Enhance your facility’s air supply with a bespoke AHU
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Bespoke AHUs for life sciences, industrial, and process sites
Sites in these sectors are uniquely designed and as a result come with their own unique challenges that must be met when creating an air handling system. ECE UK are a well-established manufacturer of air handling units that specialise in custom designs to improve hygiene and health to remove pollutants like particulate and bio aerosols. We are qualified and have decades of experience in the design, manufacture, installation, maintenance, and repair of air handling units – all to an impeccable standard. Our AHUs can be designed to condition entirely fresh air or recirculated air combined with an outside supply depending on the needs of your site. All recirculated and supply air passes through a HEPA or UVGI filter and heated or cooled as required to ensure that the room’s temperature and humidity is preserved. Using recirculated air can benefit sites where clean air is imperative and requires a much smaller unit, reducing running costs and increasing the lifetime of the machinery.
Contact us for your custom AHU
Get in touch today and start your journey toward fully customised air handling units for your building. Call 01634 729 690, send an email to info@eceuk.com, or fill out our contact form to get through to our design engineers.
Our process for creating
your air handling unit
Planning and advice
We are well versed in the regulations surrounding ventilation at different industrial sites and use this to craft a plan for your new system that delivers excellent results and meets guidelines. We’ll carry out a free survey of your site to assess your exact needs.
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Fully custom design
Our design engineers create custom designs for each of our air handling units. They can alter the shape and size to suit the plant space you have available and can specify the design down to the millimetre if need be. Everything we do is about creating a unique product that perfectly serves you.
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Ongoing support
After your AHU is installed, we can provide continuing support in the form of regular servicing and maintenance to preserve its lifespan. If necessary, we also have technicians ready to carry out repairs should you need them. They’ll be highly familiar with your AHU and know exactly what it needs.
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Identify air quality
Using data provided by the Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) we can assess the exact air quality at your postcode. This will help us determine the right air supply and the appropriate level of filtration, which could include particle absorbing or UV light filters.
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Professional installation
We have expert installers in-house who can deliver, construct, and install your new system. They’ll have worked closely with the design and manufacturing teams, so they’ll know your AHU inside out. Your unit will be installed to provide easy access for cleaning, maintenance, and inspection.
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The importance of indoor air quality in life sciences, industry, and process
Making sure that harmful substances, particulate, and unfavourable conditions are removed from the air is vital to ensuring the long-term structural integrity of your facility and the health and wellbeing of its occupants. ECE UK provides advanced solutions specified to the needs of each site. Making sure that particulate, bio aerosols, smoke, and other harmful substances are removed is vital to health and safety. Even low levels of exposure can become dire over a long period of time, so clean and conditioned air is a clear priority. By using UVGI our units can destroy by-products from mould, kill bacteria and other microorganisms at a rate of up to 99.9%, and replenish the site with clean air with greater energy efficiency than a typical ventilation system. An expertly designed bespoke AHU is a long-term solution to keep your site safe, hygienic, and healthy.
Make an enquiry today
Contact us and get started with a bespoke design for your site’s AHU. With decades of experience, in-house experts, and a uniquely personalised customer experience, we’re the clear choice. Proper air handling not only ventilates your buildings but can also remove harmful particulate and boost health and wellbeing. To get started, call 01634 729 690, send an email to sales@eceuk.com, or leave an enquiry through our form.
Which AHUs are best for your site?
Our range covers a broad variety of air handling units each with their own unique functions that are suited to different sectors and purposes. Each of these units is fully customisable, allowing our team to create an entirely unique machine that will meet your specific requirements. These are the units best suited to the life sciences, process, and industrial sectors, depending on the area served.
RAC
This unit keeps the supply and extract air streams completely separate while allowing for heat recovery to take place. This makes it ideal for specialist ventilation in sensitive areas as there is no way for contaminated air to leak into the supply, creating a cleaner indoor environment.
RAC3MX
These units are specifically designed for heat and cooling recovery during the winter and summer, reaching energy recovery efficiencies from 68% up to 73%. The 3-Way Mix with intelligent energy controls also integrates intelligent frost protection and dehumidification to ensure that a comfortable environment is maintained at all times.
