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November 5th can mean only one thing: fires, festivities and fireworks – otherwise known as Bonfire Night. As a one-night-only event, the evening of November 5th is always jam packed with festivities and, with so many options to choose from, it’s definitely worth planning your ideal Bonfire Night to ensure you don’t miss out on any festive fun. There are so many activities to enjoy on Bonfire Night and it can be difficult to narrow it down and organise your perfect evening, so to help you decide, we’re sharing some of our favourites. Whether you’d prefer to enjoy a bonfire in the park, watch fireworks from your window or host a garden party under the warmth of a patio heater, Bonfire Night is a fun celebration we can all enjoy so here are our top five Bonfire Night activities.

October is a conflicted month, with mild and sometimes even warm daytimes sandwiched between freezing cold mornings and evenings. Transitional weather like this doesn’t lend itself to comfortable outdoor gatherings and it’s this uncertain time of year that forces us indoors until the daffodils appear in the spring. While there’s something to be said for cuddling up inside, there’s equally something to be said for spending autumn evenings outdoors under the clear, starry night sky. To ensure you’re warm and toasty when the darkness descends, take a look at some of our finest outdoor heating solutions and make the most of your garden this autumn.

When renovating a property, it’s always the heating system that gets changed last – or sometimes not at all! When there’s all the fun of painting and decorating, or picking out carpets and statement furniture, upgrading your heating doesn’t quite provoke the same feeling of excitement. But it doesn’t have to be this way – we offer a range of affordable infrared heaters that are ideal for anyone working within a tighter budget. They’re not just some unfashionable, wall-hogging white boxes either; our infrared heaters boast contemporary designs and ultra-slim housings so you’ll even find they look a treat against your carefully chosen décor. Here are our top picks for budget infrared heaters...

Now it’s officially summer, it’s time to cast aside the TV remote, hunt out your favourite pair of shorts, and head outside into the garden. Throughout the day, it’s all about ice cream, family water fights, and sunshine. But, what happens when the sun sets? Are you all forced back indoors, or do you brave the crisp, cold, cloudless evening? At Infrared Heaters Direct, we have an idea or two for making the most of your evenings with the family, as well as a stunning range of patio heaters that’ll ensure you’re kept as warm at night as you were in the day…

The prospect of heating a garden might seem fruitless but patio heating is far more effective than you may realise. The reason outdoor heaters work so well is because they use a more direct form of heating – there’s no reliance on convection to deliver warmth, these products project heat straight to where it’s needed. The reason they’re able to keep you toasty despite the occasional gust of wind is all because of infrared, so if you’re still not convinced, read on to find out why these heaters are so effective outside…

You can’t halt the march of progress and in just a few years we’ve seen the landscape of electric outdoor heaters change dramatically. Gone are the days of patio heaters with identical bulbs and only marginally different boxy housings – 2018 is experiencing something of a renaissance when it comes to outdoor space heating and the products on offer are as diverse as they’ve ever been. We’ve now got stylish no glare heaters and appliances with innovative carbon elements, but while traditional halogen heaters can be installed just about anywhere, these newer models are designed for more specific applications. If you’ve been reading up on outdoor heaters and have seen phrases like ‘this product is best for sheltered outdoor spaces or lofty interiors’ you might not necessarily know what that means. Where do you draw the line with a sheltered space? What do you class as a lofty interior? This guide is designed to act as a primer to bring you up to speed on where to use some of our newer products.

Nothing beats sitting outside in the sun and winding down after a hard day’s work. Now summer is well and truly on its way, it’s time to recline on the patio with a drink in hand. When the sun dips behind the clouds, you don’t want to be caught out in the early-evening chills and forced to retreat inside. Our range of electric patio heaters allow you to stay outside late into the evening, and with 20% off our stunning range of Ecostrad patio heaters, there’s never been a better time to invest in outdoor heating.

Electric outdoor heaters tend to favour functionality over aesthetics, following a long line of somewhat generic-looking heating appliances. Very few patio heaters win awards for style and even fewer attract the attention of design specialists. However, in the last few weeks, one of the most elegant and efficient outdoor heaters in our range has been awarded the coveted Red Dot Award: a symbol of excellence for outstanding product design. If you’re looking for a high performance infrared heater with award-winning aesthetics to match, look no further than the Caloray Infrared Heating Disc…

As we already mentioned in our blog from last March, infrared is one of the oldest forms of heating known to man – it’s just the technology that’s changed over the years. While we might be familiar with the wood-burning stoves and bar fires that use infrared to heat spaces, people are less au fait with the more contemporary infrared products on the market. Unfortunately, this lack of knowledge can sometimes be exploited by businesses for their own gain. Less reputable companies might make outlandish and unsubstantiated claims about their products’ running costs, whereas others who have jumped on the infrared bandwagon may lack the necessary experience to accurately specify requirements for property interiors. If you’re thinking of installing an infrared system in your home or business, here’s why it pays to stick with the big-name brands on the market…