Marley Engineered Products has launched a recessed trim kit for its infrared heater range, adding an accessory aimed at commercial projects where visible overhead equipment can clash with architecture, sightlines, or customer-facing layouts. The new trim kit allows selected infrared units to be recessed fully into the ceiling, opening up applications in spaces such as hotel entrances, valet areas, covered patios, and other commercial environments with overhangs.
The industrial case for infrared heat in those settings is already well understood. Unlike warm-air systems, short-wave infrared transfers heat directly to people and surfaces rather than the surrounding air, which makes it useful in draft-prone semi-open spaces. The challenge has often been the visual and installation compromise of exposed heater units. By shifting the hardware into a recessed ceiling format, Marley is trying to keep the performance benefits while softening the intrusion of the equipment itself.
The company said the accessory is agency listed and designed to work with its infrared heater line, while maintaining unobstructed sightlines in occupant areas. Marley’s literature on the compatible heater range highlights heavy-gauge gold anodized reflectors, multiple beam patterns, and two- and three-element configurations for spot or total heating. In practice, that gives specifiers more flexibility in targeting entrances, loading areas, waiting zones, and covered outdoor spaces without relying on systems that lose effectiveness in moving air.
Sharon Murphy, Senior Product Manager at Marley Engineered Products, said: “This Trim Kit is designed to provide a clean and finished look to heating installations while optimizing the performance of the heater. Providing enhanced heating efficiency, noise reduction, space-saving advantages and an aesthetically pleasing appearance, among other benefits, it is a valuable addition to any commercial building that prioritizes occupant comfort while also providing freeze protection and snow melting.”
Marley is also emphasising labour efficiency. The trim kit package is supplied in a single carton and includes a trim ring installation bracket intended to reduce handling and installation time. Matching finish options are intended to help the recessed units sit more cleanly within ceiling designs, an increasingly important detail in projects where building services equipment is expected to disappear into the architecture rather than dominate it.
Further product detail is available on Marley’s infrared heater page.
