Buckinghamshire · Extract fan cleaning
Uxbridge extract fan cleaning
One call covers extract fan cleaning in Uxbridge, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A fan that has never been cleaned
- Grease stains around the discharge
- A fan motor running hot under a coat of grease
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Extract fan cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Uxbridge
Kitchen extract fans come in different forms: roof-mounted units, inline fans within the duct, and wall fans. Each is isolated and opened in its own way and the survey shows us how to reach it. The work covers fan housings, centrifugal fans and roof-mounted fans, and common reasons people get in touch are a fan motor running hot under a coat of grease and a fan that has never been cleaned.
In a smaller place like Uxbridge, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Uxbridge (UB8, UB10, UB9)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Uxbridge
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Questions from Uxbridge
Can you get to a site in Uxbridge?
Yes, Uxbridge is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who inspects food businesses in Uxbridge?
Food hygiene inspections in Uxbridge are carried out by Hillingdon council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Bigger sites can be done in stages so parts stay in use.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The law calls them the responsible person. That is generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005 in England and Wales.
What makes a kitchen extract fan vibrate?
Uneven grease on the impeller often causes it. We clean the fan and tell you if anything else, like worn bearings, is to blame.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it does not spread.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What happens if it’s left?
Cleaning the fan in Uxbridge now is a short job: the work takes a few hours where there are several fans or heavy deposits. Leaving it means more wear, more noise and a bigger clean later. It’s better to plan the work at a site near Uxbridge than wait for a failure.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
What you get with us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Full insurance on every job
- A written report with photos after each visit
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Common problems we fix in Uxbridge
Fans that are hard to reach are often the ones that get missed. If it wasn’t included in past cleans, it may hold years of grease, and the report will show it.
The symptoms we are asked about most include:
- A fan that hums, whines or rumbles
- Less air being pulled from the kitchen
- Hot, greasy smells near the fan
- Grease escaping from the fan outlet
A hospital like Hillingdon Hospital, about 1.2 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Before you book anyone
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the price is fixed
Grease, kitchens and Uxbridge
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 28 pubs, bars and clubs and about 5 hotels and B&Bs across Uxbridge and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Fire safety in Uxbridge falls to Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Uxbridge, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Hillingdon council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
For schools such as Whitehall Junior School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Andrew or elsewhere in Uxbridge, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Uxbridge is about 3 miles north-west of Hayes, in Buckinghamshire. Anywhere in UB8, we can carry out extract fan cleaning at your premises. Across Buckinghamshire, we cover 263 places, and Uxbridge is one of them. Our London page covers sites nearby (17 miles or so).
We work across the UB8, UB10 and UB9 postcode area for extract fan cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on York Road, Lawn Road and How's Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. You will find Uxbridge on the A4007, so it’s easy for us to get to for extract fan cleaning. We also cover Cowley (1 mile south), New Denham (1 mile north-west), Hillingdon (1 mile east), Ickenham (2 miles north-east) and Yiewsley (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include High Wycombe (13 miles north-west), Chesham (13 miles north-west), Marlow (13 miles west), Amersham (11 miles north-west), Beaconsfield (9 miles north-west) and Chalfont St Peter (6 miles north-west).
What’s near Uxbridge
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Uxbridge High School, West Middlesex College and Three Tuns pub. For rail, the closest station is West Drayton station, roughly 2.1 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include The Chimes (under half a mile north) and Hillingdon Hospital (1.2 miles south-east). Not far away are Northala Fields and Uxbridge Moor.
Part by part
Wall fans
Grease can mark the outside wall around the fan. The outlet is checked as well as the fan.
Kitchens with long cooking hours
Long cooking hours mean more grease reaches the fan. BESA guidance sets at least 3-monthly cleaning for that level of use, fan included.
How we price extract fan cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- The times the site is available
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The condition we find in the survey
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- A few general shots of the system
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Need a price for extract fan cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
How it works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes an hour or two for most single fans. In a smaller place like Uxbridge, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- We find the fan and check how it’s reached and how it’s isolated.
- The fan is isolated so it can’t start while we work.
- The impeller and the housing around it are scraped clean.
- The fan and its surrounds are degreased, keeping clear of the motor’s electrics.
- We reassemble, run the fan and photograph the result.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.