Warehouse & Storage Facility EPC Services Across the UK
Warehouses and storage facilities present very different energy performance considerations from conventional offices or retail buildings. Large open floor areas, high ceilings, loading bays, extensive lighting installations, heating systems and operational zones can all affect how a building needs to be assessed.
Our assessors cover EPC Levels 3, 4 and 5, enabling us to assess everything from straightforward storage units to extensive distribution facilities with more complex building services.
Why Choose EPC-Hub for Warehouses & Storage Facilities?
- Accredited commercial EPC assessors covering Levels 3, 4 and 5
- Nationwide coverage across mainland UK
- Experience with warehouses, industrial units and logistics properties
- Fast response and dependable project coordination
- Flexible site visits designed around operational requirements
- Support for large buildings and complex commercial environments
- MEES consultancy and EPC improvement guidance
- Coordinated support for individual properties and national portfolios
- Wider commercial 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 Warehouses & Storage Facilities
A Commercial EPC assesses the energy performance of a non-domestic property and provides a rating from A to G.
Warehouses can vary enormously in design and complexity.
A relatively simple storage building with limited heating may require a very different assessment from a modern distribution centre containing office accommodation, mechanical ventilation, comfort cooling, extensive lighting, automated loading areas and sophisticated building controls.
We support properties including:
- General warehouses
- Distribution warehouses
- Storage facilities
- Industrial storage units
- Fulfilment centres
- Logistics hubs
- Cold and specialist storage buildings where applicable
- Trade warehouses
- Self-storage facilities
- Builders' merchant warehouses
- Warehouse and office combinations
- Multi-unit industrial estates
- Large national warehousing portfolios
This service forms part of our wider support for Industrial & Logistics properties.
What Makes Warehouse EPC Assessments Different?
Warehouses often have relatively simple occupied areas but very large building envelopes.
That combination makes accurate data collection particularly important.
Depending on the building, an assessor may need to consider:
- Overall warehouse floor area
- Roof height and volume
- Wall, roof and floor construction
- Insulation
- Rooflights and glazing
- Warehouse heating systems
- Office heating and cooling
- Mechanical ventilation
- Hot water systems
- High-bay lighting
- Lighting controls and occupancy sensors
- Ancillary offices and welfare facilities
- Building management or energy controls
A large warehouse should not automatically be treated in the same way as a smaller commercial unit. Building services, construction and complexity all influence which level of assessment is appropriate.
Our EPC Levels 3, 4 & 5 guide explains how commercial EPC assessment levels differ.
When Does a Warehouse Need a Commercial EPC?
A Commercial EPC is commonly required when a qualifying warehouse or storage 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 landlords and property managers, obtaining an accurate certificate can also be important when reviewing the future lettability and compliance position of industrial assets.
Where several warehouse units or buildings are involved, EPC-Hub can help determine how the assessment should be approached before site work begins.
MEES Support for Warehouse Landlords
For rented warehouse and industrial properties, the EPC rating can also have implications under the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards.
Where a warehouse receives a poor rating, EPC-Hub can provide structured guidance rather than simply supplying the certificate and leaving the landlord to determine the next steps.
Our support can include:
- Reviewing current EPC performance
- Identifying potential rating constraints
- Modelling practical improvement opportunities
- Prioritising cost-effective measures
- 7-Year Payback planning
- EPC exemption guidance
- Split EPC Projects around refurbishment works
- Development EPC Planning for planned improvements
For larger privately rented non-domestic buildings, landlords should also be aware of the Government’s direction of travel for future MEES requirements. EPC-Hub’s guide to MEES Phase 2 and the proposed EPC B requirement by 2031 explains the position in more detail.
Warehouses Undergoing Refurbishment or Redevelopment
Industrial properties are frequently refurbished when tenants change or when buildings are repositioned for a different operational use.
Works might include:
- Replacing warehouse lighting
- Upgrading heating systems
- Improving roof insulation
- Replacing rooflights
- Refurbishing office accommodation
- Installing new ventilation or cooling
- Creating additional internal spaces
- Reconfiguring loading or storage areas
Where substantial investment is planned, understanding the likely EPC impact before committing to works can help avoid unnecessary expenditure.
