Greater London · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Silvertown
Professional ductwork cleaning in and around Silvertown, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
Why act early in Silvertown
A fire in a greasy duct is hard to reach and hard to stop. The duct can carry it to rooms, floors or roof spaces well away from the kitchen, which is why the duct matters as much as the canopy. It’s better booked as a planned job in Silvertown than handled as an emergency.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Trading since 2009
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Ductwork cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Silvertown
Ductwork in Silvertown is cleaned the same thorough way as everywhere else we work: readings at set points, heavy grease scraped out by hand, then degreasing to suit the deposit. Readings are taken again afterwards and photos go into your report. If you are dealing with a grease test showing the duct is overdue and gaps where access panels were never fitted, we can help.
In a London area like Silvertown, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Silvertown (E16, SE10, SE7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes anything from a few hours to several visits, depending on the length of duct. Security desks and permits-to-work are routine in London, so let us know what your building in Silvertown needs from us.
- We trace the duct and find every way in.
- We take grease readings along the route.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
Your questions about ductwork cleaning in Silvertown
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Silvertown?
That is Newham council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Silvertown. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Is parking a problem for work in Silvertown?
A loading bay, a visitor permit or off-street space near the site in Silvertown makes the visit easier to plan. Where restrictions apply in the day, an evening or overnight visit typically gets round them.
Will I get a report after the ducts are cleaned?
A photo report, with readings and before and after photos, plus a TR19 certificate for a full system clean. It also gives a recommended next clean date.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Do you cover Silvertown?
Yes. We cover Silvertown and across Greater London, within our South East and London area. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
How often does extract ductwork need cleaning?
At least as often as BESA guidance sets for your cooking hours. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means at least every 3 months, while lighter use can go longer.
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Keep the fan on while anything is cooking
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
When the duct is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. It records the date, the location and the technician.
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.
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Honest limits
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Parts of the duct with no way in
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- A duct that is too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Access panels
- Multi-storey ducts
- Attenuators
- Bends and junctions
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Silvertown
You will get a fixed price before any work starts. It’s based on:
- How big the system is
- How easy every part is to reach
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- What state the system is in
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’ll get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
We can often survey from pictures. Try to include:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- A few general shots of the system
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. 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.
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Ductwork cleaning in Silvertown: the local picture
There are about 269 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 108 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Silvertown, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. 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 Silvertown is 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 Newham council inspect food businesses in Silvertown. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
If you run a café or takeaway near Custom House station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Britannia Village Primary School or anywhere near Silvertown, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Barnabas' Church or elsewhere in Silvertown, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Silvertown is about 1 mile south of Canning Town, in Greater London. If you need ductwork cleaning in Silvertown, please call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Silvertown. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Our technicians cover all of the E16, SE10 and SE7 postcode area for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. Local streets include Booth Road, Thames Road and Knights Road, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. If your site is just outside Silvertown, we cover West Silvertown (1 mile north-west), Custom House (1 mile north), Royal Docks (1 mile north-east), Canning Town (1 mile north) and Limmo Peninsula (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include London (5 miles west), City of Westminster (8 miles west), Marylebone (8 miles west), Kensington (10 miles west), St Pancras (7 miles west) and Shoreditch (5 miles west).
Landmarks near Silvertown
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Anchor & Hope pub, Thames Barrier Park and The Royal Docks Community School and the streets around them. Silvertown’s nearest station is Custom House station, about 0.7 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Charlton Athletic Museum (1 mile south) and Gallions Reach Shopping Park (2.3 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Tower Hill and Gilbert's Pit.