Oxfordshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in New Hinksey
One call covers ductwork cleaning in New Hinksey, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
What the work involves, part by part
Bends and transitions
Transitions from the canopy spigot into the duct catch a lot of grease. We clean it from the canopy side or through a nearby panel.
Access panels
Extra panels can be installed where there are gaps, so the next clean reaches more of the system. The survey shows where they’re needed.
Ductwork cleaning in New Hinksey
Between the canopy and the fan runs the ductwork, hidden above ceilings and inside walls. Grease settles along every metre of it and a fire in the duct can spread through the building. We clean it from the inside, through access panels, to BESA TR19® Grease. We’re often asked to deal with heavy grease at the base of a riser and a duct nobody has opened in years, across multi-storey ducts, access panels and vertical risers.
For a smaller kitchen near New Hinksey, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- New Hinksey (OX1, OX4)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. A site near New Hinksey typically has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- Diagnosis: a survey of the duct’s route, size and access.
- A fixed quote follows, based on what we found.
- Each section is cleaned in turn through its access panel.
- Bends, risers and the base of each riser get extra attention.
- The duct is signed off with readings, pictures and a next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
When to call us in New Hinksey
Ducts in New Hinksey gather grease for the same reasons as ducts anywhere: hours of cooking, the type of food and how well the filters are kept. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily use.
Look out for any of the following:
- High readings at a recent grease test
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Duct runs that cannot be reached
School kitchens, at schools like New Hinksey Church of England Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether a survey comes first
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
What a clean won’t put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Multi-storey ducts
- Bends and junctions
- Horizontal duct runs
- Attenuators
- Vertical risers
- Access panels
New Hinksey questions
Who inspects food businesses in New Hinksey?
That’s Oxford City council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in New Hinksey. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can a school canteen extract in New Hinksey be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 42 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of New Hinksey. You can ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the dates the site is empty.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that cannot wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, where the photos show enough. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost in New Hinksey?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before work begins.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
Grease, kitchens and New Hinksey
Look up New Hinksey on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 283 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 36 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of New Hinksey. The duct above a busy canopy coats itself in grease long before anyone sees it. Food hygiene inspections in New Hinksey are the job of Oxford City council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. New Hinksey is covered by Oxfordshire 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.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Holywell Manor is about 1.4 miles north), access may need planning. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St John the Evangelist, or anywhere in New Hinksey, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
New Hinksey is about 1 mile south-west of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. We provide ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in New Hinksey and the rest of Oxfordshire. New Hinksey is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire we cover for commercial clients.
All of OX1 and OX4 is within our area for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Manor Road, Edith Road and Weirs Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside New Hinksey, we cover South Hinksey (1 mile south-west), Redbridge (1 mile south), Grandpont (1 mile north-west), Donnington (1 mile east) and Hinksey Hill (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Didcot (9 miles south), Bicester (12 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (4 miles south), Witney (11 miles west), Carterton (15 miles west) and Thame (12 miles east).
Local landmarks in New Hinksey
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around South Park, Oxford Media & Business School and The Duke of Monmouth pub, among other places. You’ll also find Greyfriars Catholic School (1.2 miles east) and Alexander Library of Ornithology (1 mile north). The nearest railway station is Oxford station, roughly 1.3 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include The Story Museum (1 mile north) and Oxford Castle and earlier settlement remains (1.1 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds and Harcourt Hill.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
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 to a regular schedule.
Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Have the grease measured if cooking hours go up
- Do not block access panels with shelving or stock
- Keep the fan on while anything is cooking
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
The report names every part of the duct that couldn’t be reached, with the reason. You can then decide whether to have access panels fitted.
Grease that never reaches the duct never needs cleaning out of it. Keep the filters clean, well fitted and in place whenever you cook.