West Berkshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Lower Green, West Berkshire
Ductwork cleaning for Lower Green, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Grease leaking from duct joints
What happens if it’s left?
Dealing with the ductwork in Lower Green now beats dealing with it after a problem. The work takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct, done out of hours so the kitchen keeps cooking. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Lower Green rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why us?
- Trading since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
- We diagnose before we treat
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
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About our ductwork cleaning in Lower Green
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. If you are dealing with sections of duct with no access panels and readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test, we can put it right.
Somewhere as small as Lower Green, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Lower Green (RG17)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
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 a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Lower Green can be planned properly.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- The duct is signed off with readings, photos and a next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
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How we price ductwork cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How easy every part is to reach
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The site address and the type of premises
For ductwork cleaning in Lower Green, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
- Check readings when the menu changes
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
- Keep your cleaning records together
The report gives a recommended next clean date, based on the readings and your daily cooking hours, in line with BESA guidance.
Keep to the cleaning interval on the report. A change in cooking hours may change the interval under BESA guidance, and grease thickness testing will show it.
Part by part
Access panels
Every section of duct is cleaned through an access panel. Without them, parts of the duct cannot be reached, and TR19 expects them to be recorded.
Attenuators and discharge
Near the discharge, the air has cooled the most, so it can collect more grease than expected. We include it in the clean and the readings.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside 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. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Lower Green questions
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Lower Green?
Food hygiene inspections in Lower Green are carried out by West Berkshire council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can you come to Lower Green after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Lower Green keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We carry full insurance, and we have been trading since 2009.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
How is kitchen extract ductwork cleaned?
We survey the route, test the grease, then open the access panels. Each run and riser is scraped and degreased, then the readings are repeated.
Who is the responsible person?
The law calls them the responsible person. That is generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
What do you do with what you remove?
We take it away when we go. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Lower Green
Food hygiene inspections in Lower Green are the job of West Berkshire council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Lower Green is covered by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Michael, or anywhere in Lower Green, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. School kitchens, at schools like Inkpen Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Stargroves is about 4.1 miles south-east), access may need planning.
Lower Green is about 7 miles west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Sites in Lower Green get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Our West Berkshire coverage runs to 155 places, and Lower Green is one of them. Our Reading page covers sites nearby, about 23 miles away.
All of RG17 is within our area for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. You’ll find streets such as Craven Road, Weavers Lane and Bitham Lane, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. We also cover the places around Lower Green: Inkpen (1 mile east), Upper Green (1 mile south-east), Inkpen Common (1 mile east), Hell Corner (2 miles east) and Kintbury (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Newbury (7 miles east), Thatcham (10 miles east), Speenhamland (7 miles east), Hungerford (3 miles north-west), Lambourn (9 miles north) and Shaw (8 miles east).
Near you in Lower Green
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around John O'Gaunt School and The Old Craven Arms, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Kintbury station, roughly 2.4 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Hamstead Marshall 3 (4.2 miles east). The countryside around Lower Green includes Kintbury Newt Ponds and Inkpen Hill.