Essex · Ductwork cleaning
Mulberry Green ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning for commercial sites in Mulberry Green and across Essex. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
Ductwork cleaning in Mulberry Green
Each extract duct we take on in Mulberry Green goes through the full routine: readings at set points, heavy grease scraped out by hand, then degreasing to suit the deposit. Readings are taken again afterwards and pictures go into your report. If you have grease seeping out of the duct seams and thick crusts of old grease along the duct, we can help, from bends and junctions, attenuators and multi-storey ducts onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Mulberry Green, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Mulberry Green (CO6, CO5)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Bends and transitions
Wherever the duct turns or changes size, grease builds up. Slowing air leaves grease behind, so we clean these points carefully.
Vertical risers
Risers carry the extract up through the building to the roof. Grease runs down the walls and gathers at the base, so the base is one of our test points.
Do you need ductwork cleaning in Mulberry Green?
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.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Sections of duct with no access panels
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Mulberry Green, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What insurance they carry
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Faulty fire dampers
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
- Parts of the duct with no way in
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think before you book.
What we work on in Mulberry Green
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Do not block access panels with shelving or stock
- Run the extract fan throughout service
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
Grease readings are taken again at the same set points, so the report shows the before and after figures. Before and after pictures sit next to the numbers.
Some signs mean the duct needs attention sooner: grease leaking from duct joints, smells, or a fan that sounds rough. A grease thickness test can confirm whether a spot clean is needed.
Your questions about ductwork cleaning in Mulberry Green
Can the work in Mulberry Green be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Mulberry Green does not have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
Can school kitchens in Mulberry Green be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 2 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Mulberry Green, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the dates the site is empty.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
What happens if there aren’t enough access panels?
Without a way in, a section cannot be cleaned properly. We record those sections on the report and can fit access panels.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not normally. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so you keep your normal hours.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
How can I tell if my extract ducts are dirty?
We measure it. Using a Wet Film Thickness Test or Deposit Thickness Test, we check the grease at set points. A mean above 200 microns, or 500 microns at any point, means it’s due.
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Mulberry Green can be planned properly.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Clear loose items from the work area
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Mulberry Green
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
What ductwork cleaning looks like in Mulberry Green
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 pubs, bars and clubs in and around Mulberry Green, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Mulberry Green is covered by Essex County 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. In Mulberry Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Colchester council. 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as The Stanway School or anywhere near Mulberry Green, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Layer Marney Tower, about 2.8 miles south, is one of the historic houses near Mulberry Green; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Mulberry Green is about 5 miles west of Colchester, in Essex. From the centre of Mulberry Green to the outskirts, we cover ductwork cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, Mulberry Green among them. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, roughly 16 miles from Mulberry Green.
We cover every part of CO6 and CO5 for ductwork cleaning and the streets around it. Ductwork cleaning is available to premises on Rectory Road and Easthorpe Road and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in Easthorpe (1 mile south-west), Copford (1 mile north), Marks Tey (1 mile north-west), Little Tey (2 miles north-west) and Layer Marney (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (5 miles east), Braintree (10 miles west), Maldon (10 miles south-west), Witham (8 miles south-west), Camulodunum (4 miles east) and Halstead (9 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Mulberry Green
In Mulberry Green, that means kitchens and buildings near Alma Public House. For rail, the closest station is Marks Tey station, about 1.2 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Essex County Hospital (4.5 miles east) and Birch Castle (1.8 miles south-east). The countryside around Mulberry Green includes Iron Latch.