Factory & Production Plant EPC Services Across the UK
Factories and production plants present unique energy performance challenges that require a detailed understanding of industrial buildings and their supporting infrastructure. Specialist machinery, extraction systems, mechanical ventilation, industrial heating, production areas and complex building services can all influence how a manufacturing property needs to be assessed.
Where an EPC identifies a compliance issue, we can also provide practical guidance and a clear pathway towards meeting current Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES).
Why Choose EPC-Hub for Factories & Production Plants?
- Accredited commercial EPC assessors covering Levels 3, 4 and 5
- Nationwide coverage across mainland UK
- Expertise in complex industrial and manufacturing buildings
- Flexible site visits coordinated around production requirements
- Fast response and dependable project management
- Accurate building assessments with minimal operational disruption
- MEES consultancy and practical EPC improvement guidance
- Coordinated support for individual factories and national manufacturing portfolios
- Coordinated assessments for regional and national logistics portfolios
- Wider industrial property compliance services available
- Family-run service focused on reliability, attentive customer care and EXCELLENCE
Speak to our team on 01213121575 or email hub@epchub.co.uk.
Commercial EPCs for Factories & Production Plants
A Commercial EPC assesses the energy performance of a non-domestic building and provides an energy efficiency rating from A to G.
Manufacturing properties can differ considerably in their construction, internal layouts, environmental requirements and building services.
We support properties including:
- Manufacturing factories
- Industrial production plants
- Engineering workshops
- Assembly facilities
- Food production factories
- Packaging and processing plants
- Automotive manufacturing facilities
- Metal fabrication workshops
- Plastics manufacturing facilities
- Pharmaceutical production buildings
- Electronics manufacturing facilities
- Textile production plants
- Printing and manufacturing premises
- Multi-building manufacturing campuses
- Large national manufacturing portfolios
This dedicated service forms part of our wider support for Industrial & Logistics properties.
What Makes Factory EPC Assessments Different?
Factories frequently combine conventional building services with specialist infrastructure supporting manufacturing processes.
Unlike standard commercial premises, production facilities may contain areas with significantly different environmental conditions, operational requirements and heating or ventilation arrangements.
This makes accurate building data collection particularly important.
Depending on the property, an assessor may need to consider:
- Overall factory floor area and building volume
- Wall, roof and floor construction
- Insulation and glazing
- Industrial space-heating systems
- Mechanical ventilation and air handling
- Air conditioning and cooling infrastructure
- Temperature-controlled manufacturing spaces
- Lighting controls and occupancy sensors
- Building management systems
- Office and administrative accommodation
- Staff welfare and changing facilities
- Hot water systems
- Different building zones and occupancy arrangements
Manufacturing equipment can create substantial energy demands, but it is important to distinguish between energy used by the building and energy consumed by industrial processes.
When Does a Factory Need a Commercial EPC?
A Commercial EPC is commonly required when a qualifying factory or production property is:
- Sold
- Let to a new tenant
- Subject to a relevant lease transaction
- Newly constructed
- Significantly altered or refurbished where EPC requirements apply
For industrial landlords and manufacturing property investors, obtaining an accurate EPC can also be important when reviewing future lettability, building efficiency and compliance obligations.
EPC-Hub can help review the building’s circumstances before the assessment begins, ensuring the correct certification approach is considered.
MEES Support for Factory & Production Plant Landlords
For privately rented factories and manufacturing properties, the EPC rating can have implications under the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards.
In England and Wales, qualifying privately rented non-domestic properties generally require an EPC rating of at least E, unless a valid exemption applies.
Where a factory receives a poor rating, EPC-Hub can provide structured consultancy to help landlords understand their compliance position and potential improvement options.
Our support can include:
- Reviewing existing EPC performance
- Identifying building elements affecting the rating
- Assessing industrial heating efficiency
- Evaluating ventilation and building control improvements
- Modelling lighting upgrades
- Reviewing insulation and building fabric opportunities
- Prioritising cost-effective energy efficiency measures
- 7-Year Payback planning
- EPC exemption guidance
- Split EPC Projects during refurbishment
- Development EPC Planning for planned improvements
Manufacturing landlords should also remain aware of potential future changes to commercial energy efficiency requirements.
Factories Undergoing Refurbishment or Redevelopment
Manufacturing buildings are frequently adapted to accommodate new production processes, changing equipment requirements, operational expansion and evolving environmental standards.
These alterations can create opportunities to improve the energy performance of the building.
Typical works may include:
- Replacing industrial space-heating systems
- Upgrading mechanical ventilation
- Installing more efficient air handling equipment
- Improving extraction system controls
- Replacing older lighting with LED installations
- Introducing zoned lighting controls
- Improving roof and wall insulation
- Replacing glazing or rooflights
- Upgrading building management systems
- Refurbishing offices and welfare accommodation
- Creating additional production zones
- Extending or reconfiguring manufacturing buildings
Where significant investment is planned, understanding the potential EPC implications before work begins can help property owners make better-informed decisions.
Our Development EPC Projects can help establish an improvement strategy, while Split EPC Projects provide assessments before and after refurbishment to help demonstrate changes in building performance.
Supporting Individual Factories & National Manufacturing Portfolios
EPC-Hub supports both individual factory owners and organisations responsible for extensive manufacturing property estates.
For a standalone factory, our team can review the building, establish the appropriate assessment level and coordinate the survey around site access and operational requirements.
