West Sussex · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Shipton Green, West Sussex
Cleaning of kitchen extract ductwork, horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Shipton Green. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Gaps where access panels were never fitted
- Grease leaking from duct joints
- A duct nobody has opened in years
Ductwork cleaning in Shipton Green, done properly
Duct cleaning is the hardest part of an extract clean, and the part most often skipped. Sections with no way in can go uncleaned for years. We open up every reachable section and record any we can’t reach, so you know exactly where you stand. The work covers attenuators, vertical risers and horizontal duct runs, and the jobs we see most are sections of duct with no access panels and hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs.
For a kitchen in or near Shipton Green, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Shipton Green (PO20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
BESA guidance says grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans. Anywhere that reaches 500 microns or more needs immediate spot cleaning. Putting off the clean only pushes readings higher. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why Shipton Green businesses choose us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Fully insured
- A fixed price before any work starts
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Questions from Shipton Green
Does the sea air around Shipton Green make a difference to ductwork cleaning?
It can. Salt air reaches Shipton Green, which is within about 1 mile of the coast, and it speeds up rust. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
Which environmental health team covers Shipton Green?
That is Chichester council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Shipton Green. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
How much does ductwork cleaning cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
How long will the duct clean take?
Short runs are quick, but long or complex ducts may take several visits. Visits are planned out of hours.
Will the duct clean disrupt the kitchen?
We plan the clean when you are not cooking. Most kitchens book overnight or weekend cleans, so no service is lost.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
What your team can do, and what needs us
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.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Multi-site and managed buildings
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 photos.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
How the job changes from site to site
Vertical risers
Cleaning a riser needs access along its height. Where it cannot be reached safely, the report says so.
Bends and transitions
Grease tends to pile up at elbows. It’s scraped out and degreased, and readings are taken there before and after.
When to call us in Shipton Green
Wherever the kitchen is, in Shipton Green or elsewhere, the duct fills in the same way: daily cooking hours, the menu and the state of the filters. BESA guidance sets minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months depending on daily use.
The symptoms we are asked about most include:
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St Richard's Hospital is the nearest hospital to Shipton Green, about 5.2 miles north-east.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Shipton Green kitchens: local notes
Shipton Green is within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency data counts about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Shipton Green. Wherever those kitchens cook under a canopy, the horizontal runs and risers need cleaning as well as the hood. Environmental health officers from Chichester council inspect food businesses in Shipton Green. 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.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Birdham CE Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Nicholas' Church or elsewhere in Shipton Green, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Shipton Green is about 5 miles south-west of Chichester, in West Sussex. Sites in Shipton Green get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, Shipton Green among them. For sites nearby, see our Portsmouth page (10 miles or so).
Postcode districts we cover here for ductwork cleaning: PO20. Streets in the area include Shipton Green Lane and Itchenor Road, all of which we cover for ductwork cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in Somerley (1 mile south-east), Birdham (1 mile east), Almodington (2 miles south-east), Earnley (2 miles south) and East Wittering (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Bognor Regis (7 miles east), Chichester (5 miles north-east), Selsey (5 miles south-east), Littlehampton (14 miles east), Emsworth (5 miles north-west) and Rustington (15 miles east).
Landmarks near Shipton Green
The nearest railway station is Bosham station, about 3.6 miles north. A little further out are Chichester Castle (4.9 miles north-east) and St Richard's Hospital (5.2 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Pilsey Island.
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The size of the system
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: 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.
How the visit works
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. Somewhere as small as Shipton Green, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- We take grease readings along the route.
- Out of hours, the area is protected and the access panels opened.
- Heavy deposits come out by hand, then each section is degreased.
- Panels are closed, readings and photos repeated, and unreachable sections recorded.
Preparing for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.