Brighton and Hove · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Brunswick
Need ductwork cleaning in Brunswick? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Do not block access panels with shelving or stock
- Store the certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Check readings when the menu changes
- Keep to the interval on the report
Keep the certificate and report with the fire risk assessment. An insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask to see it, and the pictures make the duct’s condition easy to see.
Extra access panels mean more of the duct gets cleaned each time. It does not stop grease forming, but it stops it building unseen.
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Brunswick
The ductwork is where an extract clean is won or lost. Without enough access panels, long stretches can go years without being touched. Each section we can reach is cleaned, and any we can’t is written down, so you know exactly where you stand. The work covers bends and junctions, vertical risers and multi-storey ducts, and the jobs we see most are duct runs with no cleaning record and stale grease odours from the duct.
In a smaller place like Brunswick, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Brunswick (BN1, BN3, BN50)
- Wider area
- Brighton and Hove
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extracts in Brunswick
At about 1 mile from the coast, Brunswick is close enough for sea air to matter. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. Food Standards Agency records list about 749 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 135 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Brunswick, up to about a mile and a half out. Behind every canopy among them is a run of ductwork that collects grease out of sight. Kitchens in Brunswick get their food hygiene inspections from Brighton and Hove council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Where a hall near St Stephen's Church, or anywhere in Brunswick, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you cook for passing trade around Brighton station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Brunswick is about 1 mile south-west of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. We provide ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Brunswick and the rest of Brighton and Hove. Our Brighton and Hove coverage runs to 30 places, Brunswick among them.
Here we cover the BN1, BN3 and BN50 postcode area for ductwork cleaning. Streets in the area include Farm Road, York Road and Powis Road, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. If your site is just outside Brunswick, we cover Seven Dials (1 mile north-east), West Hill (1 mile north-east), Prestonville (1 mile north), Hove (1 mile north-west) and Carlton Hill (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as Hangleton (3 miles north-west), Patcham (3 miles north), Hollingbury (3 miles north), Bevendean (3 miles north-east), Saltdean (5 miles east) and East Saltdean (6 miles east). Brunswick is among the bigger places we cover in Brighton and Hove for ductwork cleaning.
Local landmarks in Brunswick
In Brunswick, that means kitchens and buildings near St. Ann's Well Gardens, Maris & Otter pub and The Drive Prep School. The closest station to Brunswick is Brighton station, about 0.6 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Old Police Cells Museum (0.7 miles south-east) and Churchill Square (within half a mile east). Open spaces near Brunswick include Whitehawk Hill and Newmarket Hill.
Places near Brunswick
What else we do in Brunswick
Common problems we fix in Brunswick
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease collects on the riser walls and gathers at the bottom, where it can pool. Access along its height is needed to clean it properly.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Sections of duct with no access panels
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Brunswick is Montefiore Hospital, about 0.5 miles north.
Comparing quotes
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether VAT is included
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access. In a place like Brunswick, we fit the visit around your hours.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- A fixed quote follows, based on what we found.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- Bends, risers and the base of each riser get extra attention.
- The duct is signed off with readings, pictures and a next clean date.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
Common questions in Brunswick
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Brunswick in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 32 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Brunswick, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will fit the work in.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Brunswick?
Kitchens in Brunswick are inspected by Brighton and Hove council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
What should I send you?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, along with a few pictures and any previous report.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Different parts, different methods
Multi-storey and shared buildings
A fire in a duct in a shared building can affect far more than one kitchen, which makes keeping it clean all the more important. Your certificate and report give building managers the record they need.
Vertical risers
Risers often pass through floors and walls, so fire dampers may be fitted where it crosses them. We test those as a separate job.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
When something else is needed
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what ductwork cleaning won’t do:
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
- Duct sections that need replacing
- A worn-out fan that needs replacing
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Brunswick
- Horizontal duct runs
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
How we price ductwork cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The condition of the system
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
What to send for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The site address and the type of premises
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.