West Sussex · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Pound Hill
Cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Pound Hill. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- Grease leaking from duct joints
Common questions in Pound Hill
Can you get to a site in Pound Hill?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Which fire authority looks after Pound Hill?
Pound Hill is in the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. 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 is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
How do you know if the ductwork needs cleaning?
Start with the date of the last clean. If it’s overdue, or there is not one, a clean is due, and grease readings will confirm how urgent it is.
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.
Will the duct clean disrupt the kitchen?
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.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
Ductwork cleaning in Pound Hill
We have been trading since 2009, working across London and the South East. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, with each certificate issued through the BESCA portal. The work covers access panels, vertical risers and horizontal duct runs, and common reasons people get in touch are an insurer asking for TR19 evidence and smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Pound Hill gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Pound Hill (RH10)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
When it’s something else
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
- Sections that can’t be reached safely without new access (those are recorded, and panels can be fitted)
- A worn-out fan that needs replacing
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
- Access panels
- Vertical risers
- Bends and junctions
- Attenuators
Common problems we fix in Pound Hill
Ducts in Pound Hill 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.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
Commuter trade near Three Bridges station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
What your quote should include
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the price is fixed
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Don’t block access panels with shelving or stock
- Don’t switch the extract off early
- Diarise the next duct clean
- Check readings when the menu changes
Keep the certificate and report with the fire risk assessment. It’s the evidence an insurer or inspector may ask for, and the pictures make the duct’s condition easy to see.
Run the extract the whole time the kitchen is cooking. Moving air carries vapour through rather than letting it settle, so switching off early adds to the build-up.
What we do, step by step
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. For a place like Pound Hill, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points.
- Once the kitchen has closed, we protect the area and open the panels.
- Heavy deposits come out by hand, then each section is degreased.
- We close up, re-test, photograph and record anything out of reach.
Before we arrive
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
How to get a quote
Want a quote for ductwork cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Leave it or put it right?
Booking the duct clean in Pound Hill now keeps it a planned job. The work takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points, done out of hours so the kitchen keeps cooking. A planned visit to Pound Hill fits your hours; an emergency doesn’t.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We’re fully insured
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
What affects the quote in Pound Hill
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- The condition we find in the survey
- The scale of the work
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The times the site is available
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The site address and the type of premises
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us 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. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
Also near Pound Hill
Also in Pound Hill
Ductwork cleaning around Pound Hill
The FSA’s data shows about 16 pubs, bars and clubs and about 7 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses registered within about 1.5 miles of central Pound Hill. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Pound Hill. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. In Pound Hill, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Crawley council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Langley Green Hospital (about 2 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Pound Hill Infant Academy or anywhere near Pound Hill, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Pound Hill is about 2 miles north-east of Crawley, in West Sussex. Pound Hill gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. You can also see our page for Brighton, roughly 20 miles from Pound Hill.
Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: RH10. Whether your site is on Worth Road, Burns Road and Milton Road or anywhere close by, we can help. If your site is just outside Pound Hill, we cover Worth (1 mile south), Three Bridges (1 mile south-west), Forge Wood (1 mile north), Maidenbower (1 mile south) and Copthorne (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Horsham (8 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles south), Burgess Hill (11 miles south), East Grinstead (6 miles east), Broadfield (3 miles south-west) and Billingshurst (15 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Pound Hill
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Hazelwick School, The Gatwick School and Hillside Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Three Bridges station, roughly 0.6 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include County Mall (1.7 miles west) and Langley Green Hospital (2 miles west). Not far away are Tilgate Lake.