Hertfordshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Bromley, Hertfordshire
Looking for ductwork cleaning in Bromley? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- Duct runs that can’t be reached
- Grease leaking from duct joints
Multi-site and managed buildings
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Ductwork cleaning in Bromley
Not sure when the ductwork was last cleaned? A few details about the system are a good start when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and a fixed price will follow, usually within one working day. If you are dealing with years of grease along the duct floor and grease pooling at the foot of the riser, we can help, from bends and junctions, attenuators and vertical risers onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Bromley, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, 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.
We have been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Bromley (SG11)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Bromley: your questions answered
Which fire authority looks after Bromley?
It’s Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Bromley. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you work in villages like Bromley?
Yes, Bromley is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
What shows that the ducts need a clean?
Signs include grease dripping from joints, smells and a fan working harder, but measuring is the reliable way to know. Grease thickness testing shows exactly where the duct stands.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
What’s involved in cleaning extract ducts?
We survey the route, test the grease, then open the access panels. We clean the runs and risers section by section, then the readings are repeated.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
- Ask for a grease thickness test if the kitchen gets busier
- Report any grease dripping from duct joints
- Don’t switch the extract off early
Grease readings are taken again at the same set points, so the report shows the before and after figures. Photos of each section go alongside them.
Run the extract the whole time the kitchen is cooking. When the air stops, grease settles in the duct, so switching off early adds to the build-up.
What we’re called out for in Bromley
Ducts in Bromley gather grease for the same reasons as ducts anywhere: daily cooking hours, the menu and the state of the filters. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily use.
What we are most often called out for:
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Herts and Essex Hospital about 5.2 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether they recommend a next date
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Parts of the duct with no way in
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Bends and junctions
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Access panels
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Ductwork cleaning around Bromley
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs in and around Bromley, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Environmental health officers from East Hertfordshire council inspect food businesses in Bromley. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Bromley sits within the area of Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Much Hadham Palace is about 1.4 miles south-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Bromley is about 4 miles west of Bishop's Stortford, in Hertfordshire. Wherever you are in the SG11 postcode area, we can carry out ductwork cleaning at your premises. 381 places in Hertfordshire are on our list, large and small. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, about 21 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of SG11 for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. We also cover the places around Bromley: Standon (1 mile north-west), Hadham Ford (1 mile east), Much Hadham (1 mile south-east), Puckeridge (2 miles north-west) and Hadham Cross (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Stevenage (10 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (4 miles east), Welwyn Garden City (12 miles south-west), Hitchin (15 miles west), Hoddesdon (9 miles south) and Cheshunt (12 miles south).
Local landmarks in Bromley
Around Bromley, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Fox And Hounds pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Bishops Stortford station, roughly 4.8 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Henry Moore Studios and Gardens (2.8 miles south-east) and Moated mound (2.7 miles north-east).
Nearby places to Bromley
What else we do in Bromley
The process
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 first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. Somewhere like Bromley, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- A fixed quote follows, based on what we found.
- Each section is cleaned in turn through its access panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- Readings, photos and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Getting a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
What the work involves, part by part
Bends and transitions
Grease tends to pile up at elbows. It’s scraped out and degreased, and test it before and after.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
Ducts in taller or shared buildings often run past other occupiers. We plan access with you and the building manager, so the clean is done safely and quietly.