For manufacturing groups, commercial landlords, property investors and facilities management companies with multiple locations, our Multiple Site EPC service provides coordinated assessments across the UK.
A portfolio-led approach can help with:
- Centralised project management
- Coordinated site access
- Regional assessment scheduling
- Consistent reporting standards
- EPC expiry monitoring
- Identification of lower-rated buildings
- Portfolio-wide MEES planning
- Prioritisation of improvement projects
- Reduced administration for facilities teams
This can be particularly valuable for manufacturing businesses operating several factories with different building ages, heating systems, production activities and compliance requirements.
Additional Compliance Services for Factories & Production Plants
Factory owners and manufacturing operators often have compliance responsibilities extending beyond Commercial EPC certification.
EPC-Hub provides a wider range of services through our commercial property services, including:
- Commercial EPC Assessments
- TM44 Air Conditioning Inspections
- Fire Risk Assessments
- Asbestos Management Reports
- BRUKL Reports
- Display Energy Certificates
- Split EPC Projects
- Development EPC Planning
- 7-Year Payback Planning
- EPC & MEES Exemption Guidance
Where appropriate, coordinating multiple property compliance requirements through one provider can simplify administration and help facilities managers maintain clearer oversight of their responsibilities.
Our Process
We begin by gathering information about the factory or production plant, including:
- Approximate building size
- Manufacturing use and layout
- Building construction
- Heating systems
- Cooling and ventilation infrastructure
- Extraction systems
- Office and welfare accommodation
- Building management controls
- Production schedules and access restrictions
- Recent refurbishment or system upgrades
- Existing EPC documentation
This helps us determine the likely assessment complexity and identify any operational considerations before arranging the site visit.
An accredited assessor visits the property and records the building information required for the energy model.
This may include:
- Building dimensions and zoning
- Walls, roof and floors
- Insulation and glazing
- Rooflights and external doors
- Industrial space-heating systems
- Air conditioning and cooling
- Mechanical ventilation
- Relevant extraction and air handling systems
- Lighting installations
- Lighting controls
- Hot water systems
- Office and welfare facilities
- Relevant building management systems
For active manufacturing environments, our team works with site managers and facilities personnel to coordinate access around production requirements.
Following the survey, the building is modelled using the appropriate approved methodology according to its characteristics and building services.
Depending on the complexity of the factory, this may involve SBEM or Dynamic Simulation Modelling.
You receive the Commercial EPC together with the associated recommendations report.
Our reporting provides a clear record of the building’s assessed energy performance and identifies potential opportunities for improvement.
If the resulting EPC rating raises compliance concerns, EPC-Hub can help identify possible next steps.
For manufacturing buildings, this may involve reviewing space heating, HVAC controls, lighting, insulation or other building elements relevant to the EPC calculation.
Rather than relying on generic recommendations, we help landlords and property teams understand which improvements may be most relevant to their particular factory and compliance objectives.
Supporting Factories & Production Plants Across the UK
EPC-Hub provides nationwide Commercial EPC coverage, supporting factories, production plants and industrial properties throughout mainland UK.
Our service areas include:
- London
- Birmingham
- Manchester
- Bristol
- Leeds
- Nottingham
- Reading
- Southampton
- Oxfordshire
- The Midlands
- South East
- South West
- North West
Our nationwide assessor network allows us to coordinate assessments for individual manufacturing premises as well as extensive multi-site industrial portfolios.
Whether your facility is located within a major manufacturing region, an industrial estate or a national production network, we provide assessment support designed around your building and operational requirements.
View our full service area.
Frequently Asked Questions
Most qualifying factory and manufacturing properties require a Commercial EPC when they are sold, let or newly constructed, subject to the applicable regulations and exemptions.
Certain industrial buildings or workshops with low energy demand may be exempt, so the building’s specific characteristics should be reviewed before assuming certification is required.
The required assessment level depends on the building’s complexity and services rather than simply its floor area.
A straightforward manufacturing workshop may require a Level 3 assessment, while a large production plant with complex HVAC, ventilation and environmental controls may require Level 4 or Level 5.
Yes. EPC assessments can normally be coordinated around active manufacturing operations.
Yes. Our Multiple Site EPC service supports organisations managing manufacturing properties across multiple UK locations.
Specialist manufacturing machinery can contribute substantially to a factory’s actual energy consumption.
However, standard Commercial EPC calculations primarily assess regulated building energy uses rather than all energy consumed by industrial production processes.
The machinery itself is not necessarily included directly in the EPC calculation, although associated building services may be relevant.
Yes, where they form part of the building services covered by the applicable assessment methodology.
The treatment of extraction and ventilation depends on the systems’ purpose, configuration and relationship to the building’s environmental requirements.
Dedicated process extraction may be treated differently from general building ventilation.
Yes. Our Development Projects and Split Projects services can help clients assess existing building performance, plan improvements and review outcomes following refurbishment.
Book Your Factory & Production Plant EPC
Whether you own a small manufacturing workshop, manage a substantial production plant or oversee a nationwide portfolio of industrial facilities, EPC-Hub provides accredited Commercial EPC assessments backed by dependable project coordination and practical compliance expertise.
Our aim is to make the assessment process straightforward, minimise disruption to manufacturing activities and provide a clear understanding of your property’s energy performance and any next steps that may be required.
Call 01213121575, email hub@epchub.co.uk or contact EPC-Hub today to discuss your factory or production plant.