SU
If dirty or contaminated air is being extracted, a supply unit provides clean supply air to the ventilation system. This air is thoroughly cleaned with a customised filtration system to suit the air quality in your area and the requirements for your site’s industry.
SEU3MX
These are well suited to industrial buildings not designed for human occupation such as factory floors and warehouses as they save energy by recovering heat via an air mixing plenum. This also dehumidifies the supply air and reduces the strain on the central plant.
SSAU
Suitable for when only supply air is required for a ventilation system. This provides a mix of fresh and recirculated secondary air into a positively pressurised area. They are an energy efficient, environmentally conscious, and cost-effective solution ideal for manufacturing lines and warehouses.
Intelligent energy controls
Take charge of your building’s heating, cooling, and ventilation with our sophisticated controls. Our installers will integrate these with your existing building management system and customise them then and there, so they work to your exact specifications. They are the perfect way to control your new AHU.
Each of these AHUs are available with a range of custom filtration options. We’ll establish what would be appropriate using knowledge of your industry, our own expertise, relevant regulations, and DEFRA data. Filtration can range from a single filter system to a four-stage system that include UV light (UVGI) filters that kill bacteria and high-efficiency particulate absorbing (HEPA) filters. These highly efficient systems will ensure that your incoming air is clean, hygienic, and free of harmful particulate.
Verifying and approving your AHU
We are committed to providing excellence during every step of the process. Once your air handling unit has been installed, we’ll complete a series of checks to verify that your system is functioning to the highest standard and that it is meeting all your site’s needs.
Design verification and approval
If your installation is taking place as part of a larger project, the new air handling system will need to be accounted for as part of the work. We’ll work closely with you and the relevant contractors to ensure that everything your AHU needs is integrated into the design so it will work seamlessly when the work is completed.
Installation and operational verification
This is the process of advancing a system from physical completion to an operating condition and needs to be adequately planned for during the design stage of the project. It is essential to ensuring that the AHU and ventilation system can operate properly and deliver the air quality the site requires.
Performance validation
The complete installation will be examined, from the air intake to the extract discharge to assess its fitness for purpose. This will establish if your new system is fit for purpose, with only routine maintenance required for it to remain functional for its lifespan. This process will ensure it meets all the needs established at the design stage.
Air handling unit factory acceptance test (AHU FAT)
We will conduct a thorough factory acceptance test (FAT) once your equipment is manufactured that will verify to you and to us that that your new AHU is compliant with all design specifications including VDI6022. During your test, ECE UK will check that everything meets your specifications, and the components are installed according to our initial designs, and that they are the correct machinery. We’ll also conduct a point-to-point test from the motor isolator to the external terminal box to the motor terminal. This will allow us to check if individual trip points are operating according to the component requirements under full load current. We will even provide training on how to remove the door guard and change the motor and filters so that basic maintenance can be safely undertaken by your site management team. We will complete and save the relevant documentation to verify that these tests have been completed separately. You’ll be able to access these at any time through our Client Portal.
Why choose ECE UK for
your AHU?
We are highly reputable manufacturer with decades spent delivering excellent results to science, industrial, and process sites across the country. The quality of our work and customer service have earned us a glowing reputation and made us one of the best regarded companies in the industry.
Knowledgeable
Our team are experts in their field, and we foster their continual growth with training and learning opportunities. By facilitating internal collaboration, our teams can share their expertise with one another. This synergy ensures that everyone working on your equipment will be highly familiar with every stage of the process.
Experienced
We’ve been operating since 1979. Over the decades we’ve grown and developed but always retained the same pride in good work and the value of hand-crafted engineering perfection. As new generations join our family, we make sure not just to pass down our expertise but to also encourage them to help us grow and innovate for the future.
Skilled
We blend machine precision with our expert engineers’ eye for perfection. With our hardware and software produced in-house, we can deliver highly personalised results that other manufacturers cannot match. These include AHUs designed down to the millimetre if need be and installers who can meet even the most complex space requirements.
Get in touch with ECE UK
To get started designing a bespoke AHU for your facility, contact our team. We’re happy to discuss your requirements and how we can meet them. Call 01634 729 690 or email sales@eceuk.com to find out more.