Stelrad is a British-based manufacturer of central heating

radiators A radiator is a heat exchanger used to transfer thermal energy from one medium to another for the purpose of cooling and heating. The majority of radiators are constructed to function in cars, buildings, and electronics. A radiator is always a ...

. Its ''Elite'' radiator is the most popular radiator in the United Kingdom.

History

Founded in 1936 as the Steel Radiators company in

Southall Southall () is a large suburban town in West London, England, part of the London Borough of Ealing and is one of its seven major towns. It is situated west of Charing Cross and had a population of 69,857 as of 2011. It is generally divided ...

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. It now makes products for

central heating A central heating system provides warmth to a number of spaces within a building from one main source of heat. A central heating system has a Furnace (central heating), furnace that converts fuel or electricity to heat through processes. The he ...

systems. It opened a factory in

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, in 1961, which closed in 1998.

Structure

It is situated off the A6022 in Swinton, between the railway stations of Swinton and

Mexborough Mexborough is a town in the City of Doncaster, City of Doncaster District, South Yorkshire, England, between Manvers and Denaby Main, on the River Don, Yorkshire, River Don close to where it joins the River Dearne, and the A6023 road. It is co ...

. It has a seventeen-acre site. The R&D site is in Belgium.

Products

* Radiators – it produces over 2.5 million each year at its factory in South Yorkshire on four manufacturing lines, which operate twenty four hours a day, five days a week. Every radiator is

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ed under BS 442.

References

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Companies based in Rotherham Manufacturing companies established in 1936 Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning companies Engineering companies of the United Kingdom Residential heating appliances 1936 establishments in England Manufacturing companies based in London Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange