Ductwork Cleaning in Berkhamsted

What the work involves, part by part

Bends and transitions

Transitions from the canopy spigot into the duct catch a lot of grease. We reach it from the plenum side where possible.

Attenuators and discharge

The last section of duct before the discharge is often the coolest, which can mean heavier deposits. It’s tested and cleaned along with the rest.

Ductwork cleaning in Berkhamsted: the local picture

The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 44 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 13 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Berkhamsted. Where they cook under a canopy, grease does not stop at the filters: it settles along the duct and up the riser. Berkhamsted is covered by Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s Dacorum council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Berkhamsted. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.

For kitchens close to Berkhamsted station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Berkhamsted, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Hemel Hempstead Hospital about 4.5 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.

Berkhamsted is about 5 miles west of Hemel Hempstead, in Hertfordshire. Across the HP4 area, we cover ductwork cleaning for commercial sites. Our area takes in 381 places across Hertfordshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. Milton Keynes is in our area too, about 21 miles from Berkhamsted.

We work across HP4 for ductwork cleaning and the streets around it. Streets in the area include High Street, Station Road and London Road, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. Berkhamsted is on the A41 and A416, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for ductwork cleaning. Close by, we work in Northchurch (1 mile north-west), Ashley Green (2 miles south), Norcott Hill (2 miles north-west), Potten End (2 miles east) and Frithsden (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Watford (10 miles south-east), Hemel Hempstead (5 miles east), St Albans (10 miles east), Harpenden (10 miles east), Hatfield (15 miles east) and Borehamwood (15 miles south-east).

Local landmarks in Berkhamsted

Typical jobs here are in premises near The Lamb Public House and Ashlyns School, among other places. Berkhamsted’s nearest station is Berkhamsted station, roughly 0.5 miles east. A little further out are Hemel Hempstead Hospital (4.5 miles east) and Hawridge Court (2.6 miles south-west). Not far away are Sands Bank and Pavis Wood.

For landlords and multi-site operators

We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.

Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.