Kent · Ductwork cleaning
New Pound ductwork cleaning
Professional ductwork cleaning in and around New Pound, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
Ductwork cleaning in New Pound
If the ducts in New Pound haven’t been cleaned for a while, or nobody is sure when they were? Tell us about the system when you call 0345 646 2711 or email us, and a fixed price will follow, usually within one working day. If you have thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct and sections of duct with no access panels, we can put it right, from horizontal duct runs, bends and junctions and multi-storey ducts onwards.
Work in a small place like New Pound starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- New Pound (ME18)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in New Pound
Damaged or poorly fitted filters let more grease into the duct. More grease reaches the ductwork than it should and it fills faster.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Old Soar Manor is about 1.9 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of insurance
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
New Pound questions
Do you clean school canteen extracts around New Pound out of term?
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 New Pound, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will fit the work in.
Do you work at weekends in New Pound?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in New Pound can fit around your hours. When you ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
That depends on who controls the premises. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
How often does extract ductwork need cleaning?
The minimum depends on how long the kitchen cooks each day: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Measured grease sets the real interval.
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.
New Pound kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around New Pound, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they cook under a canopy, grease does not stop at the filters: it settles along the duct and up the riser. Fire safety in New Pound falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Food hygiene inspections in New Pound are the job of Tonbridge and Malling council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Maidstone Hospital (about 5.2 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. School kitchens, at schools like Mereworth Community Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
New Pound is about 6 miles north-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of New Pound or further out, we cover ductwork cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. New Pound is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for ductwork cleaning. Maidstone is in our area too, about 7 miles from New Pound.
All of ME18 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Beech Road, Newpound Lane and Seven Mile Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in Herne Pound (1 mile east), Swanton (1 mile south-west), Mereworth (1 mile south-east), Kent Street (1 mile east) and West Peckham (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (7 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (8 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (11 miles north) and Tonbridge (6 miles south-west).
Around New Pound
Around New Pound, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Queens Head Public House and the streets around them. The closest station to New Pound is Wateringbury station, about 2.8 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Maidstone Hospital (5.2 miles east) and Beechin Wood Archery Museum (1.8 miles north-west).
What a clean won’t put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A duct that is too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
- Sections that cannot be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we work on in New Pound
- Bends and junctions
- Multi-storey ducts
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Keep your cleaning records together
- Run the extract fan throughout service
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
Grease readings are taken again at the same set points, so the report shows the before and after figures. Before and after photos sit next to the numbers.
Have access panels fitted where sections cannot be reached. Grease you can reach is grease that gets removed.
Also near New Pound
More services for New Pound
Multi-site and managed buildings
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The condition we find in the survey
- The number of sites or systems
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Leave it or put it right?
There’s no law that names TR19. The Fire Safety Order 2005 makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and grease in the duct is part of that. With notice, the visit to New Pound can be fitted around your bookings and events.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
Why us?
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Photo reports with every job
What happens on the day
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to New Pound run smoothly.
- First the duct route is traced and every access point noted.
- We measure grease thickness at set points before cleaning.
- Through the access panels, thick grease is removed by hand first.
- The duct is degreased with the method that suits the grease, from degreasers to hot water or steam.
- Post-clean readings and pictures go into the report, with any unreachable section listed.
Getting ready for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
For ductwork cleaning in New Pound, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.