West Berkshire · Ductwork cleaning
Ductwork Cleaning in Ufton Green
Looking for ductwork cleaning in Ufton Green? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Sections of duct with no access panels
- Years of grease along the duct floor
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
About our ductwork cleaning in Ufton Green
We’ve been trading since 2009, working across London and the South East. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, our duct cleaning is done to BESA TR19® Grease, with each certificate issued through the BESCA portal. If you have grease seeping out of the duct seams and duct runs that can’t be reached, we can help.
Work in a small place like Ufton Green starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Ufton Green (RG7)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Ufton Green kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 pubs, bars and clubs across Ufton Green and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Kitchens in Ufton Green get their food hygiene inspections from West Berkshire council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Ufton Green is covered by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Battle Hospital is the nearest hospital to Ufton Green, about 5.5 miles north-east. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Peter, or anywhere in Ufton Green, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Ufton Green is about 4 miles north-east of Tadley, in West Berkshire. We carry out ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Ufton Green and the rest of West Berkshire. 155 places in West Berkshire are on our list, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Reading page (6 miles or so).
All of RG7 is covered for ductwork cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Nearby, we also carry out ductwork cleaning in Sulhamstead (1 mile north-east), Ufton Nervet (1 mile south-east), Sulhamstead Bannister Upper End (1 mile north-east), Sulhamstead Abbots (1 mile east) and Sheffield Bottom (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Newbury (10 miles west), Thatcham (7 miles west), Speenhamland (10 miles west), Spencers Wood (6 miles east), Calcot (3 miles north-east) and Shaw (9 miles west).
Around Ufton Green
In Ufton Green, that means kitchens and buildings near The Willink School and The Willink School. For rail, the closest station is Aldermaston station, about 1.8 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Battle Hospital (5.5 miles north-east) and Thames Valley Police Museum (1.1 miles north-east). Open spaces near Ufton Green include Hosehill Lake and Moor Copse Nature Reserve.
Questions from Ufton Green
Can you get to a site in Ufton Green?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Ufton Green is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who inspects food businesses in Ufton Green?
Kitchens in Ufton Green are inspected by West Berkshire council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Will the duct clean disrupt the kitchen?
The duct is cleaned out of hours, so evenings, nights and weekends are all possible. Equipment and the extract are switched off while we work.
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.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
How can I tell if my extract ducts are dirty?
Drips, smells and weak extraction are clues, but the only sure way is to measure. Grease thickness testing shows exactly where the duct stands.
What happens on the day
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 job takes a shift or more, depending on the length of the runs and the number of access points. Visits to a village like Ufton Green are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- First the duct route is traced and every access point noted.
- We measure grease thickness at set points before cleaning.
- Access panels are opened and heavy deposits scraped out by hand.
- The duct is degreased with the method that suits the grease, from degreasers to hot water or steam.
- Readings and pictures are repeated and any section we couldn’t reach is recorded.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
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, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Ask for a grease thickness test if the kitchen gets busier
- Get panels fitted where the duct couldn’t be cleaned
- File each certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
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. A change in cooking hours may change the interval under BESA guidance, and grease thickness testing will show it.
Part by part
Attenuators and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, quieten the extract, and their linings can soak up grease. They’re cleaned where possible and recorded if not.
Bends and transitions
A bend can hold far more grease than a straight run of the same length. It’s scraped out and degreased, and test it before and after.
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Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in Ufton Green
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The number of sites or systems
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The scale of the work
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
What we need to know
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Multi-site and managed buildings
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.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
When to call us in Ufton Green
The further the air travels from the cooking, the cooler it gets. Cooling air drops its grease onto the inside of the duct, so duct runs keep collecting grease long after the canopy.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Stale grease odours from the duct
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School or anywhere near Ufton Green, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether they recommend a next date