Kent · Air handling unit cleaning
Air handling unit cleaning in Addington, Kent
AHU cleaning in Addington from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Intake sections clogged with outdoor debris
- Odours coming through the supply air
- Dirty coils holding back the airflow
Signs you need AHU cleaning in Addington
No filter stops everything. The fine dust that passes the filters lands on the coils, the fan and the internal panels, building up layer by layer.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Plant that has been serviced but not cleaned
- Leaves and litter drawn into the unit
- Stale or musty smells from the ventilation
- Air handling units due a clean after building work
Classrooms and halls at schools such as Offham Primary School are easiest to work in when pupils are away.
Before you book anyone
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether the figure could change on the day
AHU cleaning in Addington, done properly
Where a building in Addington has had little more than filter changes, there may be dirt on the coils, fan and casing that nobody has looked at. A full clean deals with all of it. Typical jobs include dust built up on fan impellers and dirty coils holding back the airflow, across dampers and louvres, filter sections and supply and extract fans.
Somewhere as small as Addington, ducted ventilation is usually limited to a school, a care home, a surgery or a converted business building, wherever there is one, but those that do need it inspected and cleaned like any other.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Addington (ME19)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Addington
Do you clean school ventilation in Addington in the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 10 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Addington. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Is Addington within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Addington included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
How much does AHU cleaning cost in Addington?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
What accreditations do you have?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
What affects the cost of AHU cleaning
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The number of sites or systems
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Parking and loading at the site
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
What AHU cleaning looks like in Addington
There are about 10 schools, colleges and universities and about 4 caring premises (care homes, nurseries and hospitals) on the FSA’s food hygiene register in Addington and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Classrooms, bedrooms and care spaces are often served by ducted air, and that ductwork collects dust over time. Addington’s nearest hospital, Maidstone Hospital, is about 4.9 miles south-east. Hospitals show how much a building can rely on its ventilation, and smaller healthcare sites rely on theirs too. Addington is about 25 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
Maidstone Hospital, about 4.9 miles south-east, is the nearest hospital to Addington, and healthcare sites of every size need their supply air kept clean.
Addington is about 7 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Across the ME19 area, we can take on AHU cleaning. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. We also work in Maidstone, around 7 miles away.
Work in ME19 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include London Road, The Links and Trottiscliffe Road, all of which we cover for AHU cleaning. We also cover Ryarsh (1 mile north-east), Trottiscliffe (1 mile north-west), Vigo Village (2 miles north-west), Culverstone Green (3 miles north-west) and Harvel (3 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (7 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (9 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south-west) and Gravesend (9 miles north).
Near you in Addington
Around Addington, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Angel Inn, The Malling School and Manor Park Country Park, among other places. For rail, the closest station is West Malling station, roughly 1.8 miles south-east. A little further out are Coldrum Long Barrow (1.2 miles north) and Leybourne Castle (1.7 miles east).
How it works
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes half a day to a full day per unit, with large plant planned over several shifts. The timing of a visit to Addington is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We agree a shutdown window that suits the building.
- We take before pictures of each section of the unit.
- We work through the unit from the intake to the outlet.
- We finish with the fan section and the drain tray.
- We take after pictures and issue the certificate and report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
How to get a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Faulty motors, drives or bearings
- The supply and extract ducts, quoted separately
- Problems with the unit’s controls or sensors
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before you book.
What we work on in Addington
- Internal panels
- Drain trays
- Heating and cooling coils
- Dampers and louvres
- Filter sections
- Supply and extract fans
How the job changes from site to site
Internal casing and panels
Loose or damaged linings inside a unit can break up into the airstream. Anything like that is recorded with pictures.
Rooftop and plant room units
Ceiling-mounted and compact units are cleaned too. The space underneath is protected with sheeting first.