up to 60°C for continuous 55°C DHW, helping reduce electric demand in hybrid setups for lower-cost water heating or cooling.

What refrigerant do the ADV-W heat pumps use?

They use R-32 in a safe refrigerant circuit that requires less refrigerant to operate and has zero impact on the ozone layer, supporting powerful performance in a compact form factor that is easier to install when space is limited.

Is solar thermal viable for schools?

Yes. Solar thermal is a proven, reliable technology that helps schools reduce CO₂ emissions and offset higher electricity costs, with a ten-year return on investment considered achievable. Traditionally used as a preheat for maximum free heat, solar thermal can also be combined with heat pumps and electric as a mid-heating stage to lower both carbon and cost.

Do you provide electric water heating for education estates?

Yes. Adveco supplies wall-mounted and floor-standing electric boilers and water heaters, plus packaged hybrid electric systems that are compact, resilient, fast to install and easier to maintain. These help the sector cut carbon in line with net zero strategies and suit both new builds and refurbishments.

Can schools still use gas water heating and reduce carbon?

Yes. For sites with large hot water demands and an existing gas connection, modern condensing gas water heaters remain a practical option with manageable capital and low operational costs. Working alongside heat pumps or solar thermal can offset gas usage and lower emissions. New Adveco-supported gas water heaters can also handle up to 20% blended hydrogen without alteration, helping future-proof existing systems.

Do you offer packaged plant room solutions for schools?

Yes. Adveco’s packaged plant rooms are bespoke, prefabricated system builds for hybrid and all-electric hot water and heating applications. They make full use of vacant space and leverage the advantages of offsite construction for compact, efficient, and faster installations.

How does Adveco ensure safe, compliant systems for schools?

Through full design, supply and manufacturer-grade servicing, Adveco helps education estates exceed regulatory standards while delivering reliable, efficient hot water and heating systems sized to genuine demand.

What are the key benefits of choosing Adveco for school heating and hot water?

Benefits include future-proof low-carbon hybrid options to bridge towards sustainable technologies, accurate system sizing to avoid unnecessary costs, compact solutions to maximise space, and warranty-grade servicing for systems and appliances.

How can I discuss a school project with Adveco or request a brochure?

Call the specialists on 01252 551540 or use the contact form with your name, company, email, phone, subject and message (consent required for handling the enquiry). An Education brochure is available to download, and a wider 2024 Product Guide is also available.

Low Carbon School Boiler & Heating Systems for Schools and Academy Trusts

Specialists in Hot Water, Heating and Boiler Solutions for the Education Sector

AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS

SOLAR THERMAL PRODUCTS

ELECTRIC WATER HEATER

GAS WATER HEATER

Efficient heating and reliable hot water are essential for every school and college. Outdated school boiler systems and heating systems for education can be costly to run, take up valuable space, and fail to meet modern safety or sustainability expectations.

We design and supply commercial boilers for schools, water systems for education, and low‑carbon hybrid solutions that reduce emissions and energy use while ensuring safe, consistent performance. From solar water heating for the education industry to compact, high‑efficiency plant replacements, our systems are built to match real demand, helping schools avoid unnecessary costs.

With full design, supply, and servicing, we provide the education sector with heating and water solutions that exceed regulatory standards, free up classrooms and teaching space, and future‑proof estates with sustainable technology.

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Talk to us today about:

Meeting domestic hot water (DHW) demands with commercial gas and electric water heaters, boilers, cylinders, packaged plate heat exchangers and electric immersion kits.
Commercial heating support with ranges of floor-standing and wall-hung gas boilers, carbon steel heating buffers and thermal storage.
Addressing sustainability through the integration of solar thermal, Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP) and boxed heat recovery.
Smart control systems for increased efficiency and managed transition via hybrid approaches that extend the life of viable systems while addressing the need to reduce carbon.
Bringing all these varied elements together is Adveco’s packaged plant room offering, a bespoke prefabricated system build that makes full use of vacant space whilst leveraging all the advantages of offsite construction for hybrid and all-electric hot water and heating applications.

Live Metering – The most cost-effective and efficient path to sustainability for for your school’s future.

If you need assistance with a system for your school, then Adveco’s Live Metering service is for you. Live Metering requires an Adveco engineer to visit your site and install a water meter to provide hot water temperature monitoring for verified water data and comment on the risk of the existing system.

Adveco will return within the month to collect the meter. During these visits we can confirm space and clearances, and installation suitability, and once we have analysed the data give a truly accurate sizing and emissions/costs calculation.

