Heat Pumps & Low-Carbon Plant

Heat Pumps & Low-Carbon Plant in Kent

Kent's estates carry a mix of ageing gas plant: residential blocks in the Medway towns, logistics sheds along the M20 and M2, and public-sector buildings working to decarbonisation targets. AMPM Building Services designs and installs commercial air-source heat pump systems and the electrical upgrades they depend on, engineered to CIBSE guidance and commissioned to BSRIA standards.

In Kent

One team,
county-wide.

Commercial heat pump installation in Kent means dealing with real constraints: plant rooms sized for gas boilers, electrical supplies that need reinforcing before a heat pump can run, and buildings that must stay occupied throughout. We handle the full scope for estates, managing agents, landlords and public-sector teams across the county, from feasibility and heat-loss assessment through plant replacement, distribution upgrades and commissioning. Coverage runs from the M25 fringe at Dartford and Sevenoaks, down the M20 corridor through Maidstone and Ashford, and across the Medway towns to Canterbury and the coast, and we work to the standards PSDS-funded programmes require.

What we deliver

Self-delivered,
accountable.

Scope

  • Air-source heat pump retrofits for residential blocks, offices and public-sector buildings
  • Low-carbon plant replacement, swapping gas boilers for heat pump or hybrid systems
  • Electrical distribution upgrades, new supplies, switchgear and DNO applications to support the added load
  • Heat-loss assessment, emitter checks and low-temperature system design before any plant is ordered
  • Plant-room strip-out, pipework modification and buffer or thermal-store integration
  • Controls, BMS integration and weather compensation set-up
  • CIBSE-aligned design and BSRIA-standard commissioning with full handover documentation
  • Phased delivery for occupied buildings and live estates across Kent

Standards & compliance

  • CIBSE design guidance for heat pump and low-temperature heating systems
  • BSRIA commissioning frameworks (BG 6, BG 49)
  • BS 7671 for all associated electrical distribution work
  • Building Regulations Part L for energy performance
  • SFG20 for ongoing planned maintenance of installed plant
Where we work

Kent & the
surrounding area.

MaidstoneCanterburyTunbridge WellsAshfordDartfordSevenoaksTonbridgeGravesendRochesterFolkestone
FAQs

Your questions,
answered.

Do you cover the whole of Kent from your Burgess Hill base?

Yes. We are based in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, which puts west Kent towns such as Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks and Tonbridge within an easy run, and the M25, M20 and M2 give us direct routes to Maidstone, the Medway towns, Ashford and the coast. For installation projects we plan site presence around the programme, and our 24-hour line (0330 043 0080) is answered every day of the year.

Can you handle the electrical supply upgrade a heat pump needs, or do we need a separate contractor?

We do both under one contract. Heat pumps shift heating load from gas to electricity, and many Kent buildings need new distribution boards, switchgear or a DNO supply application before the plant can run. As an MEPH contractor we design and install the electrical works to BS 7671 alongside the mechanical installation, so there is one design, one programme and one point of responsibility.

Do you work on PSDS-funded decarbonisation projects for public-sector estates?

Yes. We deliver heat pump and low-carbon plant works for public-sector estates, including programmes funded through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, with the design records, commissioning evidence and handover documentation that grant-funded projects require. We install to CIBSE guidance and commission to BSRIA standards, which is the level of rigour PSDS auditors expect to see.

Our block still needs heating while the work happens. Can you replace plant without shutting the building down?

That is the normal case, not the exception. For occupied residential blocks and working commercial buildings we phase the installation, keep temporary heat or hot water available where it is needed, and sequence the changeover so downtime is limited to a planned, agreed window. We set this out in the programme before work starts so managing agents can brief residents and tenants properly.

Nearby & related

The same service,
county by county.

The other three lines

One contractor,
four service lines.

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