Brighton and Hove · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Hangleton, Brighton and Hove
Professional ductwork cleaning in and around Hangleton, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Hangleton
In doctor’s terms, the ductwork is the system’s arteries: find the blockages, clear them, then check the flow is right. Grease readings before and after give you the evidence, alongside before and after photos. Common call-outs are for a grease test showing the duct is overdue and an insurer asking for TR19 evidence, across attenuators, access panels and horizontal duct runs.
Kitchens around a place like Hangleton are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Hangleton (BN3, BN41)
- Wider area
- Brighton and Hove
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Hangleton
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
How the job changes from site to site
Multi-storey and shared buildings
In a building with several floors, the duct may pass other tenants’ spaces. We plan access with you and the building manager, so the clean is done safely and quietly.
Attenuators and discharge
The last section of duct before the discharge is often the coolest, so it can collect more grease than expected. We include it in the clean and the readings.
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Hangleton
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.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Portslade Manor is about 0.9 miles south-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- If they look at the system before pricing
- When the next visit should be, and why
What we do, step by step
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. Tell us when your site near Hangleton is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- First the duct route is traced and every access point noted.
- Grease readings are taken at set points along the duct.
- We open the panels and scrape out the heaviest grease.
- The duct is degreased with the method that suits the grease, from degreasers to hot water or steam.
- Post-clean readings and photos go into the report, with any unreachable section listed.
How to prepare
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
Related advice
Hangleton questions
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Hangleton?
Hangleton is in the area of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Does being near the coast affect ductwork cleaning in Hangleton?
It can. Salt air reaches Hangleton, which is within about 2 miles of the coast, and it speeds up rust. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at every visit.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Often, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
What happens if there aren’t enough access panels?
Any section we cannot reach is recorded on the report, as TR19 expects. New panels can be fitted to reach them in future.
What shows that the ducts need a clean?
The date on the last certificate is the first thing to check. If it’s overdue, or there isn’t one, a clean is due, and grease readings will confirm how urgent it is.
What paperwork do you give after a duct clean?
Readings, pictures and, for a full clean, a TR19 certificate. It also gives a recommended next clean date.
Why deal with it now?
Dealing with the ductwork in Hangleton now beats dealing with it after a problem. It takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before we start.
What you get with us
- Fully insured
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A fixed price before any work starts
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Hangleton
The coast is only about 2 miles from Hangleton. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Food Standards Agency data counts about 71 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 44 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Hangleton. Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. It’s Brighton and Hove council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hangleton. 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.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Hangleton Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Hangleton is Montefiore Hospital, about 2.3 miles south-east.
Hangleton is about 1 mile north-west of Brighton and Hove, in Brighton and Hove. For ductwork cleaning in and around Hangleton, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos. We work across South East England and London, including Hangleton. Hangleton is one of 30 places in Brighton and Hove where we work for commercial clients.
All of BN3 and BN41 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Meads Avenue, Warenne Road and Burwash Road or anywhere close by, we can help. You will find Hangleton on the A2038, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in Portslade (1 mile south-west), Southwick (2 miles south-west), Kingston by Sea (2 miles west), Fulking (3 miles north) and Shoreham-by-Sea (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Brighton (3 miles east), Carlton Hill (3 miles south-east), Hanover (3 miles south-east), West Hill (3 miles south-east), Brunswick (3 miles south-east) and Seven Dials (3 miles south-east).
Near you in Hangleton
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Downsman pub, Benfield Hill and Blatchington Mill School and Sixth Form College. Hangleton’s nearest station is Portslade station, roughly 1 mile south. A little further out are Clayton Castle (4.7 miles north-east) and British Engineerium (1.1 miles east). Not far away are Ladies Mile and Thundersbarrow Hill.
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 will not cover:
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- Undersized or badly laid-out ducts
- An extract fan that has stopped working
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Hangleton
- Access panels
- Attenuators
- Bends and junctions
- Horizontal duct runs
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Do not block access panels with shelving or stock
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
- File each certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
Keep the certificate and report with the fire risk assessment. It’s the evidence an insurer or inspector may ask for, and the photos make the duct’s condition easy to see.
Have access panels fitted where sections can’t be reached. It does not stop grease forming, but it stops it building unseen.