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Northwick Park ductwork cleaning
Need ductwork cleaning in Northwick Park? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- High readings at a recent grease test
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
Managing agents and facilities teams in Northwick Park
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Northwick Park and across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Northwick Park
Not sure when the ductwork was last cleaned? Tell us about the system when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will give you a fixed quote for ductwork cleaning, typically within one working day. The work covers access panels, vertical risers and multi-storey ducts, and common reasons people get in touch are duct runs that can’t be reached and a rancid smell from the extract duct.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. For a kitchen in Northwick Park, that usually means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Northwick Park (HA1, HA3, HA0)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Do not switch the extract off early
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
- Keep your cleaning records together
- Ask for a grease thickness test if the kitchen gets busier
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. It shows when and where the clean was done and by whom.
Keep the fan on throughout service. When the air stops, grease settles in the duct, so switching off early adds to the build-up.
FAQs for Northwick Park
Can school kitchens in Northwick Park be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 21 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Northwick Park. Send us your term dates when you call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will fit the work in.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Northwick Park?
Fire safety enforcement in Northwick Park is handled by London Fire Brigade. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Typically, yes. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote normally follows within one working day. If photos are not enough, we’ll survey first.
When is the ductwork cleaned?
We clean while the kitchen is closed, evenings, overnight or at weekends. The extract and cooking equipment need to be off.
Do you cover Northwick Park?
Yes. We work in Northwick Park and the rest of Greater London, within our South East and London area. To book, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
What paperwork do you give after a duct clean?
Every clean comes with a photo report, and a full TR19 clean also comes with a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Keep both in the maintenance log.
What the work involves, part by part
Vertical risers
In taller buildings, a riser may pass through several floors and fire compartments, so fire dampers may be fitted where it crosses them. Damper testing is a separate service.
Multi-storey and shared buildings
In a shared building, the duct links the kitchen to other spaces, which makes keeping it clean all the more important. Your certificate and report give building managers the record they need.
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The process
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in Northwick Park.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- A fixed quote follows, based on what we found.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- Readings, pictures and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
Before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Related advice
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Northwick Park
Grease settles fastest where the air slows down. 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.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Duct runs with no cleaning record
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Northwick Park Hospital is the nearest hospital to Northwick Park, about within half a mile north-east.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- If they look at the system before pricing
Kitchen extracts in Northwick Park
The Food Standards Agency lists about 28 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses in Northwick Park and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Northwick Park is covered by London Fire Brigade. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Environmental health officers from Harrow council inspect food businesses in Northwick Park. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Harrow High School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you run a café or takeaway near Kenton station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Northwick Park is about 1 mile south-west of Kenton, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in Northwick Park, we can take on ductwork cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small. For sites nearby, see our London page, about 11 miles away.
Here we cover the HA1, HA3 and HA0 postcode area for ductwork cleaning. Streets in the area include Lyon Road, Manor Road and Gayton Road, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. Main roads around Northwick Park include the A404, which makes travel easy for ductwork cleaning. Other places close to Northwick Park include Greenhill (1 mile north-west), Harrow on the Hill (1 mile south-west), South Kenton (1 mile east), Kenton (1 mile north-east) and Harrow (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover London (11 miles south-east), City of Westminster (9 miles south-east), Marylebone (9 miles south-east), Kensington (7 miles south-east), St Pancras (10 miles east) and Shoreditch (11 miles east).
Around Northwick Park
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around St Anselm's Catholic Primary School, Orley Farm School and Preston Park. Northwick Park’s nearest station is Kenton station, about 0.6 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Northwick Park Hospital (less than half a mile north-east) and Kodak Museum (1.5 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Masons Field and Northala Fields.
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- The number of sites or systems
- The size of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any previous report or certificate
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.