Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Bickley, Greater London
We cover Bickley for extract fan cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- A fan shaking on its mounts
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
Extract fan cleaning in Bickley
Not all extract fans are the same: roof-mounted units, inline fans within the duct, and wall fans. Each is isolated and opened in its own way, and we plan that during the survey. Typical jobs include fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan and less air being pulled from the kitchen, across axial fans, centrifugal fans and fan housings.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. For a kitchen in Bickley, that typically means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Bickley (BR1, BR2, BR7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Bickley
Food Standards Agency records include about 23 pubs, bars and clubs and about 4 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Bickley. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. London Fire Brigade covers Bickley. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. London jobs typically start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Bridgeways Day Hospital about 1 mile south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. A kitchen near Bickley station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Bickley is about 1 mile east of Bromley, in Greater London. We carry out extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Bickley and the rest of Greater London. Bickley is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for extract fan cleaning. There’s also a page for London, about 9 miles away.
All of BR1, BR2 and BR7 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. You will find streets such as Golf Road, The Avenue and Canon Road, all of which we cover for extract fan cleaning. We also cover the places around Bickley: Widmore (1 mile north), Elmstead (1 mile north), Chislehurst (1 mile north-east), Bromley (1 mile west) and Sundridge (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include London (9 miles north-west), City of Westminster (12 miles north-west), Marylebone (12 miles north-west), Kensington (13 miles north-west), St Pancras (11 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (10 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Bickley
Typical jobs here are in premises near Bird In Hand Public House, Holy Trinity College Bromley and Jubilee Country Park and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Bickley itself: Bickley station. Nearby you’ll also find Bethlem Museum of the Mind (1.5 miles south-west) and The Mall (1.3 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Summer Hill and The Tarn.
Common questions in Bickley
Can a school canteen extract in Bickley be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Bickley, the Food Standards Agency lists about 14 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll fit the work in.
Which fire service covers Bickley?
That’s London Fire Brigade. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Is Bickley in your area?
Yes. Bickley is part of the area we cover, as part of our area across London and the South East.
How long will it take to clean the fan?
Allow an hour or two for most single fans. We will confirm the time when we quote.
Should the extract fan be cleaned as part of TR19?
Yes. A TR19 Grease clean covers everything from canopy to discharge, and the fan is a key part of it, so it’s cleaned too.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost in Bickley?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before work begins.
What do you do to protect the area?
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.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
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Aftercare tips
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Report rattles or humming early
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
Where the fan needs repair rather than cleaning, the report says so. Fan repair and replacement are services we offer too, so you have one point of contact.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
Why act early in Bickley
A greasy fan at the discharge can spread grease onto the roof or wall around it. That stains surfaces and can add to the fire risk outside the building, which is one more reason to keep it clean. London buildings are shared, so a fire or failure in one system can reach the neighbours above and beside you.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
What you get with us
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
How the job changes from site to site
Inline duct fans
An inline fan can be easy to forget because it’s out of sight. We find it during the survey and include it in the clean.
Fan housings and motors
The housing around the impeller catches grease flung off the blades. We clean it along with the blades.
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Bickley
Fans that are hard to reach are often the ones that get missed. If it wasn’t included in past cleans, it may hold years of grease, and the report will show it.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Rough running from the extract fan
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Bullers Wood School for Boys, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What your quote should include
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
What happens on the day
Your staff do not 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. Getting kit into a London building takes planning, so let us know where we can load and park in Bickley.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
What a clean will not put right
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- A dirty duct upstream of the fan
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Roof-mounted fans
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings