As a hydronic underfloor heating specialist, WMS helps housing associations, developers and care providers create homes that feel safer, warmer and more comfortable for residents with changing care needs.
In supported living, extra care and later-life housing, heating is about much more than keeping a building warm. The way warmth is delivered can make a real difference to how residents move around, relax, find their way and feel at home, especially for people living with dementia, reduced mobility or greater sensitivity to changes in their surroundings.
This is where WMS can make a real difference. As a specialist in hydronic underfloor heating, WMS brings together design, supply and installation expertise to help housing providers create low-temperature systems that are comfortable, safe and inclusive.
For dementia-inclusive homes, underfloor heating provides gentle radiant warmth across the floor, helping to reduce cold spots, draughts and sudden temperature changes that can make a space feel less settled or harder to navigate. Removing wall-mounted radiators can also reduce the risk of burns and bumps, free up wall space for handrails, memory cues, familiar furniture and artwork and make it easier to plan rooms around the people who live in them.
This resident-centred approach is explored in WMS’s Health & Wellness White Paper, written by architect and inclusive design specialist Gillian Burgis-Smith. The paper shows how heating, comfort and inclusive design can work together to create calmer, safer and more supportive homes as residents’ needs change.
WMS understands that good specification has both a technical and a human side. Its team designs hydronic underfloor heating systems that provide consistent, unobtrusive warmth while delivering straightforward installation and dependable performance.
To support housing providers in balancing Building Regulations conformance, care outcomes, programme certainty and long-term asset value, WMS offers more than just an underfloor heating system. It offers an evidence-led partner with design knowledge, installation experience, and two decades of sector understanding to help make warmth part of a healthier, more inclusive home.
For further information about WMS, visit wms-uk.com. To download a copy of the Health & Wellness White Paper, scan the QR code:
