Essex · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Hadleigh
One call covers cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels in Hadleigh, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
Hadleigh kitchens: local notes
Hadleigh lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 30 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 11 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Hadleigh. Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. Environmental health officers from Castle Point council inspect food businesses in Hadleigh. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Chartwell Private Hospital (about 1.2 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Hadleigh Junior School or anywhere near Hadleigh, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Hadleigh is about 2 miles south-east of Thundersley, in Essex. We provide ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Hadleigh and the rest of Essex. Hadleigh is one of 644 towns, villages and districts in Essex where we work for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, about 14 miles away.
We work across SS7 for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on London Road, High Street and Church Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Hadleigh include Daws Heath (1 mile north), Leigh-on-Sea (2 miles east), Rayleigh (3 miles north), Eastwood (3 miles north-east) and Chalkwell (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (14 miles north-west), Basildon (7 miles west), Brentwood (14 miles west), Maldon (12 miles north), Billericay (9 miles north-west) and Wickford (5 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Hadleigh
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Hadleigh Farm and The King John School. The nearest railway station is Leigh-on-Sea station, roughly 1.6 miles south-east. Nearby you will also find Hadleigh Castle (0.7 miles south) and Bay Museum (3 miles south). Open spaces near Hadleigh include Great Wood and Dodd's Grove.
Ductwork cleaning in Hadleigh, done properly
Between the canopy and the fan runs the ductwork, hidden above ceilings and inside walls. Grease settles along every metre of it, and that’s where a kitchen fire can travel. We clean it from the inside, through access panels, to BESA TR19® Grease. The work covers vertical risers, multi-storey ducts and access panels, and the jobs we see most are years of grease along the duct floor and grease pooling at the foot of the riser.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Hadleigh gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Hadleigh (SS7)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Do you need ductwork cleaning in Hadleigh?
Slow air leaves the most grease behind. Long horizontal runs, bends, changes in size and the foot of a riser all collect more, and those are the points we pay most attention to.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St James the Less or elsewhere in Hadleigh, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Before you book anyone
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What insurance they carry
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- How easy every part is to reach
- The times the site is available
- The scale of the work
- The condition of the system
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
How the job changes from site to site
Vertical risers
Risers are cleaned through panels at different levels. Where it can’t be reached safely, the report says so.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
A fire in a duct in a shared building can affect far more than one kitchen, so the responsible person has more reason to keep it clean. Your certificate and report give building managers the record they need.
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. Because the survey comes first, a visit to Hadleigh can normally be finished without a second trip.
- Diagnosis: a survey of the duct’s route, size and access.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- Each section is cleaned in turn through its access panel.
- Bends, risers and the base of each riser get extra attention.
- Readings, pictures and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Getting a quote
Want a quote for ductwork cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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, which is where we come in.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
- Ask for a grease thickness test if the kitchen gets busier
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Don’t switch the extract off early
File the paperwork in the maintenance log. It’s the evidence an insurer or inspector may ask for, and the pictures make the duct’s condition easy to see.
Keep to the cleaning interval on the report. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval may need to shorten, and grease thickness testing will show it.
Questions from Hadleigh
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Hadleigh out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 6 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Hadleigh. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which fire authority looks after Hadleigh?
Hadleigh is in the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost in Hadleigh?
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 have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that can’t wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes, where the pictures show enough. If not, a site survey comes first, and the quote follows that.
What shows that the ducts need a clean?
A grease thickness test gives the answer. Readings are taken by Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). A mean above 200 microns, or 500 microns at any point, means it’s due.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
What ductwork cleaning cannot fix
Not every problem is solved by ductwork cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
- An extract fan that has stopped working
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Horizontal duct runs
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
- Vertical risers
- Attenuators
- Bends and junctions