Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Southall, Greater London
Extract fan cleaning across Southall and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- A fan that no longer moves enough air
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
- A fan that has never been cleaned
What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes an hour or two for most single fans, and we clear up before we go. Expect the work in Southall to happen after your last customer leaves, not during trading.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it can’t run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- It’s closed up, run, checked and photographed for the report.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Extract fan cleaning in Southall, done properly
Cleaning removes grease, not wear. If we find worn bearings, a struggling motor or damage to the impeller, we will tell you and fan repair or replacement is something we also do. You get an honest view of the fan’s condition. The work covers roof-mounted fans, discharge points and centrifugal fans, and people most often call us about burning smells from the fan area and a fan that no longer moves enough air.
Kitchens in Southall, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Southall (UB2, UB1, UB6, W7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What extract fan cleaning looks like in Southall
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 22 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 4 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Southall. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Southall sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. 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. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading isn’t affected.
Commuter trade near Southall station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Church and community hall kitchens, near Saint John or anywhere around Southall, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Southall is about 3 miles west of Ealing, in Greater London. Southall gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in London, about 12 miles from Southall.
Our technicians cover all of the UB2, UB1, UB6 and W7 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. We cover sites on Uxbridge Road High Street, Emerald Square and Randolph Road and nearby roads. We also cover Dormers Wells (1 mile north-east), West Ealing (2 miles east), Yeading (2 miles north), Yiewsley (2 miles north) and Hanwell (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include London (12 miles east), City of Westminster (10 miles east), Marylebone (10 miles east), Kensington (8 miles east), St Pancras (11 miles east) and Shoreditch (13 miles east).
Landmarks near Southall
Around Southall, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Minet Country Park, Glassy Junction pub and Villiers High School, among other places. Southall has its own railway station: Southall station. Well-known places in the area include Treaty Centre (2.8 miles south) and Museum of Army Music (3.8 miles south). Open spaces near Southall include Northala Fields and Middle Lake.
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- File the fan’s report with your other records
- Flag smoke lingering at the canopy
- Look for grease stains near the discharge
- Make sure the fan is included each time
When the fan is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. A fan-only clean is recorded in the photo report.
Stick to the interval for the full extract. Regular full cleans keep the fan from building up heavy deposits, in line with BESA guidance.
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When to call us in Southall
A fan on a roof or hidden in a ceiling void is easy to forget. A fan that has never been cleaned can be heavily coated, and the report will show it.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- A heavily greased fan housing
- A fan left out of previous cleans
- Fat spreading onto the roof or wall by the fan
- Vibration from an unbalanced impeller
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St Bernard's Hospital (about 1.2 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- What paperwork you get at the end
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
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 are happy to quote for all of it.
Honest limits
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
- A fan that is too small for the system (a design question)
- A fan that will not start
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Roof-mounted fans
- Fan housings
- Centrifugal fans
- Discharge points
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
Southall questions
Which fire authority looks after Southall?
Fire safety enforcement in Southall is handled by London Fire Brigade. 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.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Southall?
That’s Ealing council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Southall. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Will I get photos of the cleaned fan?
Every clean has a photo report, along with notes on the fan’s condition. For a full TR19 clean, you also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Do you need to turn the fan off to clean it?
With the fan isolated, the extract isn’t running. That is why fan cleans are done out of hours, and the kitchen is ready when we leave.
Can the work be done while we are closed?
Yes, and that is how we prefer to work. We book the visit for when the area is out of use, such as late evening, overnight or a weekend.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We are fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What staff can safely do
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 they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Different parts, different methods
Wall fans
Grease can mark the outside wall around the fan. We clean the fan and check the outlet.
Inline duct fans
Hidden in a ceiling void, an inline fan is easily missed. We find it during the survey and include it in the clean.