Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Hawkinge extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning across Hawkinge and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A motor area thick with grease
Extract fan cleaning in Hawkinge, done properly
A clean fan is not a repaired fan. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we’ll tell you, and we also repair and replace extract fans. You will know whether the fan just needed cleaning or something more. The work covers centrifugal fans, discharge points and in-line fans, and common reasons people get in touch are less air being pulled from the kitchen and an extract fan that vibrates or rattles.
In a smaller place like Hawkinge, 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.
We have been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Hawkinge (CT18)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Keep the grease filters clean and in place
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Run the extract throughout cooking
- Report rattles or humming early
We take away the grease and dirty water from the fan clean. Wherever the fan is, the area around it is cleaned down.
Don’t run the kitchen with the extract off. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Questions from Hawkinge
Can school kitchens in Hawkinge be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Hawkinge. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Can you get to a site in Hawkinge?
Yes, Hawkinge is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Does a TR19 kitchen extract clean cover the fan?
Yes. TR19® Grease covers the whole system, fan included. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned along with the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts and discharge.
What is 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 legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that cannot wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Who is the responsible person?
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. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
What extract fan cleaning can’t fix
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- A motor that has burnt out
- An undersized fan that can’t cope
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Hawkinge
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
- In-line fans
- Axial fans
- Roof-mounted fans
How it works
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 an hour or two for one fan, longer when it’s hard to reach. Around Hawkinge, access is typically simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- We isolate the power before opening the housing.
- We scrape the heavy grease from the blades and housing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Hawkinge
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Nearby places to Hawkinge
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What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The condition we find in the survey
- Where the site is and how we reach it
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
For extract fan cleaning in Hawkinge, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Kitchen extracts in Hawkinge
Hawkinge is within about 3 miles of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency records include about 5 pubs and bars within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Hawkinge. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Hawkinge sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
School kitchens, at schools like The Churchill School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Historic houses near Hawkinge, such as Acrise Place about 2 miles north-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Hawkinge is Royal Victoria Hospital, about 2 miles south.
Hawkinge is about 2 miles north of Folkestone, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Hawkinge, extract fan cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Hawkinge is one of them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (29 miles or so).
All of CT18 is covered for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need extract fan cleaning at premises on The Street, Spitfire Way and Waddington Drive or anywhere close by, we can help. Close by, we work in Densole (1 mile north), Old Hawkinge (1 mile east), Arpinge (1 mile south-west), Swingfield Minnis (2 miles north) and Selsted (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (13 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north), Dover (6 miles east), Deal (12 miles north-east), Hythe (4 miles south-west) and Tower Hamlets (6 miles east).
Near you in Hawkinge
Around Hawkinge, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Mayfly pub. Hawkinge’s nearest station is Folkestone West station, about 2 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Royal Victoria Hospital (2 miles south) and Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum (2.1 miles south-west). Not far away are Cheriton Hill.
Why deal with it now?
A greasy fan has to work harder to move the same air. Airflow at the canopy drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the motor works harder. Booking now means the visit to Hawkinge is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
What you get with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.