Brighton and Hove · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Hollingbury
Ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Hollingbury. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
About our ductwork cleaning in Hollingbury
Duct Doctor has cleaned kitchen extract ductwork since 2009, working across London and the South East. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, our duct cleaning is done to BESA TR19® Grease, with each certificate issued through the BESCA portal. Typical jobs include duct runs that can’t be reached and a duct clean needed for an insurer, across access panels, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Hollingbury gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Hollingbury (BN1)
- Wider area
- Brighton and Hove
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Hollingbury
Grease in a duct running from a kitchen in Hollingbury is as much a fire risk as in any building. Once it lights, fire can spread along the duct and into other areas, which is why the responsible person needs it under control.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
- Duct runs that can’t be reached
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Carden Nursery and Primary School or anywhere near Hollingbury, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Before booking anyone
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether VAT is included
- How they set the interval to the next visit
What the work involves, part by part
Attenuators and discharge
The discharge is where the duct ends and air leaves the building. Grease can collect there and stain the area around it, so it’s cleaned as far as safe access allows.
Vertical risers
Cleaning a riser needs access along its height. Any part that cannot be safely reached is recorded.
Ductwork cleaning around Hollingbury
Hollingbury is within about 3 miles of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency data counts about 64 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 30 takeaways in Hollingbury and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. Food hygiene inspections in Hollingbury are the job of Brighton and Hove council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Preston Manor & Gardens is about 1.4 miles south-west), access may need planning. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Brighton General Hospital is the nearest hospital to Hollingbury, about 2.1 miles south.
Hollingbury is about 2 miles north of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Whether your site is in the middle of Hollingbury or further out, ductwork cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 30 places across Brighton and Hove, large and small.
Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: BN1. Streets in the area include Keymer Road, Warmdene Road and Carden Avenue, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. Other places close to Hollingbury include Patcham (1 mile west), Withdean (1 mile south-west), Hollingdean (1 mile south), Preston (1 mile south-west) and Westdene (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Brighton and Hove (3 miles south-west), Hove (3 miles south-west), Brunswick (3 miles south), Kemptown (3 miles south), Whitehawk (3 miles south-east) and Aldrington (3 miles south-west).
Around Hollingbury
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around University of Sussex Library, Patcham High School and Wild Park. Nearby too are The Dharma Primary School (0.5 miles north-west) and County Oak pub (less than half a mile north-east). For rail, the closest station is Moulsecoomb station, roughly 1.1 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Brighton General Hospital (2.1 miles south) and Churchill Square (2.6 miles south). Open spaces near Hollingbury include Ladies Mile and Ditchling Beacon.
Hollingbury questions
Can school kitchens in Hollingbury be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 33 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Hollingbury, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Which council inspects kitchens in Hollingbury?
That is Brighton and Hove council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Hollingbury. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost in Hollingbury?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Call for a fixed quote and we will usually reply within one working day.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few pictures, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
Can you quote from pictures?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
Is Hollingbury in your area?
Yes. We work in Hollingbury and the rest of Brighton and Hove, as part of our work across South East England and London. To book, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Hollingbury
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Parking and loading at the site
- What state the system is in
- How many systems or sites are involved
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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What happens if it’s left?
Old grease in a duct for a kitchen in Hollingbury does not stay soft. Heat and age turn it into a thick, stubborn crust, which makes each delayed clean a bigger one. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What you get with us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Every job surveyed first
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access. In a place like Hollingbury, we fit the visit around your hours.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Related advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Hollingbury
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.