Kent · Extract fan cleaning
Marden Thorn extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Marden Thorn. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Thick grease on the impeller and casing
- Burning smells from the fan area
About our extract fan cleaning in Marden Thorn
Cleaning removes grease, not wear. 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. Typical jobs include grease escaping from the fan outlet and a fan that no longer moves enough air, on roof-mounted fans, discharge points and fan housings.
Somewhere as small as Marden Thorn, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Marden Thorn (TN12)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Marden Thorn
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
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What else we do in Marden Thorn
When to call us in Marden Thorn
The cooler the air, the more grease drops out, and on a roof or outside wall the fan can be in some of the coolest air in the system. So grease often settles heavily there.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- Burning smells from the fan area
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
Around Marden Thorn, as anywhere, we clean the parts you cannot see as well as the canopy you can.
Comparing quotes
- Proof of insurance
- Whether VAT is included
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Extract fan cleaning in Marden Thorn: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records list about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Marden Thorn and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they cook under a canopy, an extract fan is pulling grease-laden air through its blades every service. Food hygiene inspections in Marden Thorn are the job of Maidstone council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Marden Thorn sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
For a kitchen near Marden Thorn, the paperwork matters as much as the clean, so you get a certificate and pictures every time.
Marden Thorn is about 7 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. We carry out extract fan cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Marden Thorn and the rest of Kent. 922 places in Kent are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 7 miles away.
We cover every part of the TN12 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Extract fan cleaning is available to premises on Pagehurst Road and Thorn Road and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Marden Thorn: Wanshurst Green (1 mile north), Staplehurst (2 miles east), St Ann's Green (2 miles north), Milebush (2 miles north) and Horden (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (7 miles north), Ashford (15 miles east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles west), Tonbridge (11 miles west), Kings Hill (9 miles north-west) and Foley Park (8 miles north).
Local landmarks in Marden Thorn
Marden Thorn’s nearest station is Marden station, about 1.4 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include South East Romany Museum (0.9 miles north) and Sissinghurst Castle (4.2 miles south-east).
The process
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Marden Thorn before we set off.
- First we locate the fan and agree how it’s safely isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it can’t start while we work.
- Grease is scraped from the impeller blades and the inside of the housing.
- We degrease the fan and housing, taking care around the motor.
- The fan is put back into service, checked and photographed.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
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Marden Thorn: your questions answered
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Marden Thorn?
The local authority for Marden Thorn is Maidstone council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Marden Thorn?
That is Kent 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.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What information do you need?
A short description and a few photos plus the address and your hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
Are you insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
How far ahead should we book?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- An undersized fan that can’t cope
- A faulty speed controller or isolator
- An impeller that’s bent or split
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Marden Thorn
- In-line fans
- Centrifugal fans
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- Fan housings
- Discharge points
How we price extract fan cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- The condition of the system
- The scale of the work
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
We do not publish a 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 start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
What staff can safely do
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. 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 dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
How the job changes from site to site
Roof-mounted fans
Roof fans also discharge grease onto the roof around them and we check the area around the outlet. Heavy staining is noted on the report.
Inline duct fans
Some fans are built into the duct itself. We get to them through the duct or casing after isolating them.