Medway · Extract fan cleaning
Halling extract fan cleaning
Our technicians work in Halling on cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- A motor area thick with grease
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Halling and across Medway. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
About our extract fan cleaning in Halling
The extract fan is the heart of the system: it pulls air from the canopy, through the duct and out of the building. Grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades and housing and we clean it off. Common call-outs are for a heavily greased fan housing and hot, greasy smells near the fan, across discharge points, roof-mounted fans and axial fans.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Halling (ME2)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price extract fan cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Parking and loading at the site
- The scale of the work
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- A few general shots of the system
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Halling kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 7 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in Halling and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on a fan that gathers grease as it runs. Kitchens in Halling get their food hygiene inspections from Medway council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The fire and rescue service for Halling is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Halling Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Commuter trade near Halling station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Halling is about 3 miles south-west of Rochester, in Medway. Whether your site is in the middle of Halling or further out, we cover extract fan cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Medway, we cover 68 places, and Halling is one of them. We also work in Maidstone, about 7 miles from Halling.
Our technicians cover all of the ME2 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. We cover sites on High Street, Kent Road and Essex Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Halling, we cover Wouldham (1 mile east), Upper Halling (1 mile south-west), North Halling (1 mile north), Holborough (1 mile south) and Peters Village (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Gillingham (6 miles east), Chatham (4 miles east), Rochester (3 miles north-east), Rainham (7 miles east), Strood (3 miles north-east) and Luton (4 miles east).
Around Halling
Around Halling, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Holborough Marshes, The Homeward Bound pub and The Holmesdale School. Halling has its own railway station: Halling station. Other landmarks nearby include St. Catherine's Hospital (3.4 miles north-east) and Rochester Castle (3.5 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Blue Bell Hill and Ranscombe Farm.
When to call us in Halling
Each blade collects a slightly different amount. The difference throws the impeller off balance, wearing bearings and mounts. What starts as a grease problem can become a mechanical one.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Grease around the motor and its mounts
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St John the Baptist or anywhere around Halling, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What to look for in a quote
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What insurance they carry
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
What extract fan cleaning can’t fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A fan that will not start
- A cracked or broken impeller (it needs replacing)
- Grease in the canopy and ductwork
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Halling
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
What your team can do, and what needs 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. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
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.
What happens on the day
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Halling can be planned properly.
- We start by checking where the fan sits and how to isolate it.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- Blades, housing and the area around the motor are degreased with care.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
How to get 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, then send a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
What the work involves, part by part
Roof-mounted fans
A roof fan sits in cooler air, so grease can settle heavily. The impeller and housing are scraped and degreased.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Long cooking hours mean more grease reaches the fan. Under BESA guidance, heavy use means cleaning at least every 3 months, fan included.
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Halling questions
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Halling in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 5 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Halling. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can the work in Halling be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Halling needn’t be disturbed. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.