Hampshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ossemsley ductwork cleaning
One call covers ductwork cleaning in Ossemsley: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
Ductwork cleaning in Ossemsley
Each extract duct we take on in Ossemsley goes through the full routine: readings at set points, heavy grease scraped out by hand, then degreasing to suit the deposit. Post-clean readings and pictures complete the record. Common call-outs are for proof of duct cleaning for the insurer and grease seeping out of the duct seams, on horizontal duct runs, vertical risers and multi-storey ducts.
Work in a small place like Ossemsley starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Ossemsley (BH25)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Your questions about ductwork cleaning in Ossemsley
Can sea air affect ductwork cleaning in Ossemsley?
It can. Salt air reaches Ossemsley, which is within about 3 miles of the coast, and it speeds up rust. A fan housing that is rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Ossemsley?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Ossemsley. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
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.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Do we have to stop cooking while the ducts are cleaned?
Out of hours, at a time that suits the kitchen. Long ducts can be split across visits, with the kitchen ready to cook each morning.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
How is kitchen extract ductwork cleaned?
We get into the duct through its access panels. Thick deposits are removed by hand before degreasing, such as degreasers, hot water or steam.
Is Ossemsley in your area?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Ossemsley included.
Honest limits
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Sections that cannot be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- A failed fan motor at the end of the duct (a fan repair job)
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Bends and junctions
- Horizontal duct runs
- Attenuators
- Multi-storey ducts
- Vertical risers
- Access panels
What else we do in Ossemsley
Leave it or put it right?
Fire inside a duct is out of sight and out of reach. The duct can carry it to rooms, floors or roof spaces well away from the kitchen, so cleaning the duct is as important as cleaning the hood. With notice, the visit to Ossemsley can be fitted around your bookings and events.
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll talk you through it.
What you get with us
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Trading since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.
Common problems we fix in Ossemsley
Ducts in Ossemsley gather grease for the same reasons as ducts anywhere: daily cooking hours, the menu and the state of the filters. Under BESA guidance, the minimum interval is 3, 6 or 12 months, by daily cooking hours.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- Sections of duct with no access panels
Avon Tyrrell House, about 3.4 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Ossemsley; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
What your quote should include
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What records you will receive afterwards
Managing agents and facilities teams in Ossemsley
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Grease, kitchens and Ossemsley
Ossemsley is within about 3 miles of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency data counts about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Ossemsley. 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 Ossemsley is Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Lymington New Forest Hospital (about 5.4 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Ballard School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Ossemsley is about 2 miles north of New Milton, in Hampshire. Anywhere in BH25, we can take on ductwork cleaning. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Ossemsley is one of them. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby (15 miles or so).
Ductwork cleaning in BH25 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Green Lane and Ossemsley South Drive or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Ossemsley: Bashley (1 mile south-east), Wootton (1 mile north), Tiptoe (2 miles east), Mead End (2 miles east) and Ashley (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Totton (12 miles north-east), Lymington (5 miles east), Hythe (13 miles north-east), Ringwood (7 miles north-west), Barton on Sea (3 miles south) and Dibden Purlieu (12 miles north-east).
Near you in Ossemsley
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Arnewood School and The Rising Sun pub and the streets around them. Ossemsley’s nearest station is New Milton station, roughly 1.7 miles south. Nearby you’ll also find Highcliffe Castle (3.5 miles south-west) and Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum (1 mile south). Not far away are Milford on Sea LNR.
How it works
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. In a small place like Ossemsley, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- Each section is cleaned in turn through its access panel.
- We take extra care at bends and at the foot of risers.
- The duct is signed off with readings, pictures and a next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Ask for a quote
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.
Advice
What the work involves, part by part
Horizontal duct runs
Long horizontal runs need access panels at regular intervals. Any stretch out of reach is noted and can fit extra panels.
Bends and transitions
Wherever the duct turns or changes size, grease builds up. The air slows and drops its load, so these points get extra attention.