London and the South East

Kitchen extract cleaning in Essex

We cover 644 towns and villages across Essex for TR19® kitchen extract cleaning, fire damper testing, ventilation hygiene and more, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.

Need kitchen extract cleaning in Essex?

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What we do in Essex

Pick a service to see all the towns we cover for it, or find your town in the A to Z below.

Largest places

How kitchen extract cleaning works in Essex

Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That layer will burn, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. Typical jobs include grease dripping from the canopy or filters and extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit, across vertical risers, discharge points and canopies and hoods.

We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before work begins, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time.

First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.

What you’ll pay

The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.

Why businesses in Essex choose us

Trading since 2009
Photo reports with every job
We’re fully insured
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease

Getting a quote

Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.

Near you in Colchester

In Colchester, that means kitchens and buildings near Church of St Peter, Bull Meadow and The Bay And Say Public House and the streets around them. Nearby too are Colchester Sixth Form College (less than half a mile north-west) and St John's Green Primary School (within half a mile south). Colchester has its own railway station: Colchester Town station. Other landmarks nearby include Lion Walk (under half a mile south-east) and Essex County Hospital (under half a mile south-west). Open spaces near Colchester include Westhouse Wood.

Kitchen extract cleaning across Essex: local notes

Across Essex, from Colchester, Chelmsford and Basildon outwards, kitchens range from town-centre restaurants and takeaways to pubs, hotels, schools and care homes. Each extract is cleaned to the same TR19® standard, canopy to discharge.

We work across London and the South East, and Essex is part of that area. Each job starts with a survey and a fixed quote, wherever it is in Essex. Coastal kitchens in Essex often have their busiest months in the summer, so cleaning is often best booked before or after the peak season.

Colchester: Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Essex County Hospital is the nearest hospital to Colchester, about less than half a mile south-west. School kitchens, at schools like Colchester Sixth Form College for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.

Keeping the system healthy

Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:

Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
Give the canopy a daily wipe

Every clean ends with a photo report. Before and after pictures show each part of the system, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.

Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.

Leave it or put it right?

Leaving the clean until the next refit doesn’t make the grease go away. Over time, soft grease bakes into a harder, thicker crust, which is slower to clean. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable.

Questions to ask before booking

What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
What paperwork you get at the end
How they set the interval to the next visit
What hours they’ll be on site

What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning

We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:

How many systems or sites are involved
Working hours and out-of-hours timing
A single visit or a regular plan
The size of the system

Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.

Asking for a quote

There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:

When the site is open and when it’s quiet
The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
The site address and the type of premises
Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow

Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.

When it’s something else

We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:

A broken extract fan that will not run
A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
Fat blocking the kitchen drains

What the work involves, part by part

Restaurant and pub kitchens

A pub or restaurant cannot afford to cancel a service for a clean. Overnight and weekend cleans keep the kitchen trading, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.

Grease filters

A filter that is missing or bent lets grease straight past. We check they fit as they should when we refit them, and flag any that don’t.

Common questions in Essex

What do I get after the clean?

A TR19 certificate and a photo report. The certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after pictures, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.

What do you do to protect the area?

We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.

What is TR19?

TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.

What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?

Everything from canopy to discharge: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we can’t reach is recorded on the report.

How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?

It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site and its opening hours.

Do you work in Essex?

Yes. We work in Essex, as part of our work across South East England and London. To book, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.

Can you price the work without visiting?

Yes, for many jobs. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and a fixed quote usually follows within one working day. If photos aren’t enough, we will survey first.