Gas smell or CO alarm
- Do not operate electrical switches or use naked flames
- Open doors and windows if safe, and get people out
- From outside the area, call 0800 111 999, and 999 if anyone is unwell
- Call us about the plant once people are safe

24/7 commercial mechanical call-outs · London & Greater London
Commercial boiler breakdown, heating failure, HVAC fault or pump problem affecting your building?
Emergency Call Outs London provides a dedicated contact route for urgent commercial mechanical engineering enquiries across Greater London. Call our team to discuss the problem, the affected equipment and the next steps for arranging appropriate assistance.
Choose your emergency
Pick the problem closest to yours. Each page explains likely causes, what is urgent, what to tell us and how to get help.
Lockouts, ignition faults, pressure problems and boiler alarms in commercial plant.
Get helpBuilding-wide or local heating loss across distribution, valves, controls and emitters.
Get helpAHU, fan coil, ventilation and cooling shutdowns affecting building operations.
Get helpCirculation and booster pump trips, low flow, noise, motor and switching faults.
Get helpMultiple alarms, leaks and interconnected equipment failures needing system-wide diagnosis.
Get helpFlue damage, dilution system faults and flue-related boiler safety shutdowns.
Get helpCritical alarms, sequencing faults, failed schedules, sensors, actuators and comms.
Get helpLoss of pressure across commercial buildings from booster sets, controls and plant.
Get helpAlso: pressurisation units, pipework leaks and other mechanical breakdowns.
Need an engineer urgently?
Phone is the fastest route. Tell us the building, the equipment and what has happened. The team will discuss the fault, give safe interim advice and confirm what assistance is available.
020 7998 9005How attendance is confirmed: engineer availability and attendance are not automatic. They depend on location, engineer availability and site access, and are confirmed with you on the call, together with any charges.
If you smell gas or a carbon monoxide alarm sounds, leave the area, do not operate switches, and call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999. If there is a fire or risk to life, call 999.
Once people are safe, call us about the plant.
Is it an emergency?
Being clear about what is urgent gets help to the right sites first. If you are unsure, call and we will talk it through.
The first few minutes
Safe first steps for facilities teams. Only do what you are trained and authorised to do.
Common emergencies
Not every fault needs an emergency callout. Each page separates what needs a call now from what can be scheduled.

Commercial boilers
Boiler lockouts, ignition and flame faults, low system pressure and boiler alarms can leave a whole building without heating or hot water. Work on commercial gas boilers must be carried out by Gas Safe registered engineers, and lockouts should be diagnosed, not repeatedly reset.

