Medway · Air handling unit cleaning
Air handling unit cleaning in Lordswood, Medway
AHU cleaning in Lordswood from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Air handling units due a clean after building work
- Fan sections that haven’t been cleaned in years
- Blocked condensate drains and slimy trays
AHU cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Lordswood
Units vary a lot in size, age and layout, from a small ceiling-mounted unit to a large rooftop plant. Every job starts with a survey, from photos or on site, followed by a fixed quote before any cleaning starts. If you’re dealing with dust built up on fan impellers and stale or musty smells from the ventilation, we can put it right, from dampers and louvres, supply and extract fans and internal panels onwards.
In a place like Lordswood, 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.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Lordswood (ME5, ME7)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Lordswood
Can the work in Lordswood be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you work in villages like Lordswood?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Lordswood is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
How long does an AHU clean take?
Typically the clean takes one overnight shift for many single units, with bigger plant phased. We plan the shutdown around that, including evenings or weekends.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Do you repair air handling units?
Motors, belts, controls and coils that need repair are a job for your maintenance contractor. We clean the unit and report anything we see that needs attention.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Are you insured?
Yes. Duct Doctor is fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Do you need AHU cleaning in Lordswood?
Filters catch most of the dust, but not all of it. What gets through settles on coils, fans and the inside of the casing, building up layer by layer.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Air handling units never cleaned inside
- Coils clogged with dust and debris
- Stale or musty smells from the ventilation
- Blocked condensate drains and slimy trays
Medway Maritime Hospital, about 3 miles north, is the nearest hospital to Lordswood, and healthcare sites of every size need their supply air kept clean.
Before you book anyone
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Also near Lordswood
What else we do in Lordswood
How the job changes from site to site
Filters
Dirty filters cut airflow and let dirt slip past their frames. The filter section is cleaned so new or cleaned filters sit properly.
Rooftop and plant room units
Rooftop units take the weather, and intakes can collect leaves and debris. The intake section gets particular attention.
Ventilation in Lordswood buildings
Going by the FSA’s register, there are about 15 schools, colleges and universities and about 17 hospitals, care homes and childcare premises serving food within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Lordswood. Many buildings of this kind have supply and extract ductwork that gathers dust and needs inspecting. Lordswood, about 30 miles from central London, is within our usual area. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. Lordswood’s nearest hospital, Medway Maritime Hospital, is about 3 miles north. Hospitals show how much a building can rely on its ventilation, and smaller healthcare sites rely on theirs too.
Classrooms and halls at schools such as St Benedict's Catholic Primary School are easiest to work in when pupils are away.
Lordswood is about 2 miles south of Chatham, in Medway. Whether your site is in the middle of Lordswood or further out, we cover AHU cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Medway coverage runs to 68 places, and Lordswood is one of them.
We work across ME5 and ME7 for AHU cleaning and the streets around it. If you need AHU cleaning at premises on Hall Road, Rover Road and Gould Road or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we work in Lidsing (1 mile south-east), Walderslade (1 mile west), Dunn Street (1 mile south-east), Bredhurst (1 mile east) and Hempstead (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Gillingham (3 miles north-east), Rochester (4 miles north-west), Rainham (3 miles north-east), Strood (5 miles north-west), Twydall (3 miles north-east) and Hoo St Werburgh (6 miles north). Being one of Medway’s larger places, Lordswood has a wide mix of commercial premises, and we cover all of them for AHU cleaning.
Local landmarks in Lordswood
In Lordswood, that means kitchens and buildings near Greenacre Academy, South Wood and The Harrow pub. Lordswood’s nearest station is Chatham station, about 3.2 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Pentagon Shopping Centre (3.4 miles north) and Medway Maritime Hospital (3 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
What affects the quote in Lordswood
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The scale of the work
- The condition we find in the survey
- How many systems or sites are involved
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The postcode and the type of business
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Why deal with it now?
Dirt left in an air handling unit doesn’t stay in the unit. It’s carried through the ductwork and out of the grilles, which is why the unit and the ducts are best cleaned together. A planned visit to Lordswood fits your hours; an emergency doesn’t.
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
What you get with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fully insured
- One number for every site across the South East and London
The process
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. We plan the journey to Lordswood and bring what the job is likely to need.
- First we agree when the unit can be switched off, including evenings or weekends.
- We take before pictures of each section of the unit.
- Filters, coils and internal surfaces are cleaned from intake to discharge.
- The fan and drain tray are cleaned and the drain checked.
- We take after pictures and issue the certificate and report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
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Keeping the system healthy
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Note any water around the unit or leaks below it
- Keep the certificate and photo report with the plant records
- Make sure the unit’s access doors open easily
- Don’t ignore odours coming through the grilles
You receive a TR19® certificate and a photo report after the clean. They belong in the plant or maintenance log.
Change or clean filters on time. Overloaded filters let more dirt through to the coils and fan.