Surrey · Air handling unit cleaning
AHU Cleaning in Artington
We cover Artington for AHU cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Air handling units due a clean after building work
- Air handling units with blocked filters
- Blocked condensate drains and slimy trays
How we handle AHU cleaning in Artington
Our AHU cleaning covers sites in Artington and the rest of Surrey, in offices, schools, hospitals, care homes and retail. Units are cleaned when the site can spare them, often evenings, overnight or weekends. The work covers filter sections, drain trays and internal panels, and common reasons people get in touch are odours coming through the supply air and plant that has been serviced but not cleaned.
Somewhere as small as Artington, 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.
We have been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Artington (GU3)
- Region
- Surrey
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of AHU cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- The condition we find in the survey
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The scale of the work
- Any permits to work or inductions
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Do you need AHU cleaning in Artington?
It matters for two reasons: air quality, since the unit feeds occupied rooms, and performance, since dirt makes it strain. For anyone working, learning or staying in a building in Artington, that is air they breathe for hours at a time.
What we are most often called out for:
- Air handling units due a clean after building work
- Units that have only ever had filter changes
- Dirty coils holding back the airflow
- Leaves and litter drawn into the unit
Farnham Road Hospital, about 1.1 miles north, is the nearest hospital to Artington, and healthcare sites of every size need their supply air kept clean.
Before you book anyone
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
How the job changes from site to site
Drain trays
Condensate from the coil drips into a tray beneath it. We clear standing water, clean out slime and check the outlet is draining.
Internal casing and panels
Loose or damaged linings inside a unit can break up into the airstream. We note any we find in the report.
AHU cleaning around Artington
Going by the FSA’s register, there are about 15 schools, colleges and universities and about 10 care, childcare and hospital premises serving food in and around Artington, up to about a mile and a half out. Where buildings like these have air handling units, filters, coils and drain trays need regular attention. Farnham Road Hospital is the nearest hospital, about 1.1 miles north of Artington. Healthcare ventilation is a good example of why supply ducts need inspecting: the air goes straight to patients. We cover Artington, about 29 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
If you manage shops or offices close to Shalford station, a TR19® Air inspection shows whether the ductwork needs cleaning. Wherever a school like Shalford Infant School has ducted ventilation, a half-term visit keeps the work out of lesson time.
Artington is about 2 miles south of Guildford, in Surrey. We carry out AHU cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Artington and the rest of Surrey. Artington is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover for commercial clients.
Every address in GU3 is covered for AHU cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We cover sites on Old Portsmouth Road, The Ridges and River Wey Close and the roads around them. Being close to the A3100, Artington is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. We also cover Broadford (1 mile south-east), Peasmarsh (1 mile south), Shalford (1 mile south-east), East Shalford (1 mile east) and Abbotswood (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Woking (7 miles north), Camberley (10 miles north-west), Farnham (9 miles west), Egham (15 miles north), Walton-on-Thames (14 miles north-east) and Dorking (11 miles east).
What’s near Artington
Around Artington, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Shalford Park, Academy of Contemporary Music and Guildford County School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Shalford station, about 0.7 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Surrey Police Museum (within half a mile north-west) and Guildford Castle (1.1 miles north). The countryside around Artington includes Pewley Down and St Catherine's Hill.
FAQs for Artington
Do you clean school ventilation in Artington in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 15 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Artington, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can you get to a site in Artington?
Yes, Artington is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
How often do AHUs need cleaning?
That’s set by inspection, in line with TR19® Air. A hard-working unit, or one serving a hospital or care home, may need cleaning more often.
Do you clean the ductwork as well?
Yes. We reach the ducts through access panels, and any sections we cannot reach are noted in the report, with new panels fitted where needed.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
Which parts of an air handling unit do you clean?
Everything inside the unit that air passes over, from intake to discharge, including coils, fan and drain trays. You get a photo report showing each part before and after.
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Ventilation that was badly designed in the first place
- Mechanical faults with motors, belts or bearings
- Problems with the unit’s controls or sensors
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Artington
- Supply and extract fans
- Drain trays
- Internal panels
- Dampers and louvres
- Filter sections
- Heating and cooling coils
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Artington and across Surrey. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
The process
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before any work starts, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes half a day to a full day per unit, with large plant planned over several shifts. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Artington, let us know and we will plan around it.
- We agree a shutdown window that suits the building.
- Before cleaning, each section is photographed.
- We work through the unit from the intake to the outlet.
- We finish with the fan section and the drain tray.
- After pictures are taken and the certificate issued.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
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What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.