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Why buyers are acquiring ventilation businesses
Indoor air quality demand
Post-pandemic IAQ awareness and tightening commercial building standards sustain ventilation refurbishment work.
Compliance-driven service
Statutory kitchen-extract cleaning and TR19 compliance create recurring service revenue.
Specialist installer scarcity
Skilled ductwork and balancing engineers are in short supply, supporting margins.
Ventilation Businesse sub-niches we cover
Ductwork Installation
Sheet metal and pre-fabricated duct systems for commercial buildings.
MVHR Specialists
Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery for residential and commercial.
Kitchen Extract & TR19
Commercial kitchen extract cleaning and compliance.
Balancing & Commissioning
Air balancing, commissioning and testing specialists.
What ventilation businesses actually trade for
Ventilation valuations are driven by the share of compliance and recurring service revenue versus project install work, plus engineer qualification depth.
Mandates we surface generally sit between £500K and £50M in enterprise value, with most opportunities concentrated in the £1M–£20M range.
Specific multiple bands are covered in our pillar valuation guide below.
What is your ventilation business actually worth?
Read our pillar guide on hvac business valuation multiples — the EBITDA bands buyers actually pay, the multiple drivers that move the needle, and what separates a mid-market deal from a premium exit.
Due diligence focus areas for ventilation acquisitions
The diligence themes most likely to move price, deal structure or completion certainty.
TR19 compliance work
Recurring kitchen extract cleaning is high-quality recurring revenue — audit contract base and renewal rates.
Project margin discipline
Stress-test bid margin assumptions and historic project overruns.
Insurance and IDM
Confirm professional indemnity cover and any open insurance disputes.
Sub-contractor reliance
Assess in-house engineer count vs. sub-contractor reliance.
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