Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Great Burstead, Essex
Extract fan cleaning for Great Burstead, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Grease stains around the discharge
What the work involves, part by part
Impellers and blades
A clean impeller shows any damage: chips, distortion or wear. We note any concerns.
Inline duct fans
Some fans are built into the duct itself. They’re reached through access panels or by opening the casing, once they’re isolated.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Great Burstead
Every kitchen extract depends on its fan: it draws the air through the canopy and ductwork and pushes it outside. Whatever grease slips past the filters and duct reaches the fan, and that’s what we clean. The work covers discharge points, in-line fans and axial fans, and common reasons people get in touch are a fan shaking on its mounts and weak extraction at the canopy.
In a small place like Great Burstead, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
We have been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Great Burstead (CM11, SS15)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Great Burstead kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 5 bars, pubs and nightclubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Great Burstead. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Environmental health officers from Basildon council inspect food businesses in Great Burstead. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Great Burstead sits within the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Historic houses near Great Burstead, such as Ingatestone Hall about 4.6 miles north-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. A hospital like Mayflower Community Hospital, about 2.1 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Great Burstead is about 2 miles south-east of Billericay, in Essex. Sites in Great Burstead get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Great Burstead is one of 644 places in Essex we cover for extract fan cleaning. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, about 9 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the CM11 and SS15 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. We cover sites on Mill Road, Southend Road and Tyrrells Road and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Great Burstead: Crays Hill (1 mile east), Little Burstead (1 mile west), Billericay (2 miles north-west), Ramsden Bellhouse (2 miles north-east) and Ramsden Heath (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Chelmsford (9 miles north), Brentwood (6 miles west), Maldon (13 miles north-east), Canvey Island (8 miles south-east), Rayleigh (7 miles east) and Wickford (4 miles east).
Around Great Burstead
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Kings Head pub and The Billericay School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Billericay station, about 2.1 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Eastgate Shopping Centre (2.5 miles south) and Barleylands Farm Museum (within half a mile south). Green spaces nearby include Norsey Wood.
What we are called out for in Great Burstead
A fan on a roof or hidden in a ceiling void is easy to forget. If it wasn’t included in past cleans, it may hold years of grease, and the report will show it.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A heavily greased fan housing
- An extract fan with no cleaning record
- Weak extraction at the canopy
For schools such as St Peter's Catholic Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
What your quote should include
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Great Burstead and across Essex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Why deal with it now?
A fan clean in Great Burstead does not take long: the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. It’s simpler to plan the work at Great Burstead now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why book with us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- We’re fully insured
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
How the visit works
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, carry out the extract fan cleaning, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. In a small place like Great Burstead, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First we check the fan’s condition and how it sounds.
- Once isolated, we open the fan up.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- Housing, outlet and the area around the motor are cleaned.
- We run the fan and note its condition in the photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
Questions from Great Burstead
Is Great Burstead within the area you cover?
Yes. Great Burstead is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Great Burstead during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 6 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Great Burstead. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will fit the work in.
Are you accredited?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Can you clean the fan on its own?
Yes, a fan can be cleaned on its own. It’s useful when a fan is noisy or greasy between full cleans, but it does not replace a full TR19 clean.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Great Burstead
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The condition of the system
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, send us:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
If you need extract fan cleaning in Great Burstead, call 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.