Industrial Wood Burners

How Industrial Wood Burners Are Used

Industrial wood burners are hand-fed with suitable waste timber, which is burned to generate heat for space heating or process use. Instead of paying for repeated collections, sites can reuse wood waste as part of day-to-day operations while offsetting heating costs.

These machines are sometimes referred to as industrial wood burners, waste wood burners or biomass wood burners, depending on how they’re described on site. In practice, they’re used for the same purpose - turning waste wood into usable heat.

Wood burners are typically installed in workshops, plant rooms or external housings, with heat distributed to nearby working areas where required. On sites with consistent wood waste and regular heating demand, burners can reduce both disposal movements and reliance on conventional heating systems.

Types of Wood Commonly Burned

Industrial wood burners in this category are suitable for a range of waste wood materials, including:

• Untreated timber offcuts
• Pallets and pallet boards
• Joinery waste and softwood offcuts
• Packaging timber and crates
• MDF and wood products containing glues or resins (model dependent)

Most models in the range are suitable for burning MDF and wood containing glues, provided material is dry and burned in line with manufacturer guidance.

Exception:

The LFA WB 8 model is intended for clean, untreated timber only and is not specified for MDF or glued wood products.

Use is always subject to local authority, environmental and emissions requirements, which should be confirmed prior to installation.

Wood burners are not intended for:

• Painted or heavily coated wood
• Plastics, foams or mixed waste
• Materials containing unknown or hazardous contaminants

Where Wood Burners Make Sense

Industrial wood burners are most often introduced where:

• Waste wood disposal costs are rising
• Heating costs are already significant
• Suitable timber is produced consistently
• Space heating is required during working hours

They’re commonly specified by site managers, facilities teams and business owners looking to reduce disposal costs while making practical use of heat that would otherwise be paid for separately.

Industries Commonly Using Wood Burners

Industrial wood burners are widely used across:

• Joinery and woodworking workshops
• Kitchen makers
• Furniture manufacturing
• Engineering and fabrication sites
• Packaging and pallet operations
• Warehouses with high heating demand
• Agricultural and rural industrial buildings

Wood Burners vs Other Waste Equipment

Wood burners are designed for reuse rather than volume reduction alone.

Where wood needs to be reduced in size before reuse or disposal, are often used.

Where wood is being disposed of rather than reused, equipment such as jumbo roll packers may be more appropriate.

Many sites operate wood burners alongside other waste handling equipment to manage different waste streams efficiently.

Sites producing sawdust, shavings or fine wood waste often use briquetters to form fuel briquettes, which can then be burned in suitable wood burners 

Choosing the Right Wood Burner

The right wood burner depends on:

• The type of wood waste produced
• Whether MDF or glued wood is present
• The volume generated
• Available space for installation
• Existing heating requirements on site

Fuel suitability varies by model, so confirming whether MDF or glued wood is produced on site is an important part of specifying the correct burner.

Some sites introduce wood burners after reviewing disposal and heating costs together, while others install them as part of a longer-term waste and energy strategy.

Buy or Lease Industrial Wood Burners

Industrial wood burners are available to buy or lease, depending on how the equipment is being funded.

Many businesses choose to lease so they can avoid a large upfront cost while still reducing waste disposal and heating bills straight away. Purchase is typically chosen where capital expenditure has already been approved and the burner will form part of a permanent installation.

Wood Burners Supplied Across the UK

We supply industrial wood burners to businesses across the UK and support installations with delivery, setup guidance and ongoing advice where required.

If you’re reviewing how waste wood is handled on site and want to understand whether a wood burner is a practical option, we can talk it through based on how material is produced and how heat is used day to day.