Quick, non-evasive temporary installation
Visual site assessment & reporting by Adveco engineer
Consistent 6 minute data 24 hours per day on existing hot water systems
50% of monitoring fee deducted if system recommendation purchased from Adveco
Bespoke theoretical hot water modelling optimised to work with a building’s existing electrical supply
Daily & annual hot water demands
Annual estimated energy consumption
Annual estimated carbon emissions
Annual estimated operational costs

Adveco can then advise on a new hot water system which meets the demands of a building while increasing efficiency, lowering carbon emissions, and managing costs.

Heat Pumps for Schools & Academy Trusts

Air Source Heat Pumps: The new Adveco ADV-W and ADVS-W ranges of Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP) offer greater versatility when introducing low-carbon applications for hot water in school buildings. They are a more environmentally friendly method for educational estates to achieve decarbonisation, and in hybrid installations can reduce expensive electric demands for lower-cost water heating or cooling.

Consisting of three ranges from 10 to 110 kW, and offering single (ADVS10-16W) and three-phase ( ADV16-30W, ADV65-110W) connectivity options, ADV-W ASHPs provide excellent levels of performance, especially throughout the UK’s relatively mild winters. With sleek looks and quiet operation, the compact monobloc design is capable of providing hot water (DHW) at up to 60°C for continuous 55°C domestic hot water.

A proven method for reducing carbon emissions across school sites, the ADV-W heat pumps absorb heat from the air via a safe R-32 refrigerant circuit. Less damaging to the environment, with zero impact on the ozone layer and requiring less refrigerant to operate, these heat pumps are powerful, yet come in a compact form factor, making them lower-cost to purchase and easier to install when space is at a premium.

Solar Thermal for Schools
& Academy Trusts

Faced with an increasing expectation to become more actively sustainable, as well as the need to mitigate rising energy costs, now is a good time for education estates to reconsider the integration of a solar thermal system as part of their premises. Not only a proven and extremely reliable technology, for the past 15 years solar thermal has offered a clear path to reducing CO₂ emissions for schools that rely on large amounts of hot water.

Solar Thermal provides an effective way to offset the new financial burden that comes from moving from cheap gas to currently far more expensive electricity. A ten-year return on investment becomes very achievable, and, with zero emissions, the undisputed carbon and cost savings make this technology increasingly more viable. Solar has always been used as a preheat with coldest water possible to maximise the efficiency and output: this gives maximum free heat with no carbon emissions. But there is a good case now for using solar thermal with heat pumps and electric if set up as a mid-heating system which can lower both carbon and cost.

Electric Water Heating for Schools & Academy Trusts

Electric boilers and water heaters help to meet the demands being made of the education sector to cut carbon emissions in line with net zero strategies. Increasingly less reliant on fossil fuels for generation, using the electricity grid is increasingly being specified as a cleaner energy source for water heating. Whether new build or the transformational refurbishment of existing educational buildings, electrically powered systems provide an efficient, futureproof means for delivering fast, efficient heating for domestic hot water production or central heating needs.

Adveco appliances support a range of projects with wall-mounted and floor-standing systems to cater to the wide needs of educational buildings. Packaged hybrid electric systems also offer a more compact, resilient, fast-to-install and easier-to-maintain alternative for those wishing to avoid a reliance on gas energy supplies.

Gas Water Heating for the Schools & Academy Trusts

Educational buildings with large hot water demands and an existing gas connection may continue to take advantage of this lower-cost energy resource to heat water. Whilst strongly urged to adopt a more environmentally friendly approach to heating a building’s water, many educational organisations will still find value in remaining on gas. With minimal disturbance for operational continuity if replacement is required, manageable capital investment and low operational costs this familiar technology remains a popular replacement option when older appliances fail.

For buildings already on the gas network and seeking to gain lower carbon status, replacement gas-fired appliances working in conjunction with heat pumps or solar thermal provide a familiar, practical, highly effective means for offsetting gas demands to lower carbon emissions of legacy gas-only water heating systems.

Adveco supports educational projects with the latest generation of condensing gas water heaters. Harnessing cutting-edge materials, production and energy management technology, it is now easier than ever to maximise fuel use, cutting energy demands, running costs and carbon emissions. All new gas water heaters are also able to support future gas sources with up to 20% blended hydrogen without any alteration. This makes gas water heaters an excellent bridging technology for existing buildings, future-proofing systems in preparation for potentially larger investment decisions in the future as the nationwide net zero strategy is finalised.