Greater London · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in South Bermondsey, Greater London
Ductwork cleaning for commercial sites in South Bermondsey and across Greater London. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
About our ductwork cleaning in South Bermondsey
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. Each section we can reach is cleaned, and any we can’t is written down, so you know exactly where you stand. The work covers bends and junctions, vertical risers and horizontal duct runs, and common reasons people get in touch are years of grease along the duct floor and thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in South Bermondsey is normally done overnight, after the last service. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
A written report with pictures 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.
- Location
- South Bermondsey (SE16, SE15, SE1)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- How big the system is
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The times the site is available
- How easy every part is to reach
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will talk you through it.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
Need a price for ductwork cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
How it works
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the ductwork cleaning, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. For a job in South Bermondsey, tell us about loading bays, permits, lifts and roof access when you book.
- We map the duct route and check where the access panels are.
- We measure grease thickness at set points before cleaning.
- Through the access panels, thick grease is removed by hand first.
- The duct is degreased with the method that suits the grease, from degreasers to hot water or steam.
- Post-clean readings and pictures go into the report, with any unreachable section listed.
Preparing for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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Questions from South Bermondsey
How do you handle parking and loading in South Bermondsey?
London parking can be tight, so details of loading bays and permits help. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
Can a school canteen extract in South Bermondsey be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around South Bermondsey, the Food Standards Agency lists about 90 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Is South Bermondsey in your area?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes South Bermondsey.
What if part of the duct can’t be reached?
We clean everything we can reach and record what we cannot. Extra panels can be installed, and we can do that for you.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What’s involved in cleaning extract ducts?
We survey the route, test the grease, then open the access panels. We clean the runs and risers section by section, and test again when we are done.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in South Bermondsey and across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
What a clean won’t put right
Not every problem is solved by ductwork cleaning, and we’ll tell you before we start. It does not solve:
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- Duct sections that need replacing
- Ductwork that was poorly designed
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Multi-storey ducts
- Horizontal duct runs
- Bends and junctions
- Access panels
- Vertical risers
- Attenuators
When to call us in South Bermondsey
Risers carry the extract up through the building. Grease clings to the walls and can run down to the base, where it can pool. Panels along the riser make proper cleaning possible.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Grease pooling at the foot of the riser
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Ilderton Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What your quote should include
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether the figure could change on the day
What ductwork cleaning looks like in South Bermondsey
The Food Standards Agency lists about 108 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 11 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses as registered food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of South Bermondsey. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Environmental health officers from Southwark council inspect food businesses in South Bermondsey. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading is not affected.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to South Bermondsey is New Cross Hospital, about 0.6 miles south-east. Where a hall near Church of St Augustine, or anywhere in South Bermondsey, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
South Bermondsey is about 2 miles north-west of New Cross, in Greater London. Every kind of commercial site in South Bermondsey, ductwork cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, South Bermondsey among them.
Every address in SE16, SE15 and SE1 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Tenda Road, Rolls Road and Simms Road, and we cover them all for ductwork cleaning. South Bermondsey sits on or near the A2208, so getting to you is simple for ductwork cleaning. We also cover the places around South Bermondsey: Surrey Canal (1 mile east), Surrey Quays (1 mile north-east), Bermondsey (1 mile north-west), Peckham (1 mile south) and Rotherhithe (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as City of Westminster (4 miles north-west), Marylebone (4 miles north-west), Kensington (6 miles west), St Pancras (4 miles north-west), Shoreditch (3 miles north) and Walthamstow (7 miles north).
Local landmarks in South Bermondsey
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Kentish Drovers Public House, Paterson Park and City of London Academy, among other places. South Bermondsey has its own railway station: South Bermondsey station. Nearby you’ll also find New Cross Hospital (0.6 miles south-east) and Surrey Quays Shopping Centre (0.8 miles north-east). Open spaces near South Bermondsey include St. James's Park Lake and Tower Hill.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep the fan on while anything is cooking
- Store the certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
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 shows when and where the clean was done and by whom.
Book the next duct clean before the date passes. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval may need to shorten, and grease thickness testing will show it.