Thurrock · Extract fan repair and replacement
Extract Fan Repair in Tilbury
One call covers extract fan repair in Tilbury, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- An old fan that needs replacing
- An extract fan that has stopped working
- A fan that keeps cutting out
How we handle extract fan repair in Tilbury
Think of it as a check-up for the fan: we hear the symptoms, find the cause and put it right. What you want back is a fan that runs smoothly and a plain account of what we found. If you have a dead fan motor and a knocking noise from the extract fan, we can put it right, from roof and wall fans, bearings and fan housings onwards.
Around a place like Tilbury, a pub, café or care home kitchen with a failed fan cannot carry on cooking as normal. Our 24/7 emergency line is there for exactly that.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Tilbury (RM18)
- Wider area
- Thurrock
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
Extract fan repair can’t fix everything, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It doesn’t solve:
- Grease throughout the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- Problems with the electrical supply to the fan (an electrician’s job)
- Problems with the gas supply or its interlock valve
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Fan housings
- Fan motors
- Belts and pulleys
- Roof and wall fans
- Kitchen extract fans
- Bearings
Towns and villages near Tilbury
Also in Tilbury
Tilbury: your questions answered
Who inspects food businesses in Tilbury?
In Tilbury, it’s Thurrock council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Inspections are risk-based, so a visit can come at any time, including the week a fan stops.
Is there an emergency callout for extract fans in Tilbury?
Tilbury is covered, and our emergency callout runs 24/7. Use 0345 646 2711, our emergency number, at any time. Let us know whether the fan is silent, noisy or tripping the power.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
Is it worth cleaning the extract while you’re fixing the fan?
Repairing the fan does not clean the canopy or ducts. Grease on the fan usually means grease in the ducts, and we can arrange both.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find and the report sets out why.
How far ahead should we book?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Fixed quotes for extract fan repair in Tilbury
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- What state the system is in
- The scale of the work
- How many systems or sites are involved
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The postcode and the type of business
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep a record of any trips or stoppages
- Keep the area around the fan controls clear
- Keep the fan on a planned cleaning cycle
- Never run the extract with filters missing
Listen to the fan over the next few weeks. If anything changes, let us know rather than waiting for it to fail.
The fan is part of every full TR19 clean. A clean impeller stays in balance, so planned cleaning helps the fan last.
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Extract fan repair in Tilbury: local notes
The coast is only about 2 miles from Tilbury. Rust and grease together wear a fan out sooner, and coastal air speeds up the rust. There are about 20 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 19 takeaways across Tilbury and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. For any of them with a canopy, the extract fan is what keeps the kitchen usable. Kitchens in Tilbury get their food hygiene inspections from Thurrock council. Food hygiene rules expect food premises to have suitable and sufficient ventilation. A kitchen without a working fan has a problem to fix quickly.
For school kitchens, at schools like The Gateway Academy for example, a planned fan repair in the holidays avoids losing lunches in term time. If you run a kitchen close to Tilbury Town station and the extract fan is getting noisy, a planned repair after closing beats a breakdown at the rush.
Tilbury is about 2 miles south-east of Grays, in Thurrock. For extract fan repair in and around Tilbury, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Our area covers London and the South East, Tilbury included. 26 places in Thurrock are on our list, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 15 miles away.
Work in RM18 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need extract fan repair at premises on Civic Square, London Road and Church Road or anywhere close by, we can help. You will find Tilbury on the A126 and A1089, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Other places close to Tilbury include Biggin (1 mile north-east), West Tilbury (2 miles north-east), Chadwell St Mary (2 miles north), Milton-next-Gravesend (2 miles south-east) and Grays (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Stanford-le-Hope (5 miles north-east), South Ockendon (5 miles north-west), Balstonia (5 miles north-east), Corringham (6 miles north-east), Aveley (5 miles north-west) and South Stifford (3 miles north-west).
Around Tilbury
Typical jobs here are in premises near St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Northfleet Urban Country Park. The nearest railway station is Tilbury Town station, roughly 0.5 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Stone Castle (4 miles west) and Gravesham Community Hospital (1.4 miles south). Open spaces near Tilbury include Sawyers Lake and Chafford Gorges Nature Park.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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 to a regular schedule.
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 pictures, so records stay tidy.
Common problems we fix in Tilbury
In Tilbury, as anywhere, long cooking days mean long hours for the fan. On belt-driven fans, belts stretch, crack and start to slip and a slipping belt means slower fan speed and weaker extraction.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A squealing belt on start-up
- A humming noise from the fan motor
- An extract fan that rattles or knocks
- A dead fan motor
A fan that rarely runs, like one in a hall kitchen near St John the Baptist or elsewhere in Tilbury, can seize between uses.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
What we do, step by step
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 floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a few hours on site, depending on the fault and the access to the fan. For a site near Tilbury, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- You describe the fault and we arrange a visit.
- On site, the fan is safely isolated.
- The fan and its controls are checked to pin down the fault.
- You get a fixed price for putting it right.
- We fix the fault and run the fan to check it.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, phone us on 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 usually come back within one working day.