Greater London · Commercial air conditioning
Commercial air conditioning in Soho, Greater London
Commercial air conditioning for Soho, from F-Gas certified engineers, with the manufacturer’s warranty terms explained on your quote. We reply to enquiries the same working day.
- TM44 recommendations that need acting on
- Leak check schedules that have slipped
- New tenancies needing cooling and heating
Commercial air conditioning for homes and businesses in Soho
We design, install and look after air conditioning for businesses in Soho and across Greater London. That includes offices, shops, restaurants, hotels, schools and server rooms and we choose the system to suit the space and the way it’s used. The work covers ceiling cassettes, VRF systems and ducted systems, and the jobs we see most are workspaces that overheat on warm days and older systems on refrigerants that are getting scarcer.
For a business in Soho, the legal side matters too: F-gas leak checks on larger systems, and TM44 inspections where total cooling output is over 12 kW. We keep the records and tell you what’s due.
Think of the paperwork as the system’s health record: a dated account of the work and the readings we took. It makes the next visit quicker and any warranty question simpler, so keep it safe.
- Place
- Soho (W1F, W1T, W1D)
- Region
- Greater London
- Guide price
- Commercial systems priced after survey
- Quote
- Fixed after a survey or photos
- Response
- Same working day
- Certified
- F-Gas certified company, NICEIC approved
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
The process
We keep the work area tidy as we go, with dust sheets down and offcuts and packaging cleared up. Any holes, fixings or cable routes are agreed with you before we drill. The visit takes anything from a day or two for a small office to several weeks of phased work on a large building. Before a visit in Soho, we ask where the van can stop and how we reach the outdoor unit.
- We survey the site and talk through how each area is used.
- We recommend a system and send a fixed-price quote.
- The programme is agreed, including any out-of-hours or phased work.
- We install the units, pipework, drainage, electrics and controls.
- Commissioning and handover follow, with the F-gas records and manufacturer paperwork.
How to prepare
- Give us access to the outside wall, roof or yard where the outdoor unit sits
- Mention any parking restrictions near the property
- Let us know if the units are on a roof, a high wall or in a locked area
How to get a quote
Need a price for commercial air conditioning? Please ring us on 07833 053749 or fill in the contact form with a few details about the property. We’ll explain what we’d recommend and why, then send a fixed-price quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Soho: your questions answered
Is Soho in your area for commercial air conditioning?
Yes. We work across London and the South East from our base in East Grinstead, and Soho is part of that. To start, phone 07833 053749 or use the quote form with a few photos.
Is planning permission needed for air conditioning in Soho?
There’s no single answer: the building and the outdoor unit position decide it. The Soho Conservation Area takes in the middle of Soho. Permitted development only covers heat pumps that aren’t used solely for cooling, and not within the grounds of a listed building. Conservation areas add limits on outdoor units facing a road. Where needed, we check with the planning department at Westminster council, usually the authority for Soho.
How are commercial air conditioning installs priced?
Every commercial job is priced after a site survey. The cost depends on the size of the space, the system and how the work is phased, and you get a fixed-price quote before work starts.
When will I hear back?
On the same working day you contact us. Then we agree a date that works for you, and you get a fixed price before any work goes ahead.
Do you provide ongoing maintenance for businesses?
We do. With a contract, servicing and F-gas checks happen on time and each visit is recorded.
What types of commercial air conditioning do you install?
Everything from wall-mounted units for single rooms to VRF or VRV systems serving whole buildings. Cassettes and ducted units are common choices for open-plan and visible spaces.
Do you provide F-Gas records?
Yes, always. New installations come with commissioning details, F-Gas records and warranty information, and repairs and services get a record of the work.
What commercial work looks like in Soho
There are about 3,959 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens, about 237 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses and about 78 schools and colleges within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Soho, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each of those is a different cooling job, from kitchen heat to quiet bedrooms and server rooms. VOA council tax data put about 49% of homes across Soho and its surrounding area before 1919, and the last census (2021) found about 96% of households live in flats. In mixed streets, commercial outdoor units have to be placed and sized with the homes nearby in mind. For London businesses, plant position, noise and access are planned with the building first.
Schools such as Soho Parish CofE Primary School typically have the work done in the holidays, when classrooms are empty.
Soho is about 1 mile east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. If you need commercial air conditioning in Soho, it’s easy to get a fixed-price quote: please ring us on 07833 053749 or send an email. Our area covers London and the South East, Soho included. Count every place we list in Greater London and you reach 764, with Soho on the list.
Not far from Soho, a recent job of ours was on East Hill, Wandsworth (SW18), about 5 miles south-west: installing a Daikin wall-mounted unit in the open-plan living area.
Local streets include Duck Lane, Drury Lane and Bridle Lane, all of which are in our area. Soho sits on or near the A4 and A301, which makes travel easy. Close to Soho, our area also takes in West End (1 mile east), Chinatown (1 mile south), Seven Dials (1 mile east), St Giles (1 mile north-east) and St James's (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Kensington (3 miles west), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Whitechapel (3 miles east) and Hampstead (3 miles north-west).
What’s near Soho
We fit and service air conditioning in homes and premises around Bar Soho, St Anne's Churchyard and Harris Westminster Sixth Form, among other places. Also close by are LITE Regal International School (0.6 miles west) and London Library (0.5 miles south-west). There’s a railway station in Soho itself: Tottenham Court Road station. Well-known places in the area include Kingly Court (within half a mile west) and Montfichet's Tower (1.3 miles east). For a walk, there’s St. James's Park Lake and Ludgate Hill.
Owner checks or an engineer?
Leave the units and pipework where they are. Disconnecting a system means dealing with refrigerant, which only a qualified engineer can do, and the electrical side needs a competent person. If you need something moved, we can quote for it.
Refrigerant is off limits for anyone without the right qualifications. Under the F-gas rules, engineers need their own qualifications and the company must be certified, and escaping refrigerant can cause cold burns. A suspected leak is our job, not yours.
When something else is needed
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Formal planning decisions, which rest with the council
- Fire risk assessments
- Major builder’s work such as new openings in structural walls
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Soho
- Multi-split systems
- Wall-mounted split systems
- VRF systems
- Ducted systems
- Ceiling cassettes
- Server and comms room cooling
Do you need commercial air conditioning in Soho?
Offices and shops often gain heat from people, lighting, computers and sun through the windows, and opening windows doesn’t always help. A system sized for the real heat load deals with it.
Reasons to give us a call include:
- TM44 recommendations that need acting on
- F-gas leak checks and records that are overdue
- Older systems that can’t keep up
If you run a surgery, clinic or pharmacy in the area around St James Workhouse, about under half a mile west, cleanable, quiet units and regular maintenance matter.
What your quote should include
- Who does the electrical work, and whether they can certify it
- Which VAT rate the quote uses, and why
- Whether they hold F-Gas company certification, not just individual qualifications
Towns and villages near Soho
What else we do in Soho
From one of our customers
“Excellent service from start to finish. Two wall-mounted units installed in our home. Clean, tidy work: they protected all the floors and left no mess. The systems work brilliantly. Would highly recommend.”
Sarah M., East Grinstead