Greater London · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in New Charlton
Looking for ductwork cleaning in New Charlton? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
What happens on the day
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in New Charlton.
- We trace the duct and find every way in.
- 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
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Getting a quote
Need a price for ductwork cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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About our ductwork cleaning in New Charlton
Grease in a duct is hidden, which is exactly why it’s dangerous. Flames pulled in from the cooking line can ignite it, and fire can then run along the ductwork to other parts of the building. Cleaning the duct takes that fuel away. If you’re dealing with grease seeping out of the duct seams and thick crusts of old grease along the duct, we can help, from horizontal duct runs, bends and junctions and access panels onwards.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so work in New Charlton is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- New Charlton (SE7, SE18, E16)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Ductwork cleaning in New Charlton: the local picture
The FSA’s data shows about 31 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 13 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses registered within about 1.5 miles of central New Charlton. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. New Charlton sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s Greenwich council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in New Charlton. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you cook for passing trade around Charlton station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to New Charlton is British Hospital for Mothers and Babies, about 0.6 miles east.
New Charlton is about 2 miles north-east of Greenwich, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of New Charlton or further out, we cover ductwork cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. New Charlton is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for ductwork cleaning. There’s also a page for London, about 6 miles away.
All of SE7, SE18 and E16 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Floyd Road, Priolo Road and Hasted Road and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include Charlton (1 mile south-east), Westcombe Park (1 mile south-west), Woolwich (1 mile east), Vanbrugh Park Estate (1 mile south-west) and Maze Hill (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover London (6 miles west), City of Westminster (8 miles west), Marylebone (8 miles west), Kensington (10 miles west), St Pancras (7 miles west) and Shoreditch (5 miles north-west).
What’s near New Charlton
In New Charlton, that means kitchens and buildings near Thames Barrier Park, Thorntree Primary School and The Victoria pub, among other places. There’s a railway station in New Charlton itself: Charlton station. Nearby you’ll also find Charlton Athletic Museum (within half a mile south) and Greenwich Castle (1.9 miles south-west). Open spaces near New Charlton include Gilbert's Pit.
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
New Charlton: your questions answered
Can you come to New Charlton after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in New Charlton can fit around your hours. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around New Charlton out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around New Charlton, the Food Standards Agency lists about 45 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
What accreditations do you have?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
What’s the cleaning interval for extract ductwork?
It follows the same interval as the whole extract, ranging from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Grease thickness testing shows whether that’s often enough.
What do you do to protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- The size of the system
- The condition we find in the survey
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The times the site is available
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
When to call us in New Charlton
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease collects on the riser walls and gathers at the bottom as liquid grease runs down. Panels along the riser make proper cleaning possible.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Royal Greenwich Trust School or anywhere near New Charlton, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether a survey comes first
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Different parts, different methods
Horizontal duct runs
Grease settles on the floor of a flat duct run. We scrape out the heavy layer first, then the walls and roof are cleaned too.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
Long ducts in larger buildings can mean several visits. Visits are planned around the building’s hours, out of hours where possible.
What ductwork cleaning can’t fix
Ductwork cleaning cannot fix everything, and we will tell you before any work starts. It won’t put right:
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
- A worn-out fan that needs replacing
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in New Charlton
- Access panels
- Attenuators
- Bends and junctions
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
For landlords and multi-site operators
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in New Charlton and across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
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.