Bracknell Forest · Extract fan cleaning
Extract Fan Cleaning in Great Hollands
Need extract fan cleaning in Great Hollands? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
Common problems we fix in Great Hollands
A fan collects more grease when the filters let more through. Missing, damaged or badly fitted filters let grease travel the whole system, so the fan takes far more than it should.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Michael and St Mary Magdalene's Church or elsewhere in Great Hollands, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether they recommend a next date
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- What insurance they carry
About our extract fan cleaning in Great Hollands
Any fan serving a kitchen in Great Hollands is cleaned the same careful way as anywhere else: isolated first, then opened, scraped and degreased. Your report shows the impeller as we found it and as we left it. If you’re dealing with a fan coated in grease inside its housing and a fan left out of previous cleans, we can help.
For a smaller kitchen near Great Hollands, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Great Hollands (RG12, RG40)
- Region
- Bracknell Forest
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Great Hollands
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Great Hollands?
Great Hollands is in the area of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. 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.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Great Hollands during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 10 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Great Hollands. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can you fix a fan that’s worn out?
A fan that needs repair is noted on the report, with what we found. We offer extract fan repair and replacement, and if it fails outright, our 24/7 emergency line is there.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We are fully insured, and the details are available on request.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Is Great Hollands in your area?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Great Hollands included.
Is it safe to clean the fan while the kitchen is open?
We always isolate the fan first, so it cannot run during the clean. That means the extract is off, so we clean while the kitchen is closed.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
When something else is needed
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- An undersized fan that cannot cope
- A motor that has burnt out
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Great Hollands
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- In-line fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
Extract fan cleaning in Great Hollands: the local picture
Food Standards Agency data counts about 39 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 16 takeaways across Great Hollands and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. The fire and rescue service for Great Hollands is 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. In Great Hollands, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Bracknell Forest council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
School kitchens, at schools like Great Hollands Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Pinewood Hospital about 1.4 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Great Hollands is about 1 mile south-west of Bracknell, in Bracknell Forest. We provide extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Great Hollands and the rest of Bracknell Forest. Across Bracknell Forest, we cover 41 places, and Great Hollands is one of them. There’s also a page for Reading, about 10 miles away.
We cover every part of the RG12 and RG40 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Gull Lane, Mill Lane and Cuckoo Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. With the A3095 close by, Great Hollands is easy for our technicians to reach for extract fan cleaning. Close by, we work in Hanworth (1 mile south-east), Wooden Hill (1 mile south), Home Farm (1 mile south-west), Birch Hill (1 mile south-east) and Crown Wood (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Sandhurst (4 miles south), Whitegrove (3 miles north-east), College Town (4 miles south), Little Sandhurst (4 miles south-west), Warfield Park (3 miles north-east) and Owlsmoor (3 miles south). Being one of Bracknell Forest’s larger places, Great Hollands has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for extract fan cleaning.
Landmarks near Great Hollands
Around Great Hollands, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Golden Retriever pub, Easthampstead Park Community School and The Brakenhale School. For rail, the closest station is Bracknell station, roughly 1.3 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include The Lexicon (1.5 miles north-east) and Pinewood Hospital (1.4 miles south-west). Not far away are Wildmoor Heath and Heath Lake.
Also near Great Hollands
Also in Great Hollands
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Bracknell Forest. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Part by part
Kitchens with long cooking hours
In a busy kitchen, the fan rarely gets a rest, so grease and wear build up together. Cleaning on time helps keep it running.
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans sit at the top of the riser. They’re cleaned where safe access allows, and anything we can’t reach is recorded.
Why deal with it now?
Grease on the fan is grease in the system. TR19® Grease covers the whole extract, fan included and many insurers require the full system to be cleaned to TR19. Booking now means the visit to Great Hollands is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
Why Great Hollands businesses choose us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
What we do, step by step
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a couple of hours per fan, depending on its size and the build-up. A site near Great Hollands typically has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- The fan is found and its type, access and isolation checked.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting a quote
If you need extract fan cleaning in Great Hollands, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. 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 typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
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What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.