West Berkshire · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Speenhamland
Professional ductwork cleaning in and around Speenhamland, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
FAQs for Speenhamland
Can school kitchens in Speenhamland be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around Speenhamland, the Food Standards Agency lists about 9 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Speenhamland?
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Speenhamland. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We typically quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Can you quote from pictures?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Do you install duct access panels?
Yes, as part of our fits and repairs work. We place them where they help most, and we will recommend where.
How can I tell if my extract ducts are dirty?
We measure it. Readings are taken by Wet Film Thickness Test (WFTT) or Deposit Thickness Test (DTT). A mean above 200 microns, or 500 microns at any point, means it’s due.
Will I get a report after the ducts are cleaned?
When the duct is cleaned as part of a full TR19 clean, you get a TR19 certificate and a photo report. It includes readings, photos and any unreachable sections.
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Speenhamland
No two duct runs are the same, in Speenhamland or anywhere else. Some run a short distance to an outside wall, others climb several floors to the roof. We map the route during the survey and finds every access point before we quote. The work covers access panels, horizontal duct runs and bends and junctions, and common reasons people get in touch are duct runs with no cleaning record and heavy grease at the base of a riser.
Kitchens around a place like Speenhamland are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Speenhamland (RG14, RG20)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Speenhamland
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Speenhamland and across West Berkshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Common problems we fix in Speenhamland
Damaged or poorly fitted filters let more grease into the duct. More grease reaches the ductwork than it should and it fills faster.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Proof of duct cleaning for the insurer
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Thick deposits at the bottom of a vertical duct
- Thick crusts of old grease along the duct
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Nicolas Church or anywhere around Speenhamland, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Comparing quotes
- If they look at the system before pricing
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The scale of the work
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What we need to know
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Ductwork cleaning around Speenhamland
The Food Standards Agency lists about 27 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 5 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Speenhamland. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Kitchens in Speenhamland get their food hygiene inspections from West Berkshire council. 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. The fire and rescue service for Speenhamland is Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
A kitchen near Newbury station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; West Berkshire Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Speenhamland, about 1.4 miles east.
Speenhamland is about 1 mile north of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Anywhere in RG14, we can take on ductwork cleaning. Our West Berkshire coverage runs to 155 places, Speenhamland among them. Reading is in our area too, around 15 miles away.
Work in RG14 and RG20 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need ductwork cleaning at premises on Park Lane, Shaw Road and Bear Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. You will find Speenhamland on the A4, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. If your site is just outside Speenhamland, we cover Shaw (1 mile east), Donnington (1 mile north), Speen (1 mile west), Bagnor (1 mile west) and Stockcross (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Thatcham (3 miles east), Burghfield Common (11 miles east), Hungerford (8 miles west), Spencers Wood (15 miles east), Calcot (12 miles east) and Lambourn (11 miles north-west). Speenhamland is among the bigger places we cover in West Berkshire for ductwork cleaning.
Landmarks near Speenhamland
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The High Horse pub, Trinity School and Trinity School and the streets around them. The closest station to Speenhamland is Newbury station, about 0.7 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Donnington Castle (1 mile north-west) and British Balloon Museum & Library Ltd (under half a mile south). Not far away are Rack Marsh.
Part by part
Vertical risers
Risers often pass through floors and walls, so fire dampers may be fitted where it crosses them. We test those as a separate job.
Access panels
We can fit new access panels where the duct needs them, so the next clean reaches more of the system. We will recommend where they should go.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
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.
How the visit works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. Because the survey comes first, a visit to Speenhamland can usually be finished without a second trip.
- First we diagnose: the route, the access and the grease levels.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- Each section is cleaned in turn through its access panel.
- Bends, risers and the base of each riser get extra attention.
- The duct is signed off with readings, photos and a next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Related advice
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Keep the fan on while anything is cooking
- Ask us about extra access panels where sections cannot be reached
- Keep grease filters clean and fitted whenever you cook
- Diarise the next duct clean
File the paperwork in the maintenance log. It’s the evidence an insurer or inspector may ask for, and the pictures make the duct’s condition easy to see.
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.