Our Development EPC Projects can help establish an improvement strategy, while Split EPC Projects provide assessments at different stages of a refurbishment to help demonstrate changes in building performance.
Supporting Single Warehouses & National Logistics Portfolios
EPC-Hub supports both individual warehouse owners and organisations responsible for large property estates.
For a standalone warehouse, we can determine the appropriate EPC level, arrange the assessment and provide clear guidance following certification.
For logistics operators, investment companies, commercial landlords and managing agents with multiple sites, our Multiple Site EPC service provides coordinated assessments across the UK.
A portfolio-led approach can help with:
- Centralised project management
- Coordinated access
- Regional scheduling
- Consistent reporting
- EPC expiry planning
- Identification of lower-rated buildings
- Portfolio-wide MEES planning
This can be particularly valuable for warehouse estates containing similar buildings across numerous locations.
Additional Compliance Services for Warehouses
Warehouse owners and operators frequently have compliance requirements extending beyond the EPC itself.
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 practical, coordinating different requirements through one provider can simplify administration for facilities and property teams managing busy industrial sites.
Our Process
We begin by gathering information about the warehouse, including:
- Approximate size
- Building use
- Construction
- Heating systems
- Cooling or ventilation
- Office accommodation
- Recent refurbishment
- Existing EPC information
This helps us establish the likely assessment complexity before arranging the site visit.
An accredited assessor visits the property and records the information required for the energy model.
This may include:
- Building dimensions
- Walls, roof and floors
- Rooflights and glazing
- Insulation
- Heating systems
- Lighting installations
- Lighting controls
- Ventilation
- Cooling
- Hot water
- Office and welfare areas
- Relevant building controls
For operational warehouses, our team can coordinate access around site requirements to minimise interference with day-to-day activities.
Following the survey, the building is modelled using the appropriate approved methodology according to its characteristics and complexity.
You then receive the Commercial EPC together with the associated recommendations.
If the resulting rating raises compliance concerns, EPC-Hub can help identify possible next steps.
Instead of applying generic recommendations, we can support landlords and property teams in understanding which improvements are most relevant to the particular warehouse and their compliance objective.
Supporting Warehouse & Storage Facilities Across the UK
EPC-Hub provides nationwide commercial EPC coverage, supporting warehouse and industrial properties throughout areas including:
- London
- Birmingham
- Manchester
- Bristol
- Leeds
- Nottingham
- Reading
- Southampton
- Oxfordshire
- The Midlands
- South East
- South West
- North West
View our full service area.
Frequently Asked Questions
Most qualifying warehouse and storage properties require a valid Commercial EPC when they are sold, let or newly constructed, subject to the applicable rules and exemptions.
The required assessment level depends on the building and the complexity of its services rather than simply its floor area.
A relatively straightforward warehouse may fall within Level 3, whereas larger buildings with more complex heating, cooling, ventilation or control systems may require a Level 4 or Level 5 assessment.
Yes. Site visits can normally be coordinated with facilities teams, site managers or occupiers so that the necessary areas can be inspected while keeping disruption to warehouse operations to a minimum.
Yes. Our Multiple Site EPC service is designed for organisations managing properties across multiple locations and provides coordinated nationwide project management.
The overall building envelope and construction are relevant to the assessment, including elements associated with loading and access areas where applicable. Large doors, building fabric and the relationship between conditioned and unconditioned spaces can therefore form part of the data considered by the assessor.
Yes. Lighting specification and controls form part of commercial EPC calculations. Large warehouse floor areas can contain substantial lighting installations, so the type and control of lighting can be particularly relevant.
EPC-Hub can review the outcome and provide practical guidance on potential improvement measures, MEES considerations and, where applicable, exemption routes.
Yes. Our Development Projects and Split Projects services can help clients assess performance and plan energy-efficiency improvements around refurbishment programmes.
Book Your Warehouse & Storage Facility EPC
We understand the characteristics that make warehouses different: large open spaces, high ceilings, loading areas, extensive lighting, mixed operational zones and potentially complex heating and building services.
Our aim is to make the assessment process straightforward while giving you 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 warehouse or storage facility.
