East Sussex · Ductwork cleaning
Newhaven ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning for commercial sites in Newhaven and across East Sussex. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
About our ductwork cleaning in Newhaven
We have been trading since 2009, working across London and the South East. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, our duct cleaning is done to BESA TR19® Grease, with each certificate issued through the BESCA portal. If you have heavy grease at the base of a riser and an insurer asking for TR19 evidence, we can put it right.
Many kitchens in a town like Newhaven were fitted into buildings built for something else, which can mean awkward duct routes, long flat runs and not enough access panels. Sections we can’t reach are listed on the report, and access panels can be added.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Newhaven (BN9)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extracts in Newhaven
Newhaven is within about 1 mile of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Look up Newhaven on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 23 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 6 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Newhaven. Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. The fire and rescue service for Newhaven is East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Michael and All Angels, or anywhere in Newhaven, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. A kitchen near Newhaven Town station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Newhaven is about 8 miles east of Brighton, in East Sussex. We provide ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Newhaven and the rest of East Sussex. Our East Sussex coverage runs to 289 places, and Newhaven is one of them. There’s also a page for Brighton, roughly 8 miles from Newhaven.
Our technicians cover all of BN9 for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need ductwork cleaning at premises on High Street, Station Road and Dacre Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. You’ll find Newhaven on the A26 and A259, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Neighbouring places we cover for ductwork cleaning include Denton (1 mile north-east), South Heighton (1 mile north), Piddinghoe (1 mile north-west), Tide Mills (1 mile south-east) and Norton (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (10 miles east), Seaford (3 miles south-east), Lewes (6 miles north), Hailsham (10 miles north-east), Uckfield (12 miles north) and Telscombe (3 miles west). As one of the bigger places in East Sussex, Newhaven has a wide mix of commercial premises, and we cover all of them for ductwork cleaning.
Near you in Newhaven
Typical jobs here are in premises near Harbour Primary and Nursery School, The Ship Hotel and Castle Hill, among other places. Newhaven has its own railway station: Newhaven Town station. Well-known places in the area include Chailey Heritage Marine Hospital (1.2 miles south-east) and Newhaven Museum (0.5 miles north-east). Not far away are Itford Hill.
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What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access, and we clear up before we go. Let us know how to reach the roof or plant area at your site in Newhaven, and where the van can go.
- We trace the duct and find every way in.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
Advice
Newhaven questions
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Newhaven?
That is East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Which council inspects kitchens in Newhaven?
Food hygiene inspections in Newhaven are carried out by Lewes council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Are you accredited?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
What happens if there are not enough access panels?
Ductwork needs access to be cleaned. We record those sections on the report and can fit access panels.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
Do we have to stop cooking while the ducts are cleaned?
Out of hours, at a time that suits the kitchen. Larger systems may be cleaned over several nights, with the kitchen ready to cook each morning.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Aftercare tips
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Check readings when the menu changes
- Keep to the interval on the report
- Run the extract fan throughout service
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted whenever you cook
The report gives a recommended next clean date, worked out from the grease we found and how long you cook each day, in line with BESA guidance.
Run the extract the whole time the kitchen is cooking. When the air stops, grease settles in the duct, so switching off early adds to the build-up.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
What a clean will not put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Parts of the duct with no way in
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or holed (that needs a ductwork contractor)
- A duct that’s too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Bends and junctions
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Access panels
- Multi-storey ducts
- Attenuators
What affects the quote in Newhaven
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The condition of the system
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across East Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Do you need ductwork cleaning in Newhaven?
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease clings to the walls and can run down to the base, where it can pool. Panels along the riser make proper cleaning possible.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- An insurer asking for TR19 evidence
- Hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
Term dates shape school work: for a school like UTC@Harbourside, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Questions to ask before you book
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- What insurance they carry
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether the quote shows VAT