Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in Uplees
Ductwork cleaning in Uplees from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
How we handle ductwork cleaning in Uplees
We have been trading since 2009, working across London and the South East. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and our certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. The work covers attenuators, bends and junctions and horizontal duct runs, and people most often call us about high readings at a recent grease test and ductwork that has never been cleaned.
For a kitchen in or near Uplees, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Uplees (ME13)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Uplees
Grease left in a duct in Uplees hardens over time. It bakes into a hard layer that takes far longer to remove, so the later the clean, the bigger the job. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will talk you through it.
Why Uplees businesses choose us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fully insured
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
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What we do, step by step
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. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes a few hours for a short run, longer for long runs and tall risers. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Uplees knowing what to expect.
- First the duct route is traced and every access point noted.
- Set points along the runs are tested for grease.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- 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
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Consider fitting panels where the report shows gaps
- Book the next clean before the recommended date
- Check readings when the menu changes
- Store the certificate with the fire risk assessment
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.
Have access panels fitted where sections can’t be reached. Grease you can reach is grease that gets removed.
What affects the cost of ductwork cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- How big the system is
- The times the site is available
- The condition we find in the survey
- How many systems or sites are involved
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any previous report or certificate
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
Uplees kitchens: local notes
Uplees is within about 1 mile of the coast. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The Food Standards Agency lists about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses in Uplees and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Uplees. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School or anywhere near Uplees, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Uplees, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Uplees is about 2 miles north of Faversham, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Uplees, ductwork cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Uplees is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 16 miles away.
We cover every part of ME13 for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. We also cover the places around Uplees: Oare (1 mile south-east), Four Oaks (2 miles south-west), Davington (2 miles south), The Brents (2 miles south-east) and Deerton Street (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (14 miles south), Canterbury (10 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (6 miles west), Whitstable (7 miles east), Herne Bay (12 miles east) and Minster (6 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Uplees
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Three Mariners Inn and Oare Marshes. The closest station to Uplees is Faversham station, about 2.4 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Newnham Castle (4.9 miles south-west).
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
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What ductwork cleaning can’t fix
Ductwork cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It will not put right:
- Parts of the duct with no way in
- Fire dampers that don’t close (they need testing and remedials)
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Uplees
- Multi-storey ducts
- Attenuators
- Access panels
- Bends and junctions
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
FAQs for Uplees
Who is the fire and rescue service for Uplees?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Uplees. 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 would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Uplees?
That’s Swale council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Uplees. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Which accreditations do you hold?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
Can you fit access panels in our ductwork?
Yes, as part of our fits and repairs work. We place them where they help most, and we’ll recommend where.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What happens if there are not enough access panels?
Any section we can’t reach is recorded on the report, as TR19 expects. We can fit new access panels so they’re cleaned next time.
How the job changes from site to site
Horizontal duct runs
The underside of a horizontal duct collects the most grease. We scrape out the heavy layer first, then the walls and roof are cleaned too.
Bends and transitions
Bends, elbows and changes of size are where grease collects most. The air slows and drops its load, so we clean these points carefully.