West Sussex · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork cleaning in Tortington, West Sussex
We cover Tortington for ductwork cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- Grease seeping out of the duct seams
- Sections of duct with no access panels
About our ductwork cleaning in Tortington
Grease in a duct is hidden, which is exactly why it’s dangerous. Flames pulled in from the cooking line can ignite it, carrying a fire along the duct and into rooms far from the kitchen. Removing it is the whole point. We’re often asked to deal with hardened, baked-on grease in long horizontal runs and duct runs that can’t be reached, across vertical risers, access panels and attenuators.
Somewhere as small as Tortington, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Tortington (BN18)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Tortington: your questions answered
Which council inspects kitchens in Tortington?
In Tortington, it’s Arun council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Is ductwork cleaning any different in a coastal place like Tortington?
It can. Salt air reaches Tortington, which is within about 3 miles of the coast, and it speeds up rust. A fan housing that is rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
Do I get a certificate for ductwork cleaning?
A full system clean comes with a TR19 certificate and a photo report. The report shows readings, photos and any sections we couldn’t reach.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Can extra access doors be added to the duct?
Yes, we install duct access panels. We place them where they help most, and we’ll recommend where.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Are you accredited?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Places near Tortington
Also in Tortington
When to call us in Tortington
Grease in a duct running from a kitchen in Tortington is as much a fire risk as in any building. Burning grease can carry fire through the ductwork to other rooms or floors, which is why the responsible person needs it under control.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Smells of old cooking grease from the ductwork
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
School kitchens, at schools like Arundel CofE Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Before booking anyone
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Proof of insurance
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Tortington
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- The scale of the work
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- A few general shots of the system
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Tortington and across West Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Grease, kitchens and Tortington
Tortington is within about 3 miles of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s data shows about 8 pubs and bars and about 7 hotels and guest houses registered within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Tortington. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Fire safety in Tortington falls to West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Arundel and District Hospital is the nearest hospital to Tortington, about 1.4 miles north. If you run a café or takeaway near Ford station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Tortington is about 3 miles north-west of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. We carry out ductwork cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Tortington and the rest of West Sussex. Tortington is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex we cover for ductwork cleaning. Brighton is in our area too, around 19 miles away.
We work across BN18 for ductwork cleaning and the streets around it. You will find streets such as Ford Road and Gaugemaster Way, all of which we cover for ductwork cleaning. We also cover the places around Tortington: Ford (1 mile south), Lyminster (1 mile east), Arundel (1 mile north-east), Wick (2 miles south-east) and Climping (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Worthing (8 miles east), Bognor Regis (6 miles south-west), Chichester (9 miles west), Selsey (12 miles south-west), Littlehampton (3 miles south-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (13 miles east).
Around Tortington
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Arundel Arms Public House At Ford Station and The Littlehampton Academy. Tortington has its own railway station: Ford station. Nearby you’ll also find Arundel Castle (1.8 miles north-east) and Arundel and District Hospital (1.4 miles north). Open spaces near Tortington include WWT Arundel.
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep to the interval on the report
- Tell us if grease leaks from the ductwork
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
- Make sure filters are seated properly
The report names every part of the duct that couldn’t be reached, with the reason. We can fit access panels so those sections are cleaned next time.
Grease that never reaches the duct never needs cleaning out of it. Clean, properly seated filters are the duct’s best protection.
What the work involves, part by part
Horizontal duct runs
The underside of a horizontal duct collects the most grease. Thick deposits are scraped out by hand before degreasing, then the walls and roof are cleaned too.
Access panels
Panels have to seal properly once they’re closed, so grease and air stay inside the duct. A damaged panel is noted on the report.
What we do, step by step
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before we start, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. Somewhere like Tortington, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- Diagnosis: a survey of the duct’s route, size and access.
- You get a fixed price before work starts.
- We clean section by section, working from panel to panel.
- Bends, risers and the base of each riser get extra attention.
- Readings, photos and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.