Southampton · Ductwork cleaning
Southampton ductwork cleaning
Professional ductwork cleaning in and around Southampton, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- High readings at a recent grease test
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Southampton
Nobody sees duct grease building, so nobody notices it until something goes wrong. Flames pulled in from the cooking line can ignite it, and fire can then run along the ductwork to other parts of the building. Removing it is the whole point. The work covers multi-storey ducts, vertical risers and bends and junctions, and people most often call us about grease pooling at the foot of the riser and an insurer asking for TR19 evidence.
Kitchens in a place the size of Southampton are cleaned around trading, not the other way round: after the last cover, before breakfast or on a day the kitchen is shut. Bigger sites can be done kitchen by kitchen, so cooking carries on elsewhere.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Southampton (SO19, SO16, SO15, SO18)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Southampton kitchens: local notes
The coast is only about 2 miles from Southampton. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 103 pubs, bars and clubs and about 25 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within about 1.5 miles of central Southampton. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. It’s Southampton council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Southampton. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Saint Mary's or anywhere around Southampton, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If you cook for passing trade around St Denys station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Southampton is in England. Every kind of commercial site in Southampton, ductwork cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. We cover 40 places across Southampton, large and small.
Ductwork cleaning in SO19, SO16, SO15 and SO18 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include London Road, Marshall Square and Grosvenor Square, all of which we cover for ductwork cleaning. Main roads around Southampton include the A27 and A33, so getting to you is simple for ductwork cleaning. If your site is just outside Southampton, we cover Inner Avenue (1 mile west), St Denys (1 mile north-east), Bitterne Manor (1 mile east), Portswood (1 mile north) and Northam (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Maybush (3 miles west), Eling (4 miles west), Rownhams (3 miles north-west), Hounsdown (5 miles west), Nursling (4 miles north-west) and Hillyfields (3 miles west).
Around Southampton
Typical jobs here are in premises near Rockstone Place Park, The Hobbit pub and St Mary's Independent School and the streets around them. Southampton has its own railway station: St Denys station. Other landmarks nearby include Marlands Shopping Centre (1 mile south-west) and R J Mitchell Museum (0.9 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Netley Common.
How the job changes from site to site
Bends and transitions
Transitions from the canopy spigot into the duct catch a lot of grease. We clean it from the canopy side or through a nearby panel.
Attenuators and discharge
Near the discharge, the air has cooled the most, which can mean heavier deposits. We include it in the clean and the readings.
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- The size of the system
- What state the system is in
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- A few general shots of the system
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Your last certificate, test record or report
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Questions from Southampton
Which fire service covers Southampton?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Southampton. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Southampton?
Kitchens in Southampton are inspected by Southampton council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
How often does extract ductwork need cleaning?
It depends mostly on daily cooking hours. Kitchens cooking 12 to 16 hours a day need it at least every 3 months, while lighter use can go longer.
Can extra access doors be added to the duct?
Yes. The survey or clean shows where sections couldn’t be reached, and we can fit them so those sections are cleaned in future.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Honest limits
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- A duct that’s too small or badly routed for the kitchen (a design issue)
- Duct sealed behind fixed ceilings or walls
- An extract fan that has stopped working
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Access panels
- Attenuators
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Bends and junctions
Also near Southampton
Also in Southampton
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in Southampton
Damaged or poorly fitted filters let more grease into the duct. The duct then takes grease that the filters should have stopped and it fills faster.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- A rancid smell from the extract duct
For schools such as Bevois Town Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Comparing quotes
- Whether VAT is included
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- What insurance they carry
- What records you will receive afterwards
What happens on the day
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes from a few hours to more than one visit, depending on duct length and access, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Where a site in Southampton has more than one system, we can take them one at a time to keep the rest running.
- The duct route is surveyed and every access point found.
- Grease thickness is measured at set points.
- Out of hours, the area is protected and the access panels opened.
- Thick grease is scraped out, then the runs and risers are degreased.
- Panels are closed, readings and pictures repeated, and unreachable sections recorded.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
Need a price for ductwork cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.