Slough · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Britwell, Slough
Our technicians work in Britwell on extract fan cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
Britwell: your questions answered
Can school kitchens in Britwell be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 11 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Britwell. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which fire service covers Britwell?
Britwell is in the area of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
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’s the cleaning interval for an extract fan?
The fan follows the full system’s interval, from every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours of cooking a day to every 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Readings may show it needs cleaning more often.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Extract fan cleaning in Britwell, done properly
A fan never collects grease in a neat, even layer. Heavier deposits on some blades throw the impeller off balance, leading to vibration, noise and strain on the motor and bearings. Cleaning the impeller and housing puts that right. We’re often asked to deal with weak extraction at the canopy and hot, greasy smells near the fan, on roof-mounted fans, centrifugal fans and axial fans.
Kitchens around a place like Britwell are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Britwell (SL2, SL1)
- Region
- Slough
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Extract fan cleaning in Britwell: the local picture
Food Standards Agency data counts about 55 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 45 sandwich bars and takeaways across Britwell and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. In Britwell, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Slough council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Britwell is covered by Royal Berkshire 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Britwell, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Britwell is Wexham Park Hospital, about 2.1 miles east.
Britwell is about 1 mile north-west of Slough, in Slough. For extract fan cleaning in and around Britwell, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. We work across South East England and London, including Britwell. Britwell is one of 31 towns, villages and districts in Slough where we work for extract fan cleaning. Our Reading page covers sites nearby (16 miles or so).
Work in SL2 and SL1 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Park Road, Crown Lane and Church Road or a nearby road, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Farnham Royal (1 mile north-east), East Burnham (1 mile north), Cippenham (1 mile south-west), Slough (1 mile south-east) and Burnham (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Langley (4 miles south-east), Upton (3 miles south-east), Datchet (4 miles south-east), Ditton (4 miles south-east), Poyle (6 miles south-east) and Colnbrook (5 miles south-east). Britwell is one of the larger places we cover in Slough for extract fan cleaning.
Landmarks near Britwell
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Beechwood School, Cocksherd Wood and The Duke's Head Public House. The nearest railway station is Burnham station, roughly 1.2 miles south-west. Nearby you’ll also find The History On Wheels Museum (2.3 miles south) and Wexham Park Hospital (2.1 miles east). Not far away are Taplow Lake and Burnham Beeches.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Do you need extract fan cleaning in Britwell?
The cooler the air, the more grease drops out, and on a roof or outside wall the fan can be in some of the coolest air in the system. So grease often settles heavily there.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Claycots School or anywhere near Britwell, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Proof of insurance
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Report grease escaping from the fan
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Listen for new noises or vibration from the fan
- 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.
The fan stays cleaner when less grease gets past the canopy. Keep the grease filters clean, fitted and in place, and replace any that are damaged.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Britwell
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- What state the system is in
- The size of the system
- The number of sites or systems
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What we need to know
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The site address and the type of premises
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
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.
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. For a place like Britwell, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it cannot start while we work.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Related advice
When it’s something else
Extract fan cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- A fan that’s too small for the system (a design question)
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A failed motor or worn bearings (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.