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Extract fan cleaning in Hadleigh, Essex
Extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Hadleigh. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- An extract fan that vibrates or rattles
Hadleigh kitchens: local notes
Hadleigh is within about 2 miles of the coast. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. The FSA’s data shows about 6 pubs, bars and clubs registered within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Hadleigh. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Environmental health officers from Castle Point council inspect food businesses in Hadleigh. 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.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Chartwell Private Hospital (about 1.2 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. For schools such as Hadleigh Junior School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Hadleigh is about 2 miles south-east of Thundersley, in Essex. We carry out extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Hadleigh and the rest of Essex. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, Hadleigh among them. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 14 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for extract fan cleaning: SS7. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on London Road, High Street and Church Road and the roads around them. We also cover Daws Heath (1 mile north), Leigh-on-Sea (2 miles east), Rayleigh (3 miles north), Eastwood (3 miles north-east) and Chalkwell (3 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (14 miles north-west), Basildon (7 miles west), Brentwood (14 miles west), Maldon (12 miles north), Billericay (9 miles north-west) and Wickford (5 miles north-west).
What’s near Hadleigh
Typical jobs here are in premises near Hadleigh Farm and The King John School. Hadleigh’s nearest station is Leigh-on-Sea station, roughly 1.6 miles south-east. A little further out are Hadleigh Castle (0.7 miles south) and Bay Museum (3 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Great Wood and Dodd's Grove.
About our extract fan cleaning in Hadleigh
We have been trading since 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and full insurance. Typical jobs include a fan left out of previous cleans and grease around the motor and its mounts, on axial fans, in-line fans and fan housings.
In a smaller place like Hadleigh, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Hadleigh (SS7)
- Region
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Hadleigh
Is extract fan cleaning any different in a coastal place like Hadleigh?
It can. Salt air reaches Hadleigh, which is within about 2 miles of the coast, and it speeds up rust. Corroded fixings and housings are noted on the report so they can be dealt with.
Which environmental health team covers Hadleigh?
The local authority for Hadleigh is Castle Point council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Bigger sites can be done in stages to keep things running.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Why is my extract fan noisy?
Often it’s grease on the impeller. Uneven build-up on the blades throws the fan off balance, causing vibration and noise. If cleaning does not, the bearings or motor may need attention.
Do you offer extract fan cleaning separately?
Yes, a fan can be cleaned on its own. It’s useful when a fan is noisy or greasy between full cleans, but it doesn’t replace a full TR19 clean.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Notice when the fan starts to sound different
- Keep records of every fan clean
- Make sure the fan is included each time
The area around the fan is left clean, with waste grease removed. On a roof or outside wall, we leave the surrounding area tidy.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
What happens on the day
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. For a site near Hadleigh, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Getting a quote
Want a quote for extract fan cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Fixed quotes for extract fan cleaning in Hadleigh
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- The scale of the work
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What we need to know
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
How the job changes from site to site
Wall fans
With little duct before them, wall fans collect grease fast. They may need cleaning as often as the canopy, which grease readings will show.
Roof-mounted fans
Many kitchen extracts end at a fan on the roof. They’re cleaned where safe access allows, with any limits noted.
What we’re called out for in Hadleigh
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.
Clients usually contact us when they notice one of these:
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St James the Less or elsewhere in Hadleigh, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Before you book anyone
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
Multi-site and managed buildings
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
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 can quote for the whole system.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.