HVAC and heating
Heating and HVAC failures affect comfort, ventilation and sometimes critical equipment. Building-wide failures usually start in central plant or controls; local problems usually sit in distribution, valves or terminal units.
Plant and controls
The equipment behind the scenes often causes the most disruption when it fails.
Failed circulation pumps stop heat moving round the building; failed booster sets leave upper floors without water; pressurisation faults lock out boilers.
Request Pump AssistancePlant room failures often cascade, so they need a system-wide diagnosis. Flue faults are a safety issue: never run boilers on a flue you suspect is unsafe or bypass flue interlocks.
Discuss a Plant Room FaultFailed schedules, sensors, actuators or communication can stop healthy plant from running, or hide critical alarms. Record the alarm list before anything is reset.
Request BMS SupportWhat happens next
Clear steps, with nothing assumed: attendance and charges are agreed with you before anything goes ahead.
Call 020 7998 9005, our 24/7 contact line.
Tell us the equipment or building fault, alarms and fault codes.
Site postcode, plant room access, parking and on-site contact.
We confirm what assistance is available and when. Dispatch is not automatic.
Agree the assessment or repair, including charges, before work goes ahead.
Be ready before something fails
Engineers work faster in a building they already know about. Send us your site details before an emergency so the right information is ready when you call. It does not change how attendance is confirmed, but it removes delays caused by missing information.
Planned maintenance through Flair Facilities Ltd also reduces the chance of emergency callouts.
Commercial buildings we support
Areas we cover
We take emergency commercial mechanical enquiries from across the City of London and the London boroughs. Whether an engineer can attend a particular site, and when, depends on its location, the work and engineer availability. We confirm this on the call rather than promising it here.
Areas we coverCity of London · Westminster · Camden · Islington · Kensington and Chelsea · Southwark · Lambeth
Tower Hamlets · Hackney · Newham · Waltham Forest · Redbridge · Barking and Dagenham · Havering
Barnet · Enfield · Haringey · Brent · Harrow
Hammersmith and Fulham · Ealing · Hounslow · Hillingdon · Richmond upon Thames
Wandsworth · Croydon · Bromley · Greenwich · Lewisham · Bexley · Merton · Sutton · Kingston upon Thames
Why contact our engineering team?
We publish details you can check. We do not show invented reviews, response-time promises or project claims.
Operated by Flair Facilities Ltd, company number 14816195, VAT 467203885. Check on Companies House.
Gas Safe registration number 970944. Ask engineers for their Gas Safe ID card. Check the register.
Commercial boilers, heating, HVAC, pumps, pressurisation, flues, BMS and plant room pipework, as offered by Flair Facilities Ltd.
Safe interim advice on the call, attendance and charges agreed before work, and a record of the fault and work done.
Emergency preparation
What to record, who to call, what to keep on site and how to brief your team.
Open the checklist Boiler EmergenciesFAQs
Short answers for facilities managers and building operators. For anything urgent, call rather than reading on.
Call 020 7998 9005Typical examples are commercial boiler breakdowns, loss of heating or hot water, HVAC or ventilation shutdowns, circulation or booster pump failures, pressurisation unit faults, plant room leaks, boiler flue faults and BMS failures that stop plant operating. Not every fault is an emergency: a single cool room or a noisy unit that still works can usually be scheduled.
Call 020 7998 9005 and describe the building, the equipment and what has happened. The team will discuss the fault, give interim safety advice and confirm what assistance is available. For non-urgent requests you can also use the online enquiry form.
Yes. 020 7998 9005 is a 24/7 contact line. Engineer availability and attendance outside normal hours depend on location, availability and access, and are confirmed on the call rather than guaranteed in advance.
Check the controller or BMS for fault codes, check that schedules and setpoints are calling for heat, and see whether other boilers are running. Do not open the appliance, bypass safety devices or repeatedly reset a locked-out boiler. If you smell gas or a CO alarm sounds, leave and call 0800 111 999 first. See commercial boiler repairs.
The site address and postcode, boiler make and model, how many boilers are affected, fault codes or lockout messages, the system pressure reading, which areas have lost heating or hot water, when it started and how the engineer can access the plant room.
Boiler lockouts, failed circulation pumps, low system pressure from leaks or pressurisation faults, stuck valves or actuators, BMS schedule or sensor faults and airlocks are the most common causes. If boilers are running but the building is cold, the fault is usually in circulation or controls. See commercial heating repairs.
Yes. A failed central air handling unit, chiller, main pump or controller can affect every area it serves, while faults in local units such as fan coils usually affect one room or zone. See commercial HVAC repairs.
Heating circuits going cold while boilers run or overheat, pump trip alarms, noise or vibration, water leaking from the pump seal, a hot or burning-smelling motor, and frequent duty and standby changeovers. See commercial pump repairs.
Make sure nobody is at risk, keep unauthorised people out, do not enter if there is gas, smoke, steam or water near electrics, record alarms and gauge readings, and call a commercial mechanical engineer. Only trained, authorised people should isolate plant. See plant room repairs.
Treat them as a safety issue. Stop using the affected boiler if safe to do so, never bypass flue fans or interlocks, and arrange inspection by a Gas Safe registered engineer. If a CO alarm sounds or anyone feels unwell, evacuate and call 999 and 0800 111 999. See commercial flue repairs.
When it relates to plant that has stopped or is unsafe, when the building has lost heating, ventilation or cooling, or when the BMS has lost communication and can no longer show alarms. Informational or nuisance alarms can usually wait. See BMS and controls faults.
Booster pump or controller failure, low cold water tank levels, closed or failed valves, leaks and incoming supply problems. If only upper floors are affected, the booster set is the likely cause. See water pressure failures.
The time and day of the callout, travel and site access, the time needed to diagnose and repair, parts and their availability, and whether specialist equipment or more than one engineer is needed. Charges are explained on the call before attendance is arranged; we do not publish fixed emergency prices.
Arrange plant room and roof access, a site contact, parking and any permits or inductions. Have the asbestos register, asset information and recent maintenance records ready, and keep photos of alarms and gauges. See emergency preparation.
Yes. Regular servicing of boilers, pumps, pressurisation units, flues and controls, and testing duty and standby changeovers, finds many faults before they cause breakdowns. No maintenance regime can prevent every failure, but it reduces the risk and the impact.
Commercial boiler, heating, HVAC, pump or plant-room fault? Contact our team to discuss the issue, your building location and available assistance.