SMR Gas Maintenance Ltd are specialist industrial and commercial gas engineers based in Hoghton, Preston. Gas Safe registered with over 25 years of experience working exclusively with industrial and commercial clients, we provide the full range of gas engineering services to manufacturing plants, factories, food production facilities, warehouses, chemical and pharmaceutical operations, care homes, and commercial premises across the North of England.

Industrial and commercial gas engineering demands a fundamentally different set of skills, qualifications, and experience from domestic gas work. The equipment is larger, more complex, and operates under more demanding conditions. The regulatory framework is stricter. The consequences of a failure — in terms of production downtime, safety risk, and regulatory liability — are more serious. And the engineers need commercial ACS qualifications that go well beyond the domestic Gas Safe competences most heating engineers hold.

📞 Call us: 07882898492 — 24/7 emergency response available 

📧 andy@smrgasservices.co.uk

What Makes Industrial Gas Engineering Different

Industrial and commercial gas engineering covers equipment and applications that most gas engineers never encounter. Where a domestic engineer services a household boiler and cooker, an industrial gas engineer works on:

• High-output shell boilers and steam raising plant producing hundreds of kilowatts of heat or significant volumes of steam for process use
• Gas-fired process burners in powder coating ovens, spray booths, bakery and food production ovens, industrial dryers, rotary kilns, and chemical fired heaters — where precise combustion control directly affects product quality and production consistency
• Industrial radiant tube heating systems spanning tens of thousands of square metres of warehouse and factory space
• Large-scale warm air heating systems with gas inputs of hundreds of kilowatts serving manufacturing and logistics operations
• Complex multi-boiler cascade systems with sophisticated controls, pressurisation plant, and heat distribution networks
• Gas interlock and safety systems for commercial kitchen and industrial process environments
• Industrial LPG systems serving rural manufacturing, agricultural, and process operations

Every one of these applications requires specific commercial ACS qualifications, genuine hands-on experience, and the right diagnostic equipment. SMR Gas Maintenance engineers have all three.

Our Industrial & Commercial Gas Engineering Services

Industrial Boiler & Steam Plant

We service, maintain, and repair all types of industrial boiler and steam plant across the North of England — from single high-output hot water boilers to multi-boiler cascade systems, steam raising plant, and thermal fluid heaters. Annual services, CP16 certification, planned maintenance contracts, and emergency breakdown cover. All major manufacturers covered.

Industrial Process Burners

We service, repair, commission, and certify gas-fired process burners across the full range of industrial process equipment — powder coating curing ovens, spray booth burners, bakery and food production ovens, industrial dryers, rotary kilns, pasteurisers, grain dryers, fired heaters, and all other gas-fired process equipment. Full combustion analysis and gas safety certification on every visit.

Industrial Heating — Radiant Tube & Warm Air

We service and maintain all types of industrial radiant tube and warm air heating systems across Lancashire and the North of England. All major brands covered — Ambirad, Reznor, Powrmatic, Combat, Space-Ray, Benson, Roberts Gordon, Schwank, Herz, Winterwarm, and Airbloc. Annual services, emergency repairs, and PPM contracts.

Planned Preventative Maintenance Contracts

Structured gas maintenance contracts for industrial and commercial clients — tailored to production schedules, regulatory requirements, and site-specific equipment lists. Multi-site contracts available. PUWER-compliant service documentation and HSE-ready records provided on every visit.

Gas Safety Certification — CP15, CP16, CP17 & CP42

We issue CP15, CP16, CP17, and CP42 gas safety certificates to industrial and commercial businesses across the North of England. Full inspections with audit-ready documentation issued on the day of inspection.

Gas Ventilation Interlocks & Pressure Proving

We install, test, commission, and certify gas ventilation interlock systems and pressure proving systems for commercial kitchens, industrial process environments, and all premises where gas interlock systems are required. Full certification and documentation provided.

Gas Purging & Tightness Testing

We carry out gas purging, strength testing, and tightness testing for commercial and industrial gas installations across the North of England — including new installations, system modifications, and pre-commissioning work on industrial sites and commercial developments.

