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Why North East AC

Local engineers. Honest pricing. No subcontractors.

Twenty years cooling the North East from a single base in Gateshead. The engineer who fits your system is the one who comes back to service it — and we've never used a call centre.

Family-run since 2005 A neatly installed Midea outdoor air conditioning unit by North East Air Conditioning
By the numbers

Twenty years, thousands of systems, one local team.

20+

Years in the North East

Family-run from Gateshead with 20+ years in the trade. Thousands of systems installed across the region.

48h

Quotes in under 48 hours

Free on-site survey, written fixed quote within two working days. No pressure.

5yr+

Warranty as standard

Manufacturer-backed 5+ year warranty on every install — 10 years as standard on Midea systems.

5★

85+ five-star reviews

Verified five-star reviews on Google My Business — among the most-reviewed AC firms in the region.

Engineer mid-installation of an interior wall split air conditioning unit
Our engineers

Time-served, F-Gas certified, on the books.

Every engineer who turns up at your door is an employed member of the team — not a freelance subcontractor. They're F-Gas and Refcom certified, DBS-checked, and they wear our uniform.

  • F-Gas Category 1 certification across the whole team
  • Refcom registered for refrigerant handling
  • Gas Safe registered for any combined heating work
  • Manufacturer-trained on Midea, Toshiba, Daikin, Bosch, Samsung, LG & Mitsubishi
A wall-mounted air conditioning unit installed in a customer's bedroom
Tidy, on time, every time

The bit other companies forget.

Air conditioning is a building job as much as an engineering one — and most complaints we hear about other firms are about mess, missed days and "the surveyor said one thing, the fitter said another."

We dust-sheet every room, run condensate and refrigerant lines neatly, and clean up before we leave. The engineer who quoted you is on the job the day we fit.

Discreet wall-mounted split system in a modern bedroom
Honest pricing

Fixed quotes. No timesheets. No surprises.

Every quote is written, fixed and itemised — units, materials, fitting, commissioning, warranty registration, VAT. If anything changes mid-job (it rarely does), we discuss it before we touch a tool.

We won't be the cheapest quote on a "lowest-bid" job — but we'll usually be the cheapest one that actually adds up.

Customer stories

What people across the region say.

★★★★★
"Quoted on Tuesday, fitted by Friday. Whole upstairs cool by the weekend — and the engineers left it tidier than they found it."
Sarah H.
Jesmond, Newcastle
★★★★★
"Fitted four cassettes in our café over two nights — zero disruption to trading. Twelve months on, still running perfectly."
Mark R.
The Tin of Sardines, Sunderland
★★★★★
"Honest, on time, and the cheapest of three quotes for the same Mitsubishi unit. Will use them for the office next."
Priya L.
Durham City

See for yourself.

Free on-site survey · Written quote in 48 hours · No pressure.

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