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Fords Farm AHU cleaning
We cover Fords Farm for air handling unit cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Condensate trays that won’t empty
- Fan sections that haven’t been cleaned in years
- Leaves and litter drawn into the unit
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Dirty ducts beyond the unit itself
- Problems with the unit’s controls or sensors
- Mechanical faults with motors, belts or bearings
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Dampers and louvres
- Heating and cooling coils
- Internal panels
- Filter sections
- Supply and extract fans
- Drain trays
AHU cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Fords Farm
Our AHU cleaning covers sites in Fords Farm and the rest of Reading, in buildings such as offices, schools, healthcare sites and shops. The work is timed around when the system can be switched off, including evenings, nights and weekends. We are often asked to deal with filters that are clogged or overdue and blocked condensate drains and slimy trays, across supply and extract fans, internal panels and heating and cooling coils.
In a place like Fords Farm, air handling units are often tucked into roof spaces or small plant rooms, where they’re easy to forget. Filters, coils and drain trays need attention whatever the size of the unit.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Fords Farm (RG30, RG31)
- Region
- Reading
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Fords Farm questions
Can you get to a site in Fords Farm?
Yes, Fords Farm is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can the work in Fords Farm be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Fords Farm doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Is there a report after cleaning?
Yes, both a certificate and a report with photos. The report also suggests when the unit should next be inspected.
What do you clean inside the unit?
Every section that collects dirt: filters, coils, tray, fan and panels. We confirm the scope after looking at the unit.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Fords Farm
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Fords Farm and across Reading. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Fords Farm buildings and their air
There are about 9 schools, colleges and universities, about 19 care, childcare and hospital premises and about 3 hotels and B&Bs on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of central Fords Farm. Many buildings of this kind have supply and extract ductwork that gathers dust and needs inspecting. At about 40 miles from central London, Fords Farm sits well inside the area we cover. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. Battle Hospital is the nearest hospital, about 1.7 miles north-east of Fords Farm. Healthcare buildings depend on clean supply and extract ventilation, and the same applies to surgeries, clinics and care homes.
If you manage a school such as Kennet Valley Primary School, ventilation cleaning is best booked for the holidays.
Fords Farm is about 2 miles west of Reading, in Reading. From the centre of Fords Farm to the outskirts, we cover AHU cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Reading, we cover 34 places, and Fords Farm is one of them.
AHU cleaning in RG30 and RG31 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover sites on Low Lane, Mill Lane and Bath Road and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for AHU cleaning include Horncastle (1 mile north), Southcote (1 mile east), Burghfield Bridge (1 mile south), Beansheaf Farm (1 mile west) and Calcot (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Caversham (4 miles north-east), Shinfield (4 miles south-east), Arborfield Garrison (7 miles south-east), Caversham Heights (3 miles north-east), Whitley Wood (3 miles south-east) and Sonning Common (6 miles north).
What’s near Fords Farm
Typical jobs here are in premises near Prospect School, Elvian School and The Cunning Man pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Fords Farm is Reading Green Park station, roughly 1.4 miles south-east. A little further out are Battle Hospital (1.7 miles north-east) and Beaumys Castle (4.8 miles south-east). The countryside around Fords Farm includes Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and South Lake.
Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Change filters on schedule and log each change
- Keep inspection doors on the unit in good order
- Book the next check in line with the report
- Don’t ignore odours coming through the grilles
Once the clean is done, we send a TR19® certificate and a report with before and after pictures. They belong in the plant or maintenance log.
Make sure access doors and panels on the unit open easily. Sections that are awkward to open are the ones that get skipped.
The process
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes from a few hours for a compact unit to a day or more for a large one. We plan the journey to Fords Farm and bring what the job is likely to need.
- First the unit is surveyed, from photos or a visit, and the scope agreed.
- We arrange the shutdown with your staff and sheet the area.
- We clean or change the filters as agreed, then clean the coils, fan and internal panels.
- We clean out the drain tray and make sure it drains.
- You get a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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How the job changes from site to site
Rooftop and plant room units
Many AHUs sit on roofs or in plant rooms with limited access. We plan safe access as part of the survey, before we quote.
Internal casing and panels
Dust settles on every internal surface of the unit. Each section is cleaned from the intake through to the outlet.
What we are called out for in Fords Farm
An AHU’s intake draws in outdoor air and everything in it: dust, pollen, leaves and debris. The intake section and first filters take the brunt, and the finer material travels on.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Dirty filters cutting the airflow
- Fan sections that haven’t been cleaned in years
- Air handling units due a clean after building work
- Rooms that smell stuffy when the system runs
Healthcare buildings such as Battle Hospital, about 1.7 miles north-east, depend on their ventilation; if you manage a surgery, clinic or care home near Fords Farm, yours matters too.
What your quote should include
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
How we price AHU cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- How big the system is
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- A single visit or a regular plan
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
If you need AHU cleaning in Fords Farm, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.