Greater London · Air handling unit cleaning
Old Ford AHU cleaning
Cleaning of air handling units, including filters, coils, drain trays, fans and internal surfaces for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Old Ford. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Intake sections clogged with outdoor debris
- Units needing a clean before a new tenant or handover
- Blocked condensate drains and slimy trays
Signs you need AHU cleaning in Old Ford
No filter stops everything. What gets through settles on coils, fans and the inside of the casing, a little more each month.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Air handling units never cleaned inside
- Air handling units with blocked filters
- Drain trays holding standing water
- Coils clogged with dust and debris
Workplaces around Hackney Wick station with an air handling unit need the filters, coils and drain tray looked at, as well as the ducts.
Before you book anyone
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What insurance they carry
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
About our AHU cleaning in Old Ford
Think of an AHU clean as a full check-up for the ventilation. We look inside each section, clean what we find and record it with pictures, so the report shows exactly what was done. If you have units needing a clean before a new tenant or handover and fan sections that haven’t been cleaned in years, we can help.
Across London, offices, hotels, schools and healthcare buildings rely on mechanical ventilation, much of it supplied through air handling units on roofs or in basements. For a building in Old Ford, dust settles in the units and ducts year after year, which is what TR19® Air cleaning deals with.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Old Ford (E3, E15, E9)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Also near Old Ford
What else we do in Old Ford
Why deal with it now?
Stuffy rooms and stale smells in a building in Old Ford can sometimes be traced back to the AHU. Cleaning it deals with the cause rather than the symptom. Choosing the date yourself beats having a fault choose it for you.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why Old Ford businesses choose us
- We diagnose before we treat
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Trading since 2009
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Old Ford
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 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.
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Breakdowns that need a mechanical engineer
- Coils that are corroded or leaking and need replacing
- Building management system faults
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Old Ford
- Internal panels
- Supply and extract fans
- Heating and cooling coils
- Dampers and louvres
- Filter sections
- Drain trays
AHU cleaning around Old Ford
The FSA’s food hygiene register lists about 61 schools, colleges and universities, about 47 hospitals, care homes and childcare premises and about 13 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses with registered kitchens or food service across Old Ford and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Classrooms, bedrooms and care spaces are often served by ducted air, and that ductwork collects dust over time. The nearest hospital to Old Ford is St Clement's Hospital, about 0.7 miles south-west. If you run a surgery, clinic or care home, your ventilation deserves the same care as a hospital’s, on a smaller scale. Many London buildings have had their ductwork altered through several fit-outs, so an inspection comes first.
If you run a surgery, dental practice or care home near Old Ford, clean ventilation matters as much to you as to a hospital like St Clement's Hospital (about 0.7 miles south-west). Wherever a school like Mulberry UTC has ducted ventilation, a half-term visit keeps the work out of lesson time.
Old Ford is about 2 miles west of Plaistow, in Greater London. Old Ford gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, large and small.
Postcode districts we cover here for AHU cleaning: E3, E15 and E9. Whether your site is on Bow Road, Wick Lane and Dace Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for AHU cleaning include Donnybrook Quarter (1 mile west), Fish Island (1 mile north), Bow (1 mile south-west), Hackney Wick (1 mile north) and Bromley (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover London (4 miles south-west), City of Westminster (6 miles west), Marylebone (6 miles west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (4 miles west) and Walthamstow (4 miles north).
What’s near Old Ford
In Old Ford, that means kitchens and buildings near The Lea Tavern, Grove Hall Park and Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy, among other places. The closest station to Old Ford is Hackney Wick station, about 0.6 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Tower of London (3 miles south-west) and St Clement's Hospital (0.7 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Hollow Pond and Old Ford Island.
How the visit works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes one overnight shift for many single units, with bigger plant phased, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Security desks and permits-to-work are routine in London, so let us know what your building in Old Ford needs from us.
- We survey the unit from photos or on site and agree what’s included.
- The unit is shut down with your site team and the area protected.
- Filters, coils, fan section and casing are cleaned in turn.
- We clean out the drain tray and make sure it drains.
- A TR19® certificate and photo report follow the clean.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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FAQs for Old Ford
Can ventilation in schools around Old Ford be cleaned out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Old Ford, the Food Standards Agency lists about 61 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can the work in Old Ford be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Old Ford keeps running as normal. Just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
How much does AHU cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Call for a fixed quote, normally ready within one working day.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What do you need from me for a quote?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
When should our AHU next be cleaned?
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.
What the work involves, part by part
Rooftop and plant room units
Smaller units in ceiling voids are part of the work as well. We protect the area below before opening them.
Fans and fan sections
Build-up on fan blades can upset the balance and add wear. A clean fan runs more smoothly.
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Don’t ignore odours coming through the grilles
- Keep the certificate and photo report with the plant records
- Do not store bins or materials near the intake
- Book the next check in line with the report
The report suggests a date for the next inspection or clean, based on what we found. TR19® Air is risk-based, so the interval depends on the unit and how the building is used.
Keep the area around the intake clear. Anything around the intake is likely to be drawn in.