Essex · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Broad Green, Essex
For cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels in Broad Green, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted whenever you cook
- Keep your cleaning records together
- Run the extract fan throughout service
After the clean, the same points are tested again, so the report shows the before and after figures. Before and after pictures sit next to the numbers.
Have access panels fitted where sections can’t be reached. It does not stop grease forming, but it stops it building unseen.
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Broad Green
The ductwork is where an extract clean is won or lost. Sections with no way in can go uncleaned for years. Each section we can reach is cleaned, and any we cannot is written down, so you know exactly where you stand. If you have an insurer asking for TR19 evidence and duct runs with no cleaning record, we can put it right, from attenuators, multi-storey ducts and horizontal duct runs onwards.
Work in a small place like Broad Green starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Broad Green (CO6)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Essex. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Your questions about ductwork cleaning in Broad Green
Can you work in Broad Green outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Broad Green can fit around your hours. When you call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Broad Green?
Kitchens in Broad Green are inspected by Colchester council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
How do you know if the ductwork needs cleaning?
The date on the last certificate is the first thing to check. If it’s overdue, or there is not one, a clean is due, and grease readings will confirm how urgent it is.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not normally. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
Do you work in Broad Green?
Yes. We cover Broad Green and across Essex, within our South East and London area. To book, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
What should I send you?
Some photos and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
What a clean won’t put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. For a village or hamlet like Broad Green, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- We take grease readings along the route.
- Out of hours, the area is protected and the access panels opened.
- Thick grease is scraped out, then the runs and risers are degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Getting a quote
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. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
What happens if it’s left?
Under BESA guidance, the mean grease level should stay at or below 200 microns between cleans. A reading of 500 microns or more at any point means a spot clean right away. Leaving the duct makes those limits harder to keep to. It’s simpler to plan the work at Broad Green now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- Photo reports with every job
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Trading since 2009
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.
Ductwork cleaning around Broad Green
It’s Colchester council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Broad Green. 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. At about 44 miles from central London, Broad Green sits well inside the area we cover. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Layer Marney Tower is about 4.6 miles south-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. For schools such as Honywood Community Science School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Broad Green is about 6 miles south-east of Halstead, in Essex. Every kind of commercial site in Broad Green, we can take on ductwork cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, Broad Green among them. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, roughly 14 miles from Broad Green.
Here we cover the CO6 postcode area for ductwork cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include Surrex (1 mile west), Skye Green (1 mile south-west), Little Tey (1 mile east), Stocks Green (1 mile south) and Marks Tey (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (7 miles east), Chelmsford (14 miles south-west), Braintree (7 miles west), Maldon (10 miles south), Witham (7 miles south-west) and Camulodunum (6 miles east).
Around Broad Green
Around Broad Green, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Kings Arms and the streets around them. Broad Green’s nearest station is Marks Tey station, about 2.3 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Birch Castle (4.4 miles south-east) and Laundry & Mangle Museum (2.5 miles west). Open spaces near Broad Green include Iron Latch.
When to call us in Broad Green
Damaged or poorly fitted filters let more grease into the duct. The duct then takes grease that the filters should have stopped and it fills faster.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- Duct runs that can’t be reached
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St James or elsewhere in Broad Green, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Before booking anyone
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- What hours they’ll be on site