West Sussex · Air handling unit cleaning
Hurst Wickham AHU cleaning
Looking for AHU cleaning in Hurst Wickham? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Coils clogged with dust and debris
- Air handling units never cleaned inside
- Odours coming through the supply air
Ventilation in Hurst Wickham buildings
Going by the FSA’s register, there are about 8 caring premises (care homes, nurseries and hospitals) serving food within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Hurst Wickham. Buildings like these often rely on mechanical ventilation, which TR19® Air covers. For Hurst Wickham, the closest hospital is The Dene Hospital, roughly 2.1 miles north. Clean air matters most where people are unwell, and that’s as true in a care home as in a hospital. At about 39 miles from central London, Hurst Wickham sits well inside the area we cover. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
Healthcare buildings such as The Dene Hospital, about 2.1 miles north, depend on their ventilation; if you manage a surgery, clinic or care home near Hurst Wickham, yours matters too. If you manage a school such as St Lawrence CofE Primary School, ventilation cleaning is best booked for the holidays.
Hurst Wickham is about 2 miles south-west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. If you need AHU cleaning in Hurst Wickham, please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Hurst Wickham. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 7 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the BN6 postcode area for AHU cleaning and the roads nearby. We cover sites on College Lane, Hurst Wickham Close and Belmont Lane and nearby roads. Other places close to Hurst Wickham include Hurstpierpoint (1 mile west), Hassocks (1 mile south-east), Keymer (1 mile south-east), Clayton (2 miles south-east) and Sayers Common (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Crawley (12 miles north), Horsham (11 miles north-west), Worthing (13 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (5 miles north-east), East Grinstead (15 miles north-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (8 miles south-west).
Near you in Hurst Wickham
In Hurst Wickham, that means kitchens and buildings near Downlands Community School and The Poacher pub. Hurst Wickham’s nearest station is Hassocks station, roughly 1 mile south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Clayton Castle (1.9 miles south) and The Budding Foundation Museum of Gardening (1 mile south-east). Open spaces near Hurst Wickham include Wolstonbury Hill and Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve.
How we handle AHU cleaning in Hurst Wickham
No two plant rooms are the same, whether it’s a compact unit in a ceiling void or a big unit on the roof. We look at the unit first, from pictures or a site visit, and send you a fixed quote, so you know where you stand. If you are dealing with plant that needs cleaning after a refit and drain trays holding standing water, we can help, from internal panels, dampers and louvres and filter sections onwards.
Rural buildings with mechanical ventilation, such as care homes and country hotels, often keep their units in roof spaces or outbuildings, where filters and drain trays get forgotten.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Hurst Wickham (BN6)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Check the drain tray is emptying during routine visits
- Report stiff or damaged access doors
- Diary the inspection date recommended in the report
- Keep the area around the fresh air intake clear
Keep filter changes on schedule between cleans, because good filters protect everything downstream. Log every change so it’s easy to see when the next is due.
Make sure access doors and panels on the unit open easily. Sections that are awkward to open are the ones that get skipped.
Common questions in Hurst Wickham
Do you offer AHU cleaning in Hurst Wickham?
Yes. We work across London and the South East, and Hurst Wickham is part of that. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details of the site.
Can you come to Hurst Wickham after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Hurst Wickham needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, fully. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it, for sites that check contractor safety.
Will the ventilation be off while you clean?
Yes, while the clean is under way. Out-of-hours work is available so the building isn’t left without ventilation when it’s busy.
What does AHU cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
How long does an AHU clean take?
As a guide, it takes from a few hours for a compact unit to a day or more for a large one. We plan the shutdown around that, including evenings or weekends.
Do you do ventilation duct cleaning too?
Yes, supply and extract ducts, grilles and diffusers. We’ll tell you after the survey whether the ducts need it.
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The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s 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 job takes half a day to a full day per unit, with large plant planned over several shifts. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Hurst Wickham before we set off.
- We survey the unit from pictures or on site and agree what’s included.
- With your site team, the unit is switched off and isolated, then the area around it protected.
- We clean or change the filters as agreed, then clean the coils, fan and internal panels.
- Drain trays are cleared and cleaned and the outlet checked.
- A TR19® certificate and photo report follow the clean.
Before we arrive
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Related advice
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Leave it or put it right?
Dirty coils and fans make the unit strain to move the same air. That means more wear on the motor and rooms that feel less fresh, and a clean on your terms beats a breakdown on nobody’s. In a small place like Hurst Wickham, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Trading since 2009
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We diagnose before we treat
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
How we price AHU cleaning
You’ll get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How big the system is
- The times the site is available
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Hurst Wickham
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Hurst Wickham and across West Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
When it’s something else
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Dirty ducts beyond the unit itself
- Breakdowns that need a mechanical engineer
- Controls and BMS settings that run the unit
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Filter sections
- Supply and extract fans
- Internal panels
- Drain trays
- Heating and cooling coils
- Dampers and louvres