Essex · Extract fan cleaning
Hawbush Green extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Hawbush Green, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
Signs you need extract fan cleaning in Hawbush Green
The cooler the air, the more grease drops out, and a fan out on a roof or wall often sits where the air is coolest. So grease often settles heavily there.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan coated in grease inside its housing
- A fan left out of previous cleans
If you run a café or takeaway near Cressing station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
What your quote should include
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
Extract fan cleaning in Hawbush Green
The extract fan is the heart of the system: it pulls air from the canopy, through the duct and out of the building. Whatever grease slips past the filters and duct reaches the fan, and that’s what we clean. Common call-outs are for vibration from an unbalanced impeller and a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease, across discharge points, axial fans and roof-mounted fans.
In a small place like Hawbush Green, 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.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Hawbush Green (CM77)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Hawbush Green
Other services in Hawbush Green
When it’s something else
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
- Damaged fan blades
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Discharge points
- Roof-mounted fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
What affects the quote in Hawbush Green
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- A single visit or a regular plan
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Extract fan cleaning around Hawbush Green
Look up Hawbush Green on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 9 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 3 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Hawbush Green. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. In Hawbush Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Braintree council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Hawbush Green sits within the area of Essex County 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.
For schools such as Cressing Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; William Julien Courtauld Hospital is the nearest hospital to Hawbush Green, about 2.7 miles north-west.
Hawbush Green is about 2 miles south-east of Braintree, in Essex. If you need extract fan cleaning in Hawbush Green, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Hawbush Green included. We cover 644 places across Essex, from busy centres to quieter spots. Chelmsford is in our area too, around 9 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the CM77 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Laxton Lane, Witham Road and Polecat Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Close by, we work in Tye Green (1 mile west), Long Green (1 mile north-west), The Green (1 mile south-west), Black Notley (1 mile west) and White Notley (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Colchester (13 miles east), Chelmsford (9 miles south-west), Maldon (9 miles south-east), Witham (4 miles south-east), Camulodunum (12 miles east) and Halstead (6 miles north).
What’s near Hawbush Green
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Willows Public House and Alec Hunter Academy. The closest station to Hawbush Green is Cressing station, roughly 0.7 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include William Julien Courtauld Hospital (2.7 miles north-west) and Cressing Temple (1.3 miles south-east). Not far away are Sandylay and Moat Woods.
The process
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Hawbush Green and turn up when the site is quiet.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
How to get a quote
For extract fan cleaning in Hawbush Green, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Do not store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Never cook with a filter missing
- Book the fan into every full TR19 clean
When we’ve finished, the fan is reassembled and run. Anything we notice, like noise, vibration or a worn part, goes on the report, so you can plan any repair.
Keep the whole system on its cleaning cycle. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
FAQs for Hawbush Green
Which fire service covers Hawbush Green?
Fire safety enforcement in Hawbush Green is handled by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Will you come out to Hawbush Green?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Hawbush Green included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost in Hawbush Green?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Are you accredited?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
Not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Why deal with it now?
A fan that sounds rough in Hawbush Green is often telling you the extract needs a clean. If the fan is coated, the duct before it normally is too, so it’s worth checking the whole system. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Hawbush Green rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why us?
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
- We’re fully insured