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Custom built AHUs for retail and leisure premises
Over the last few decades, the retail and leisure sectors have undergone a revolution that has seen them occupying larger buildings with an expanded list of services. This means that the requirements for fresh air have grown too and must meet these individual areas to create a comfortable and safe environment. ECE UK have been providing bespoke air handling units to a range of sites across the country since 1979. We pride ourselves on the specificity of our solutions, ensuring all your needs are met and every part of your building receives clean and conditioned air. We’ll provide multiple AHUs tailored to serve different applications, such as highly filtered air to supply a kitchen, a system that automatically adjusts to suit occupancy in a gym, or that dehumidifies the air around a swimming pool. Your new cost-effective and energy efficient air handling solution will ensure your site is safe, comfortable, and hygienic for employees, customers, and guests.
Get your custom AHU for a perfect environment
Our design engineers are experts in producing unique solutions and meeting the exact functionality you need for your building. To get started, contact our team on 01634 729 690, by emailing sales@eceuk.com, or through our contact form.
How we craft your air
handling units
Planning and advice
Our engineers can quickly find the best course of action and advise on how to meet your building’s air needs while complying with regulations. You’ll receive a free site survey to assess the specific requirements and determine how they can be met to maximise health and wellbeing.
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Fully custom design
Our design engineers will produce a set of fully bespoke designs for your air handling solution. This will account for potentially difficult access and plant space in smaller buildings and any other needs that you or your site require.
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Ongoing support
After everything has been installed you can rely on our team for service and maintenance. We offer three levels of service agreements to keep every component – however complex – of your AHU, air conditioning, or IEC system in top condition.
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Identify air quality
Using data from the Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) we can assess the air quality at your building’s postcode. From there we can choose the right supply air and filtration level to deliver clean air in accordance with this local need.
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Professional installation
We have in-house installation teams who will fit every element of your new air handling system in your premises. They can integrate it into your existing building management system, adjust intelligent controls to suit your needs, and provide proper access for future maintenance and repair work.
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The importance of indoor air quality in retail and leisure
Retail and leisure facilities require a lot of energy to provide the environment with fresh and odourless air. Air distribution ensures that every part of the building is heated and cooled to the correct temperature so that occupants are comfortable and stock is kept clean and undamaged. The core need of a leisure centre is the comfort of the guests, which can be difficult with pools. The combined humidity and treatment chemicals create an aggressive atmosphere. Air handling units dehumidify and heat the pool hall efficiently using the extract warm, humid air to heat the incoming fresh supply air. This process will save energy and can reduce overall building costs while still providing your space with the fresh air it needs. The air we breathe has an enormous impact on our health and in high occupancy areas such as leisure centres and designer outlets this can become even more critical. Maintaining a high-quality indoor air supply will help protect the health and wellbeing of everyone in your building and create a comfortable environment customers will want to return to.
Contact our team
If you’re looking for a company that delivers engineering excellence and quality customer service, get in touch with ECE UK. We pride ourselves on our unique blend of old-school values and advanced technology to deliver the best possible results for each of our clients. Call 01634 729 690 to speak to a member of our helpful team today. You can also reach us by email at sales@eceuk.com or through our enquiry form.
The best air handling units for your building
These AHUs help provide the right indoor air quality and temperature so that everyone can feel more relaxed while shopping or enjoying their leisure time. Each unit will be customised to meet the unique needs of different environments such as shopping centre atriums, gyms, restaurants, and pools.
PXA
Depending on the conditions, this unit can reach heat recovery efficiencies of 80%. The plate recuperator uses the temperature of the extract air to condition the supply, making it ideal for both summer cooling and winter heating recovery.
RXA
The high-performance sorption, condensation, or enthalpy rotors available with this unit are excellent for removing humidity which is perfect for the summer season but still effective all year round. Dehumidifying the air while still recovering energy from the extract air makes it highly efficient and reduces the load on the central plant.
SU
A supply unit can be configured to deliver impressive air standards and provides a clean fresh air supply. It is ideal for areas where extraction takes place through the building envelope but where the areas served also require clean and filtered air to be pumped in.
SSAU
When only incoming air is required, the area can be positively pressurised, and this unit provides a clean supply. It also conditions, filters, and recirculates some of the extract air back into the supply to provide clean air effectively and reduce overall energy consumption.
MVHR
Under the right conditions, this AHU can reach a heat recovery efficiency of 95%. It is powerful and highly efficient, reducing the strain on the central plant and lowering overall power consumption to deliver the exact quality of air you need.
PXA3MX-SP
Effective air handling is essential for a pool environment. By controlling the temperature, humidity, and quality of the air, you can lower the need for heat generation and distribution. It will also reduce evaporation, condensation, and corrosion, saving you money long-term.
Intelligent energy controls
Optimise your air handling system with our smart controls. They’ll be tailored to the specific needs of your site and enable you to make changes on the fly in order to ensure the right quality is delivered based on occupancy, CO2 levels, humidity, and temperature.
All our air handling units are available with a level of filtration appropriate to the space and the outdoor air quality. This can range from a simple one-layer filter that will capture particulates and other substances, right up to as many as four layers if need be. This can include high-efficiency particulate absorbing (HEPA) and ultra-violet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) filters to provide advanced levels of health and cleanliness.
AHU designs customised to your needs
Our engineers will work with you to identify the best equipment for your site. Once we’ve agreed on the requirements for heat recovery and filtration, we will apply an even greater level of specificity to get the design just right. We can look at each component individually and determine not just if it is best for your heating and cooling recovery requirements, but also how well it will last in your building’s location. Coastal, urban, rural, and industrial environments all cause different levels of wear on machinery, and we can account for this for your AHU. We do this using software that allows us to look at each component and examine it alongside the overall ventilation system requirements. This also helps us pick the right controls package to deliver you the most cost-effective solution based on energy performance and building usage.
Shop for replacement and spare parts
We have a sister company, Anything Air Handling, where you can browse, configure, and buy spare and replacement parts for your AHU. These include filters, fans, and motors to make sure that you can keep your system working properly for years to come. Open 24 hours a day, our shop allows you to buy the best products at the best prices.
Why choose us for
your AHU?
Since our founding in 1979 we have grown to become one of the most sought-after and reputable AHU manufacturers in the country. With our sophisticated and streamlined process and impeccable customer service, we deliver a truly unique experience. The quality of our machinery and the expertise of our team can’t be beaten.
Knowledgeable
Take advantage of the incredible wealth of knowledge held by our engineers. We are constantly fostering learning and growth to keep us on the cutting edge of AHU technology by facilitating training and internal collaboration with other departments. This helps us constantly improve and advance our service which can be seen in the incredible results we deliver to our clients.
Experienced
Having been in the industry since 1979, we’ve spent the decades constantly upgrading and learning. We’ve kept the same family values and old-school engineering knowhow but are also combining it with new technology. The years have taught us a huge amount about how best to serve a broad range of sectors with the exact air handling solutions they need.
Skilled
We pride ourselves on delivering solutions that other manufacturers cannot. This is due to the incredible quality of our engineers. Having so much talent and expertise in-house allows us to produce highly bespoke results. If necessary, we design your AHU down to the millimetre to meet your needs and hand-build it so we can be certain that it is perfect.
Get in touch with ECE UK
Contact a member of our team and start the process to get a completely bespoke air handling solution for your leisure or retail premises. Call 01634 729 690 or send an email to sales@eceuk.com to begin.