Greater London · Extract fan cleaning
Extract fan cleaning in Stratford, Greater London
We cover Stratford for cleaning of kitchen extract fans, impellers, fan housings and discharge points. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- A heavily greased fan housing
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Rough running from the extract fan
How we handle extract fan cleaning in Stratford
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the extract fan, but a fan can also need attention on its own, especially when it has started to vibrate or sound rough. A fan-only clean is recorded as exactly that. If you are dealing with a noisy fan that has got louder over time and a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease, we can help, from in-line fans, roof-mounted fans and discharge points onwards.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so extract cleaning in Stratford is usually done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Stratford (E15, E20, E3)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about extract fan cleaning in Stratford
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Stratford?
Food hygiene inspections in Stratford are carried out by Newham council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Which fire authority looks after Stratford?
That’s London Fire Brigade. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What should I send you?
Some photos and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
Will I get photos of the cleaned fan?
Every clean has a photo report, with anything we noticed. A full clean adds a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
How long is a fan clean?
Allow a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. We’ll confirm the time when we quote.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. We don’t leave it behind.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
Extract fan cleaning in Stratford: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records list about 496 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 273 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Stratford, up to about a mile and a half out. Each kitchen extract among them ends at a fan, and grease on the impeller strains the motor. Stratford sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading is not affected.
If you cook for passing trade around Stratford (London) station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. A hospital like Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End, about less than half a mile east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Stratford is about 5 miles north-east of London, in Greater London. We carry out extract fan cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Stratford and the rest of Greater London. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Stratford among them.
We cover every part of E15, E20 and E3 for extract fan cleaning and the roads nearby. We cover sites on Gay Road, Cam Road and Eve Road and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out extract fan cleaning in Maryland (1 mile east), East Village (1 mile north-west), Temple Mills (1 mile north-west), West Ham (1 mile south-east) and Hackney Wick (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (5 miles south-west), City of Westminster (7 miles west), Marylebone (6 miles west), Kensington (9 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles west) and Shoreditch (3 miles west).
What’s near Stratford
Typical jobs here are in premises near Carpenters Primary School, The Two Puddings pub and Sarah Bonnell School, among other places. Stratford has its own railway station: Stratford (London) station. Well-known places in the area include Stratford Centre (under half a mile south-east) and V&A East (0.5 miles west). Not far away are Hollow Pond and Old Ford Island.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What we’re called out for in Stratford
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.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
- A smell of hot grease from the extract
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St John the Evangelist or anywhere around Stratford, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What insurance they carry
Multi-site and managed buildings
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
How it works
On the day, we arrive 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. The work itself takes an hour or two for most single fans. Security desks and permits-to-work are routine in London, so let us know what your building in Stratford needs from us.
- We locate the fan and plan how to reach and isolate it.
- It’s isolated so it cannot run while we work.
- Grease is scraped off the impeller blades and casing.
- Blades, housing and surrounds are degreased with care around the electrics.
- We reassemble, run and photograph the fan.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Ask for 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, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
Keeping the system healthy
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Don’t store items in front of the fan’s access point
- Keep each photo report with the maintenance log
- Keep the fan on whenever the range is lit
- Check the report shows the fan was cleaned
File the photo report with your other extract records. It shows the fan’s condition at the time of the clean, which helps if anything changes later.
Listen to the fan. Rattles, hums or shaking can be early signs of build-up or wear and early action can save a repair.
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When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by extract fan cleaning, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It won’t put right:
- Grease in the duct and canopy before the fan (those need a full TR19 clean)
- Damaged fan blades
- Electrical faults in the fan’s supply or controls (an electrician’s job)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Fan housings
- Roof-mounted fans
- Discharge points
- Centrifugal fans
- Axial fans
- In-line fans
Leave it or put it right?
Without a working extract fan, a kitchen can’t cook safely. 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. A busy site in Stratford builds up dirt and wear quickly, so putting it off makes the eventual job larger.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What you get with us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We are fully insured
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- A fixed price before any work starts
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