Southampton · Air handling unit cleaning
AHU Cleaning in Sholing
Air handling unit cleaning for Sholing, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Plant that needs cleaning after a refit
- Debris and leaves in the fresh air intake
- Drain trays holding standing water
AHU cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Sholing
Units vary a lot in size, age and layout, whether it’s a compact unit in a ceiling void or a big unit on the roof. We look at the unit first, from photos or a site visit, and give you a fixed quote, so you know where you stand. We’re often asked to deal with dirty fans and fan housings and dirty filters cutting the airflow, across heating and cooling coils, supply and extract fans and drain trays.
Around a place like Sholing, ventilation systems tend to be in schools, surgeries, care homes and workplaces. Smaller systems still gather dust and need inspecting.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Sholing (SO19)
- Region
- Southampton
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
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How the visit works
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Visits to a place like Sholing are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- We look at the unit and the plant area during the survey.
- The area is protected and the unit made safe.
- Dirt and debris are removed from each section.
- We clean the coils and clear the tray and drain.
- We close every panel, hand the unit back and send the report and certificate.
Before we arrive
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
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Sholing: your questions answered
Do you work in villages like Sholing?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Sholing is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can you clean school ventilation in Sholing during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 34 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Sholing. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will fit the work in.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Will the ventilation be off while you clean?
Yes. The unit has to be shut down and isolated before it’s opened. The shutdown is planned with whoever runs the building.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, fully. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it, for sites that check contractor safety.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Typically, yes. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and a fixed quote usually follows within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we will say so.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What AHU cleaning can’t fix
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what AHU cleaning won’t do:
- Coils that are corroded or leaking and need replacing
- Ventilation that was badly designed in the first place
- The supply and extract ducts, quoted separately
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Sholing
- Heating and cooling coils
- Internal panels
- Supply and extract fans
- Drain trays
- Filter sections
- Dampers and louvres
Do you need AHU cleaning in Sholing?
Wherever there’s a cooling coil, there’s condensate. If the drain tray outlet blocks or the tray doesn’t fall properly, water stands in it, and that’s where slime and odours start.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Dirty coils holding back the airflow
- Blocked condensate drains and slimy trays
- Intake sections clogged with outdoor debris
- Dirty filters cutting the airflow
If you manage a school such as St Monica Primary School, ventilation cleaning is best booked for the holidays.
Questions to ask before booking
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- When the next visit should be, and why
Sholing buildings and their air
There are about 34 schools, colleges and universities and about 35 caring premises (care homes, nurseries and hospitals) on the FSA’s food hygiene register across Sholing and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Buildings like these often rely on mechanical ventilation, which TR19® Air covers. About 2 miles north-west of Sholing is Royal South Hants Hospital, the nearest hospital. If you run a surgery, clinic or care home, your ventilation deserves the same care as a hospital’s, on a smaller scale.
If you run an office near Sholing station, its supply ductwork can gather dust for years before anyone looks inside. If you run a surgery, dental practice or care home near Sholing, clean ventilation matters as much to you as to a hospital like Royal South Hants Hospital (about 2 miles north-west).
Sholing is about 2 miles south-east of Southampton, in Southampton. For AHU cleaning in and around Sholing, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. We work across South East England and London, Sholing included. Sholing is one of 40 places in Southampton where we work for AHU cleaning.
We cover every part of the SO19 postcode area for AHU cleaning and the streets around it. AHU cleaning is available to premises on Bay Road, Ashby Road and Loane Road and the roads around them. Main roads around Sholing include the A3025, so getting to you is simple for AHU cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for AHU cleaning include Itchen (1 mile west), Thornhill (1 mile north-east), Bitterne (1 mile north), Peartree Green (1 mile west) and Northam (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Shirley (4 miles north-west), Regents Park (4 miles west), Maybush (5 miles north-west), Coxford (4 miles north-west), Freemantle (3 miles west) and Lordswood (4 miles north-west). Sholing is among the bigger places we cover in Southampton for AHU cleaning.
What’s near Sholing
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Red Lion pub, Woolston School and Westwood Woodland Park, among other places. The closest station to Sholing is Sholing station, roughly 0.5 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Netley Castle (1.6 miles south) and Marlands Shopping Centre (2.3 miles west). Not far away are Netley Common.
What the work involves, part by part
Rooftop and plant room units
Ceiling-mounted and compact units are cleaned too. We protect the area below before opening them.
Filters
Every AHU relies on its filters to catch dust before it reaches the coils. We check them, and clean or change them as agreed in the quote, and the housing around them is cleaned too.
What affects the quote in Sholing
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition of the system
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
What to send for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The site address and the type of premises
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, 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.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.