Emergency Breakdown Response

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for industrial and commercial gas emergencies across the North of England. When a process burner fails, an industrial boiler trips, or a gas safety issue arises at any commercial premises, call 01254 485183 and we'll respond as fast as possible.

Industrial Equipment We Service

Our engineers work on the full range of industrial and commercial gas-fired equipment found across the North of England's manufacturing, food production, and industrial processing sectors:

Process Equipment Powder coating curing ovens · Spray booth make-up air burners · Bakery tunnel ovens · Deck ovens · Rack ovens · Travelling ovens · Food production continuous belt ovens · Batch ovens · Pasteurisers · Sterilisation systems · Rotary dryers · Fluid bed dryers · Spray dryers · Laundry tunnel finishers and dryers · Grain and agricultural dryers · Rotary kilns · Fired heaters · Chemical process heaters · Textile curing and drying systems · Bitumen heaters · Thermal oxidisers · Direct-fired air heaters

Boiler & Steam Plant Shell boilers · Economic boilers · Yorkshire boilers · Scotch marine boilers · Steam raising plant · Thermal fluid heaters · High-output hot water generators · Multi-boiler cascade systems · Electrode boilers

Industrial Heating High-intensity radiant tube heaters · Low-intensity radiant tube heaters · U-tube radiant systems · Plaque radiant heaters · Direct-fired warm air heaters · Indirect-fired warm air heaters · Gas-fired unit heaters · Make-up air units · Loading bay heaters · Destratification systems

Qualifications & Accreditations

All SMR Gas Maintenance engineers hold:

• Gas Safe registration — number 562186, verifiable at gassaferegister.co.uk
• Commercial ACS qualifications covering all equipment types we work on
• OFTEC registration for commercial oil services
• DBS checks — suitable for care homes, schools, and healthcare settings

Industries We Serve

Food Production & Bakery — bakeries, food manufacturers, ready meal producers, dairy processors, confectionery manufacturers, and food processing operations. Bakery oven servicing, process burner maintenance, pasteuriser certification, and PPM contracts.

Manufacturing & Engineering — factories, powder coating operations, spray finishing, heat treatment, and engineering fabrication across the North of England.

Chemical & Petrochemical — chemical and process manufacturing across the Runcorn, Northwich, and Ellesmere Port corridor and beyond.

Pharmaceutical — pharmaceutical manufacturers requiring specialist process equipment servicing and GMP-aware engineers.

Warehousing & Logistics — distribution centres and warehousing across Lancashire and the North of England requiring industrial heating maintenance and PPM contracts.

Care Homes & Healthcare — care homes and healthcare facilities requiring CP15, CP42, boiler servicing, and TMV servicing from DBS checked engineers.

Agricultural & Rural — grain dryers, rural process equipment, and agricultural commercial premises on LPG and gas across Lancashire, Cumbria, and Yorkshire.

Why Choose SMR Gas Maintenance

• 25+ years experience working exclusively with industrial and commercial clients
• Gas Safe registered — registration 562186
• Commercial ACS qualified engineers across all equipment types
• Process burner specialists — powder coating, spray booths, bakery ovens, industrial dryers
• PPM contract specialists — structured maintenance for industrial operations
• DBS checked — suitable for care homes, schools, and healthcare
• OFTEC registered — commercial oil services available
• LPG qualified — rural and off-gas-grid commercial premises covered
• 24/7 emergency response across the North of England
• Based in Preston — rapid response across Lancashire and the wider North of England

Areas Covered

Preston · Hoghton · Lancashire · Manchester · Merseyside · Cheshire · Cumbria · Yorkshire · North of England

Related Services

• Industrial Boiler & Steam Plant Servicing
• Industrial Process Burner Servicing
• Industrial Heating — Radiant Tube & Warm Air
• Planned Preventative Maintenance Contracts
• Gas Safety Certification — CP15, CP16 & CP42

Contact SMR Gas Maintenance

To discuss industrial or commercial gas engineering requirements anywhere across the North of England, contact SMR Gas Maintenance today.

📱 Mobile: 07882 898492 

📧 andy@smrgasservices.co.uk

📍 Unit 10 Cann Bridge Street, Higher Walton, Preston, UK

🔒 Gas Safe Registration: 562186

24/7 emergency response available.