CHP Plant Room Installation
MPM Plumbing & Mechanical Services designs, installs, and maintains Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant rooms for commercial clients across London and the South East. With over 40 years of combined engineering experience, our qualified team delivers precision-engineered CHP solutions that maximise energy efficiency and significantly reduce operating costs.
About This Service
A CHP plant room harnesses the simultaneous generation of electricity and useful heat from a single fuel source — a process known as cogeneration. By capturing heat that conventional power generation simply wastes, CHP systems can achieve overall efficiency levels of 80% or more, making them one of the most cost-effective and environmentally responsible energy solutions available to commercial building owners and developers.
MPM works alongside developers, M&E contractors, and facilities managers to deliver bespoke CHP plant room installations tailored to each project’s specific thermal and electrical demands. From initial design consultation through to commissioning and ongoing maintenance, our team ensures every installation is fully compliant with current UK regulations and industry standards.
We manage all aspects of the mechanical installation — pipework, interconnections, flue systems, controls integration, and insulation — providing a complete, coordinated service that keeps your project on programme. Our track record includes high-profile schemes such as Apple EU HQ at Battersea Power Station and The Newfoundland Project, giving you confidence that MPM has the experience to deliver on even the most demanding contracts.
What We Offer
- Full CHP plant room design and mechanical installation
- Pipework, plant connections, and interconnections
- Flue systems and ventilation coordination
- BMS and controls integration
- System commissioning and client handover
- Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) contracts
- Emergency call-out and breakdown support
Frequently Asked Questions
A CHP (Combined Heat and Power) plant room generates electricity and captures the heat produced as a by-product — both from a single fuel source. Rather than letting that heat go to waste as conventional power generation does, a CHP system puts it straight to work heating water or spaces within the building. This process, known as cogeneration, can achieve overall efficiency levels above 80%, making it one of the most cost-effective energy solutions available to commercial building owners.
CHP is ideally suited to buildings with a consistent, year-round demand for both heat and electricity — such as hotels, hospitals, universities, leisure centres, apartment blocks, and large office developments. The higher the simultaneous heat and power demand, the greater the efficiency and financial return. MPM will assess your building's energy profile during the initial consultation to confirm whether CHP is the right solution for your project.
A CHP installation involves a significant scope of mechanical work, including primary flow and return pipework connections, flue and exhaust pipework, cooling water circuits, gas supply connections, and integration with the building's pressurisation equipment. MPM manages all of this mechanical scope — coordinating with the CHP equipment supplier, gas engineer, and BMS controls contractor to deliver a fully integrated installation.
MPM manages the mechanical side of BMS integration — installing control valves, actuators, temperature sensors, and flow meters in the correct positions to allow the BMS to monitor and control the CHP system accurately. We work alongside the specialist BMS controls contractor to ensure every mechanical connection point is correctly specified, positioned, and accessible from day one.
Programme duration depends on the size and complexity of the system, the condition of the existing plant room, and the level of coordination required with other trades. For a typical commercial installation this can range from a few weeks for a straightforward single-unit project to several months for a large, complex plant room. MPM will provide a detailed programme at the quotation stage.
Yes. MPM offers Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) contracts covering regular inspections, mechanical checks, pipework and valve servicing, and system performance reviews. Regular maintenance is essential for keeping your CHP system running at peak efficiency, maintaining manufacturer warranties, and avoiding costly unplanned downtime. We also provide an emergency call-out service for breakdown support.
Yes — MPM has delivered CHP and mechanical plant room installations on some of the most high-profile commercial projects in London, including Apple EU HQ at Battersea Power Station and The Newfoundland Project. Our engineers bring over 40 years of combined experience to every contract, and we hold all relevant certificates, insurances, accreditations, and RAMS.
