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Grease Trap Cleaning in Aylesford
Grease trap cleaning for Aylesford, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
- A kitchen drain that smells
Your questions about grease trap cleaning in Aylesford
Which environmental health team covers Aylesford?
Food hygiene inspections in Aylesford are carried out by Tonbridge and Malling council. An officer may look behind equipment and at drains, so it pays to have the deep clean booked before those areas build up.
Do you clean school kitchens in Aylesford in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 6 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Aylesford. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will fit the work in.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We typically quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What types of grease trap do you clean?
We clean all the common types. A photo helps us see what’s fitted when you call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes, always. It’s a dated, written report with photos, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. Keep it in your maintenance log.
Do you take the waste away?
We remove all the waste we take out. None of it goes back into the drains at any point.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Grease trap cleaning in Aylesford
A grease trap catches fats, oils and grease from the kitchen sinks before they reach the drain. Cooling water lets the grease rise and separate while the water carries on to the drain. Over time, the trap fills up and has to be emptied and cleaned. If you are dealing with a larger grease trap that needs emptying and a kitchen drain that smells, we can help.
In a smaller place like Aylesford, commercial kitchens are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen. Smaller kitchens still collect grease behind equipment and in the drains.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Aylesford (ME20)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Places near Aylesford
What else we do in Aylesford
Aylesford kitchens: local notes
There are about 29 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 12 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Aylesford, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Fat from washing up sets hard in pipes, and kitchens like these produce plenty of it. Food hygiene inspections in Aylesford are the job of Tonbridge and Malling council’s environmental health team. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Maidstone Hospital (about 1.7 miles south), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals. If you serve passing trade near Aylesford station, a grease trap on a regular schedule keeps the drains running through busy weeks. If you look after a hall kitchen near Aylesford Church or anywhere in Aylesford, a deep clean between busy seasons is easier than a scramble before a big event.
Aylesford is about 3 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Sites in Aylesford get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots.
We cover every part of ME20 for grease trap cleaning and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include Station Road, High Street and Hall Road, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. If your site is just outside Aylesford, we cover Ditton (1 mile west), Allington (1 mile south-east), East Malling (2 miles west), Well Street (2 miles south-west) and Fant (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (3 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles east), Dartford (15 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (12 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west) and Gravesend (10 miles north-west).
What’s near Aylesford
In Aylesford, that means kitchens and buildings near Aylesford School, The Chequers pub and Ditton Quarry, among other places. Aylesford has its own railway station: Aylesford station. Well-known places in the area include Allington Castle (1.7 miles east) and Medway megaliths (1.7 miles north-east). The countryside around Aylesford includes Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
What happens if it’s left?
Grease that leaves the kitchen ends up somewhere. It can build up in the drains and join fatbergs in the sewer. Keeping it in the trap, and emptying the trap, is the responsible thing to do. When a site near Aylesford shuts unexpectedly, the people who rely on it notice at once.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Why Aylesford businesses choose us
- Photo reports with every job
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Trading since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
What we do, step by step
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Visits to a place like Aylesford are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- We start by finding the trap and checking its inlet and outlet.
- We ask for the sinks that drain into the trap not to be used.
- The trap is emptied of grease and food waste.
- We clean the chambers, baffles and connections.
- Once it’s refitted, water is run through to check it drains, and we take the waste with us.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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What a clean will not put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- A unit that can’t cope with the kitchen’s output
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Pot wash sinks
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- School and care home kitchens
- Inline grease traps
Part by part
Grease interceptors
Grease interceptors are larger units that serve busier kitchens. With more capacity, they fill more slowly, but they still need regular emptying and cleaning.
Inline grease traps
Access to an inline trap can be in a floor or cupboard. We check how to reach it before the visit.
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep strainers in every sink
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
- Never pour used oil down the sink
- Don’t rely on hot water to clear grease
You’ll get our view on how often the trap needs cleaning. That depends on how quickly it filled and how busy the kitchen is.
Fat that escapes the trap hardens in the pipework. Once it’s there, it needs a drainage contractor to clear, so it’s far better to keep the trap clean.
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- How big the system is
- Where the site is and how we reach it
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The postcode and the type of business
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.