Greater London · Commercial air conditioning
Purley commercial air conditioning
F-Gas certified and NICEIC approved, we cover Purley for design, installation, servicing and repair of air conditioning for offices, shops, hospitality and public buildings. Fixed-price quotes and a 24/7 emergency line.
- Commercial systems near the end of their life
- Workspaces that overheat on warm days
- New tenancies needing cooling and heating
FAQs for Purley
Do I need planning permission for air conditioning in Purley?
The answer turns on the property and where the outdoor unit would sit. Historic England lists about 3 buildings and structures within half a mile of the centre of Purley. A system that heats as well as cools may not need an application on a house, provided it stays within the permitted development limits. Cooling-only units get no such allowance, and listed buildings and road-facing positions in conservation areas need more care. We speak to the local planning authority (for Purley, typically Croydon council) when it matters.
Do you cover Purley for commercial air conditioning?
Yes. Purley is one of the places we cover. Tell us a little about the job and we will take it from there.
Who has to arrange F-Gas leak checks?
Responsibility is shared between the operator, normally whoever owns or controls the equipment, and the service technicians. How often depends on the size of the refrigerant charge in tonnes of CO2 equivalent: at least every 12 months from 5 tCO2e, and every 6 months from 50 tCO2e.
Are you TM44 assessors?
We don’t carry out the inspection itself, as it needs an accredited energy assessor. Our part is getting the system ready and doing the follow-up work.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we’ll propose a schedule and quote for it. Leak checks required by the F-gas rules can be built in for larger systems.
Do you work on systems someone else installed?
Yes. We start with a proper look and tell you honestly what we find, including any issues with how it was fitted. You get a fixed price before any work goes ahead.
Will I get records for the system?
Yes. Every visit is written up, including F-Gas records for any refrigerant work. Keep them with the manual and the warranty documents.
Commercial air conditioning for homes and businesses in Purley
Server rooms and comms rooms need cooling that keeps going. The design accounts for the equipment’s heat and can include a second unit as backup so one failure does not take everything down. Typical jobs include offices that get too hot in summer and systems that need out-of-hours or phased installation, across ceiling cassettes, multi-split systems and VRF systems.
London buildings in Purley can have little space for outdoor plant, so roofs, light wells and basements are common positions. VRF systems can serve many indoor units from a small number of outdoor units.
Warranty on the equipment is the manufacturer’s own, on the manufacturer’s terms, and we explain those terms on your quote. Each brand sets its own conditions, so we go through them with you rather than leave you to find the small print.
- Location
- Purley (CR8, CR2, CR5)
- Region
- Greater London
- Certified
- NICEIC approved, F-Gas certified
- Quote
- Fixed after a survey or pictures
- Typical price
- Priced after a site survey
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Other services in Purley
Commercial air conditioning around Purley
There are about 77 restaurants, cafés and canteens, about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses and about 17 schools and colleges within about 1.5 miles of central Purley, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Restaurants, hotels, schools and care settings each need cooling designed for their hours and heat loads. For London businesses, plant position, noise and access are planned with the building first.
Healthcare premises near Purley War Memorial Hospital need air conditioning that is easy to clean and maintained on a schedule. For a church or hall like St Swithun's, any outdoor unit needs the right consents first.
Purley is about 2 miles south-west of Croydon, in Greater London. Anywhere in CR8, our engineers can take on commercial air conditioning. 764 places in Greater London are on our list.
The closest recent job we can point to from Purley was on George Street, Croydon (CR0), about 2 miles north-east: installing three Daikin cassette units in the main working area and a wall-mounted unit in the private meeting room.
All of CR8, CR2 and CR5 is within our area. Purley is on the A2022, which makes it straightforward for our engineers to reach. We also cover the places around Purley: Peaks Hill (1 mile north-west), Woodcote (1 mile west), Russell Hill (1 mile north), Roundshaw (1 mile north-west) and Woodcote Green (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (11 miles north), City of Westminster (12 miles north), Marylebone (13 miles north) and Kensington (12 miles north).
Around Purley
Around Purley, our work takes us to homes and businesses near The Jolly Farmers pub, Laleham Lea School and Thomas More Catholic School, among other places. Purley has its own railway station: Purley station. A little further out are Purley War Memorial Hospital (within half a mile north-east) and St George's Walk (2.7 miles north). The countryside around Purley includes Duppas Hill and Foxley Wood.
What the work involves, system by system
F-gas records and TM44
Good records make both F-gas audits and TM44 inspections easier, and we keep yours in order.
Ducted systems
A ducted system hides the indoor unit and feeds air to the room through grilles. They’re chosen where appearance matters in retail, hospitality and offices.
Owner checks or an engineer?
Some faults have simple causes you can check first: is the system in the right mode, is the set temperature sensible, are the remote’s batteries working and has the breaker tripped. If the breaker trips a second time, leave it off and give us a ring on 07833 053749 or drop us a line.
There are a few things you can safely do yourself: keeping the outdoor unit clear, checking the mode and set temperature, and the routine cleaning in the manual. Opening up the units, the electrics and the refrigerant circuit are a job for us.
How it works
The work area is kept tidy throughout, with dust sheets down and offcuts and packaging cleared up. Any holes, fixings or cable routes are agreed with you before we drill. On site, it takes from a couple of days for a few cassettes to a planned programme for a whole building. A note on parking and access helps us plan a visit to Purley.
- First comes a site survey of the building, its occupancy and the heat it has to deal with.
- We send a fixed-price quote showing the system, the unit positions and how the work will be phased.
- The work is planned around your opening hours, with out-of-hours or phased work where it helps.
- We fit the units, run and test the pipework, connect the condensate and wire in the controls.
- We commission the system, record the refrigerant details and hand over the controls and documents.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have the make and model of any existing unit to hand
- Make sure someone can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any roof access, ladders or high-level work
Get a fixed-price quote
Every quote starts with a look at the job, either on a site survey or, for simple jobs, from your photos and details. After that, we send a fixed price before any work starts.
Advice
When it’s something else
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Acting as the energy assessor
- Gas boiler or heating plumbing work
- Getting landlord or building owner approval
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Server and comms room cooling
- Multi-split systems
- Ceiling cassettes
- VRF systems
- Wall-mounted split systems
- Ducted systems
A customer’s words
“Very professional from the initial survey through to installation. The engineer explained everything clearly and the quote was exactly what we paid. Would not hesitate to recommend AirCon Doctor.”
David W., Haywards Heath