Planned maintenance contracts in Hove
Air conditioning maintenance contracts in Hove for offices, shops, restaurants and plant rooms.
- Visit price agreed before we book
- Written report after every visit
- F-gas records updated where required
How much does an air conditioning maintenance contract cost in Hove?
In Hove, expect around £225–£570 per indoor unit, per year, plus VAT. A typical job (office or shop with 4–8 indoor units, two visits a year) is £1,450–£3,950 plus VAT. Parts and repairs are only done once you approve the price.
An air conditioning maintenance contract (planned preventive maintenance, or PPM) is an agreement for scheduled service visits at set intervals, usually with the F-gas leak checks and record keeping your systems need.
Working in Hove
Hove is a large town in East Sussex, with a busy centre, retail parks and industrial estates on its edges. Brighton is about 2 km away.
Postcode districts we cover in Hove include BN3. We also work in nearby Brighton, Portslade and Shoreham-by-Sea. Service and repair visits in Hove are booked around your opening hours, with the price agreed before we come.
What you get
- Asset survey and register (type, refrigerant, charge, CO2e)
- Scheduled service visits (quarterly, six-monthly or annual)
- F-gas leak checks at the legal frequency, with records
- Priority booking for breakdown visits
- Annual summary and replacement planning
Guide prices in Hove
Prices below include our regional adjustment for the South East (15% above the UK guide).
| Item | Guide price (ex VAT) | Inc VAT | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual contract, one visit per year | £165–£340 | £198–£408 | per unit per year |
| Six-monthly contract, two visits per year | £225–£570 | £270–£684 | per unit per year |
| Quarterly contract (kitchens, gyms, server rooms) | £340–£795 | £408–£954 | per unit per year |
| Initial asset survey and register | Up to £455 | Up to £546 | per site |
Ex VAT. Final contract price depends on unit numbers, access and site count.
How a visit in Hove works
Asset survey
We list every unit and its refrigerant data, and agree the right frequency for each.
Agree the schedule
Visits are booked around your opening hours and sites.
Maintain and record
Each visit is reported, with leak-check records kept for at least five years.
Review
Once a year we review condition, running problems and any replacement planning.
Before you book in Hove
Multiple sites
One schedule and one reporting format across all your sites.
Working hours
Most Hove businesses prefer noisy work outside trading hours. Early starts, evenings and weekends can be arranged and are priced up front.
Budgeting
A fixed annual cost and early warning of units nearing end of life.
Conservation areas
Historic streets and listed buildings in and around Hove are more likely to need planning permission for outdoor units on visible elevations. We check with the local planning authority before work is booked.
Who we work with in Hove
- Offices: zoned cooling and heating for open-plan floors, meeting rooms and comms rooms.
- Healthcare and dental: clean, quiet cooling for surgeries, clinics, dental practices and care settings.
- Hotels and hospitality: quiet bedroom units, public-area cooling and heat recovery for hotels.
- Gyms and leisure: high-capacity cooling and fresh air for gym floors, studios and changing rooms.
In England, systems holding 5 tonnes CO2 equivalent of refrigerant or more fall under GB F-gas rules, with regular leak checks and records; buildings with more than 12 kW of air conditioning in total also need a periodic energy inspection.
Questions about maintenance contracts in Hove
How much does an air conditioning maintenance contract cost in Hove?
In Hove, expect about £225–£570 per indoor unit, per year, plus VAT. A typical job (office or shop with 4–8 indoor units, two visits a year) is £1,450–£3,950 plus VAT. Any parts or repairs are priced before we go ahead.
Do you also cover Brighton, Portslade and Shoreham-by-Sea?
Yes. Alongside Hove, we also cover Brighton, Portslade and Shoreham-by-Sea. Each has its own page with local guide prices.
Which postcodes do you cover in Hove?
All of them, including BN3. Give us your postcode when you enquire and we will confirm the visit details.
How much does an air conditioning maintenance contract cost?
Typically £195–£495 per indoor unit per year for two visits, plus VAT. Quarterly contracts for kitchens or server rooms cost more.
What records do we need to keep?
For equipment at or above 5 tonnes CO2e: the refrigerant type and quantity, quantities added or recovered, leak-check dates and results, and who did the work — kept for at least five years.
Need air conditioning maintenance contracts in Hove?
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