Heat Pumps & Low-Carbon Plant

Heat Pumps & Low-Carbon Plant in London

Commercial heat pump installation and plant-room decarbonisation across London, designed around the London Plan energy hierarchy and Part L 2021, and installed in occupied buildings where the plant room is on the roof, the crane slot is at 6am and the tenants never notice.

In London

One team,
county-wide.

London's commercial stock is decarbonising under more pressure than anywhere else in the country: the London Plan's energy hierarchy for major developments, Part L 2021 for refurbishment, the tightening of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for let commercial buildings, and corporate net-zero commitments from occupiers who will not renew a lease in a gas-fired building. The engineering answer is usually a heat pump, or a hybrid with the existing boilers retained for peak, but the practical challenge in London is the building: plant on roofs with limited structural capacity, acoustic limits set by residential neighbours, electrical supplies that need a UK Power Networks upgrade before anything else can happen, and works that must be done around occupiers who are paying rent. We design and install air-source and water-source heat pump systems, upgrade the distribution to run at lower flow temperatures, and coordinate the supply, structural and acoustic work that decides whether a London retrofit is buildable.

What we deliver

Self-delivered,
accountable.

Scope

  • Air-source and water-source heat pumps for commercial buildings, including hybrid arrangements with retained boilers
  • Low-temperature distribution upgrades: emitters, pipework, pumps and controls so the system actually runs at heat pump temperatures
  • Roof plant replacement with structural, acoustic and crane logistics planned for tight London sites
  • Electrical supply assessments and UK Power Networks applications where the incoming capacity is the constraint
  • Building management system integration, metering and the monitoring data the London Plan's energy reporting expects
  • Phased installation in occupied offices, schools and residential blocks, with heating maintained through the changeover
  • Commissioning to design, seasonal performance evidence and O&M handover

Standards & compliance

  • Building Regulations Part L 2021 and Part F
  • CIBSE guidance, including CP1 for heat networks where the building is on one
  • MCS-aligned design principles (AMPM Building Services does not currently hold MCS certification; grant-funded domestic schemes are not our market)
  • F-Gas regulation for refrigerant handling by certified operatives
  • CDM 2015 and permit-to-work discipline for occupied buildings
  • Section 61 (Control of Pollution Act 1974) consents and out-of-hours working where boroughs require them
Where we work

London & the
surrounding area.

City of LondonWestminsterCamdenSouthwarkTower HamletsIslingtonHammersmith & FulhamCroydonEalingGreenwich
FAQs

Your questions,
answered.

Can a heat pump replace gas boilers in an existing London office?

Often yes, but the building decides. Heat pumps work at lower flow temperatures, so the emitters and distribution have to be checked and usually upgraded, the roof has to carry the plant, the neighbours set the noise limit, and the electrical supply has to have the headroom. We survey all four before recommending a system, and a hybrid with retained boilers for peak load is sometimes the honest answer.

What about the electrical supply?

It is the most common hidden constraint in London. We assess the incoming supply and the distribution early, and where an upgrade is needed we handle the UK Power Networks application and the switchgear work as part of the package, because the programme is set by the supply lead time more than by the heat pump.

Do you do domestic heat pumps under the Boiler Upgrade Scheme?

No. Our work is commercial and multi-residential plant for landlords, occupiers, schools and public estates. Grant-funded domestic installations need MCS certification, which we do not hold, and it is not our market.

Which parts of London do you cover?

All of Greater London, from the City and Westminster to the outer boroughs, with our base in Burgess Hill an hour south. Plant deliveries, crane slots and out-of-hours working are planned around the borough's requirements and the building's occupiers.

Nearby & related

The same service,
county by county.

The other three lines

One contractor,
four service lines.

Talk to us about MEPH

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stage - send it over.

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