West Sussex · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Kent Street, West Sussex
Ductwork cleaning for commercial sites in Kent Street and across West Sussex. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
Ductwork cleaning in Kent Street
Ductwork in Kent Street is cleaned the same thorough way as everywhere else we work: readings at set points, heavy grease scraped out by hand, then degreasing to suit the deposit. Post-clean readings and photos complete the record. If you are dealing with ductwork that has never been cleaned and duct runs that can’t be reached, we can help.
In a village or hamlet like Kent Street, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Kent Street (RH13)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Dealing with the ductwork in Kent Street now beats dealing with it after a problem. It takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers, done out of hours so the kitchen keeps cooking. Somewhere as small as Kent Street, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Why us?
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Trading since 2009
Towns and villages near Kent Street
Also in Kent Street
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Ask for a grease thickness test if the kitchen gets busier
- Keep your cleaning records together
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
- Report any grease dripping from duct joints
File the paperwork in the maintenance log. It’s the evidence an insurer or inspector may ask for, and the photos make the duct’s condition easy to see.
Book the next duct clean before the date passes. A change in cooking hours may change the interval under BESA guidance, and grease thickness testing will show it.
When to call us in Kent Street
A greasy duct is a fire path, in Kent Street as anywhere. Once it lights, fire can spread along the duct and into other areas, which is why the responsible person needs it under control.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
For kitchens in and around Kent Street, the clean covers everything from the canopy to the discharge.
Comparing quotes
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Questions from Kent Street
Who is the fire and rescue service for Kent Street?
It’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Kent Street. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Is Kent Street within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Kent Street is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you install duct access panels?
Yes. The survey or clean shows where sections couldn’t be reached, and we can fit them so those sections are cleaned in future.
What paperwork do you give after a duct clean?
A photo report, with readings and before and after photos, plus a TR19 certificate for a full system clean. The report says when the next clean is due.
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.
How do you clean inside the ductwork?
We get into the duct through its access panels. Heavy grease is scraped out by hand, then the surfaces are degreased with a method that suits the deposit, such as degreasers, hot water or steam.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Kent Street and across West Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
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.
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Kent Street
Kent Street is covered by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. We cover Kent Street, about 37 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; The Dene Hospital is the nearest hospital to Kent Street, about 3.8 miles east.
Kent Street is about 5 miles west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Kent Street, ductwork cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 11 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of RH13 for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. Other places close to Kent Street include Wineham (1 mile south-east), Cowfold (1 mile north-west), Twineham Green (2 miles east), Shermanbury (2 miles south-west) and Twineham (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Crawley (10 miles north), Horsham (7 miles north-west), Worthing (12 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (7 miles east), Burgess Hill (5 miles east) and East Grinstead (15 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Kent Street
Well-known places in the area include The Dene Hospital (3.8 miles east). Not far away are Knepp Wildland.
How the job changes from site to site
Attenuators and discharge
At the end of the duct is the discharge. Grease can collect there and stain the area around it, so it’s cleaned as far as safe access allows.
Vertical risers
Risers often pass through floors and walls, so fire dampers may be fitted where it crosses them. Damper testing is a separate service.
The process
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. In a small place like Kent Street, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We start by working out how the duct runs and where it can be opened.
- Set points along the runs are tested for grease.
- We open the panels and scrape out the heaviest grease.
- Horizontal runs and risers are then degreased by the method that suits the deposit.
- Post-clean readings and photos go into the report, with any unreachable section listed.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.