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Shoreditch extract fan cleaning
Professional extract fan cleaning in and around Shoreditch, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A noisy fan that has got louder over time
- Grease stains around the discharge
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
Why act early in Shoreditch
A fan that fails mid-service can stop a kitchen cooking. Grease is often where fan trouble begins, so keeping it clean is part of keeping it running. We also offer a 24/7 emergency callout if the worst happens. Leaving it on a busy London site only adds to the work.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
About our extract fan cleaning in Shoreditch
Not all extract fans are the same: roof-mounted units, inline fans within the duct, and wall fans. Each is isolated and opened in its own way, and we plan that during the survey. If you have weak extraction at the canopy and grease escaping from the fan outlet, we can help.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so work in Shoreditch is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.

- Place
- Shoreditch (E1, E2, N1)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Shoreditch
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Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. 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.
What extract fan cleaning cannot fix
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what extract fan cleaning won’t do:
- Damaged fan blades
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A fan that was never right for the kitchen
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Shoreditch
- Centrifugal fans
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
- Discharge points
Extract fan cleaning around Shoreditch
The FSA’s data shows about 411 pubs, bars and clubs and about 62 hotels and guest houses registered within about 1.5 miles of central Shoreditch. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Shoreditch is covered by London Fire Brigade. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Food hygiene inspections in Shoreditch are the job of Hackney council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Commuter trade near Shoreditch High Street station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Leonard's Church, or anywhere in Shoreditch, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Virginia Primary School or anywhere near Shoreditch, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Shoreditch is about 2 miles north of London, in Greater London. Every kind of commercial site in Shoreditch, we can take on extract fan cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. We cover 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Every address in E1, E2 and N1 is within our area for extract fan cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on New Road, Moor Lane and City Road or a nearby road, we can help. You will find Shoreditch on the A1 and A10, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for extract fan cleaning. We also cover Haggerston (1 mile north), Hoxton (1 mile north-west), St Luke's (1 mile west), Spitalfields (1 mile south) and Finsbury (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as City of Westminster (3 miles west), Marylebone (3 miles west), Kensington (6 miles west), Walthamstow (5 miles north-east), Hampstead (5 miles north-west) and Ruislip (15 miles west). Shoreditch is one of the larger places we cover in Greater London for extract fan cleaning.
Landmarks near Shoreditch
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Prince's School of Traditional Arts, Hackney University Technical College and Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives. Nearby too are Artillery Ground (0.5 miles south-west), Former London Apprentice pub (within half a mile north-west) and St Mary-at-Hill (1.1 miles south). There’s a railway station in Shoreditch itself: Shoreditch High Street station. Other landmarks nearby include Tower of London (1.2 miles south) and Gabriel's Wharf (1.8 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Tower Hill and St. James's Park Lake.
Different parts, different methods
Inline duct fans
Hidden in a ceiling void, an inline fan is easily missed. The survey makes sure it’s part of the clean.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
A long-hours kitchen can’t afford a fan failure. Keeping the fan clean is part of avoiding that, and our 24/7 emergency callout is there if it happens anyway.
What affects the cost of extract fan cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition we find in the survey
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- A few general shots of the system
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
FAQs for Shoreditch
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Shoreditch?
That is Hackney council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Shoreditch. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Which fire authority looks after Shoreditch?
Fire safety enforcement in Shoreditch is handled by London Fire Brigade. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
How much does extract fan cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
Is it safe to clean the fan while the kitchen is open?
We isolate the fan, so the kitchen cannot cook while we work. We work evenings, overnight or weekends, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
Can the fan be cleaned between full cleans?
Yes, we do. The report will make clear that only the fan was cleaned, so your TR19 records stay accurate. The full system still needs its regular TR19 clean.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. We typically quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not normally. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so the site can carry on as normal.
How the visit works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes an hour or two for most single fans. A name and number for whoever controls access to the building in Shoreditch saves time on the night.
- Diagnosis first: we look for grease, noise and vibration.
- With the fan isolated, the housing is opened.
- Each blade is cleaned so the impeller runs evenly.
- We clean the casing, the outlet and around the motor.
- The fan goes back into service with a report on its condition.
How to prepare
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
Related advice
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Make sure the fan is included each time
- Tell us if the extract feels weaker
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Report grease escaping from the fan
A full system clean includes a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If only the fan is cleaned, the photo report says so.
Do not run the kitchen with the extract off. Grease settles faster when the air stops moving, so keeping it running helps keep it clean.