Kent · Ductwork cleaning
Duct cleaning in West Malling
We cover West Malling for ductwork cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Fat dripping from the ductwork
- Ductwork that has never been cleaned
- A grease test showing the duct is overdue
The process
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Everything the job in West Malling needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- 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, pictures and a recommended next clean date complete the job.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Related advice
How we handle ductwork cleaning in West Malling
Not every duct has enough access panels. TR19 calls for any section we couldn’t reach to be recorded, and new panels can be fitted to reach it in future. It’s better to know than to assume. Common call-outs are for grease seeping out of the duct seams and a rancid smell from the extract duct, on access panels, horizontal duct runs and multi-storey ducts.
Around a smaller place like West Malling, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- West Malling (ME19)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What ductwork cleaning looks like in West Malling
Look up West Malling on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 25 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 11 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around West Malling, up to about a mile and a half out. Each kitchen that cooks under a canopy sends grease-laden air into a duct, where it cools and settles. West Malling is covered by Kent 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. Food hygiene inspections in West Malling are the job of Tonbridge and Malling council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Where a hall near Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in West Malling, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Term dates shape school work: for a school like More Park Catholic Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
West Malling is about 6 miles west of Maidstone, in Kent. We carry out ductwork cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in West Malling and the rest of Kent. 922 places in Kent are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Maidstone is in our area too, about 6 miles from West Malling.
Our technicians cover all of ME19 for ductwork cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need ductwork cleaning at premises on High Street, Police Station Road and London Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Main roads around West Malling include the A20, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. We also cover Well Street (1 mile south-east), East Malling (1 mile east), Kings Hill (2 miles south), Ditton (2 miles east) and Red Hill (3 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (6 miles east), Sittingbourne (15 miles east), Dartford (13 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (9 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles south-west) and Gravesend (9 miles north).
Landmarks near West Malling
In West Malling, that means kitchens and buildings near Manor Park Country Park, The Malling School and The Malling School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is West Malling station, roughly 0.7 miles east. A little further out are Coldrum Long Barrow (2.3 miles north-west) and Leybourne Castle (1.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
Why act early in West Malling
A fire in a greasy duct is hard to reach and hard to stop. It can travel through the ductwork to other parts of the building, so cleaning the duct is as important as cleaning the hood. When a site near West Malling shuts unexpectedly, the people who rely on it notice at once.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why book with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Full insurance on every job
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.
Also near West Malling
What else we do in West Malling
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Have the grease measured if cooking hours go up
- Keep access panels clear of stored items
- Store the certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Flag drips from the duct straight away
Access panels are closed and sealed back up after cleaning, and the surrounding area is left clean. Grease and dirty water are contained and removed.
Keep to the cleaning interval on the report. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval may need to shorten, and grease thickness testing will show it.
Fixed quotes for ductwork cleaning in West Malling
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The size of the system
- The times the site is available
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
Helping us quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The site address and the type of premises
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
What your team can do, and what needs us
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 do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
West Malling questions
Do you clean school canteen extracts around West Malling out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. With about 22 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of West Malling, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can the work in West Malling be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in West Malling can fit around your hours. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. The law sets the duty; TR19® is the benchmark used to show it’s met. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and many insurers can refuse or reduce a claim without proof of cleaning.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
How often should kitchen ducts be cleaned?
It follows the same interval as the whole extract, ranging from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Readings tell you if it needs to be more often.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Signs you need ductwork cleaning in West Malling
The further the air travels from the cooking, the cooler it gets. As it cools, the grease it carries condenses onto the duct walls, so duct runs keep collecting grease long after the canopy.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Readings above 200 microns from a grease thickness test
- A duct clean needed for an insurer
- A duct nobody has opened in years
- Heavy grease at the base of a riser
If you run a café or takeaway near West Malling station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
What your quote should include
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
When something else is needed
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Leaking duct joints that need repair
- A damper stuck open in the duct
- An extract fan that has stopped working
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Bends and junctions
- Attenuators
- Vertical risers
- Multi-storey ducts
- Access panels
- Horizontal duct runs