West Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Atherington grease trap cleaning
We cover Atherington for grease trap cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A routine grease trap service
- An overdue grease trap
- Sinks that drain slowly
Atherington: your questions answered
Is Atherington within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you work overnight in Atherington?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Atherington keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Usually not. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Bigger sites can be done in stages so parts stay in use.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
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.
Can you give me a price for grease trap cleaning?
No two traps are quite the same, so we quote once we know what you have. We give you a fixed price, typically within one working day.
Where does the grease from the trap go?
We take the grease and solids away with us. You’re not left with anything to dispose of after the visit.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Grease trap cleaning in Atherington
Kitchens in Atherington use us for grease trap cleaning, from small under-sink units to inline traps and interceptors. We come when the sinks aren’t needed so washing up is not interrupted. The work covers pot wash sinks, school and care home kitchens and inline grease traps, and the jobs we see most are a larger grease trap that needs emptying and a grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time.
In rural areas, a kitchen may drain to a private system rather than a public sewer, so keeping fat out with a working grease trap matters even more.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Atherington (BN17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Places near Atherington
Also in Atherington
When to call us in Atherington
If a trap isn’t emptied, grease passes straight through. It then builds up in the drains and the sewer beyond, where it can form blockages.
The symptoms we are asked about most include:
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- Washing-up water that won’t drain away
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
- A kitchen drain that smells
Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; Zachary Merton Hospital, about 3.4 miles east, is the nearest hospital to Atherington.
Before booking anyone
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether VAT is included
Part by part
Under-sink grease traps
An under-sink trap is out of sight. A full one shows itself with a slow, smelly sink.
Baffles and outlets
We check the inlet, outlet and baffles at each clean so the trap works as it should.
The process
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Atherington knowing what to expect.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- We make sure nothing drains into the trap.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- We clean every part of the inside.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The condition of the system
- The number of sites or systems
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
If you need grease trap cleaning in Atherington, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
Atherington kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around Atherington, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever they wash pans and plates, fat heads for the drain unless a trap catches it. It’s Arun council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Atherington. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day.
Half-term is a good time for school kitchens, at schools like St Mary's CofE Primary School for instance, to have the grease trap emptied and the kitchen deep cleaned. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Bailiffscourt Chapel or elsewhere in Atherington, a deep clean and an emptied grease trap before a busy season of events are worth booking.
Atherington is about 2 miles west of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. For grease trap cleaning in and around Atherington, please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Atherington. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Brighton, roughly 20 miles from Atherington.
Grease trap cleaning in BN17 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We also cover Climping (1 mile north), Horsemere Green (1 mile north-west), Ford (2 miles north), Wick (2 miles north-east) and Littlehampton (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Worthing (8 miles east), Bognor Regis (5 miles west), Chichester (9 miles west), Selsey (10 miles south-west), Shoreham-by-Sea (14 miles east) and Lancing (11 miles east).
Landmarks near Atherington
Around Atherington, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Littlehampton Academy and The Black Horse Public House and the streets around them. The closest station to Atherington is Littlehampton station, about 1.5 miles east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Lyminster Siege Castle (3.8 miles north-east) and Rustington Museum (3.3 miles east). For a walk, there’s WWT Arundel.
Keeping the system healthy
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Report slow or smelly sinks early
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
- Keep access to the trap clear
- Book trap cleans at a set interval
The sinks are ready to use as soon as we have finished. Water is run through to check everything flows before we leave.
If the kitchen has got busier, the trap fills faster. Shortening the cleaning interval now keeps the drains flowing.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.