Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Broadstairs grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Broadstairs, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- A routine grease trap service
- Drains clogged with fat
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
What happens if it’s left?
Pests are drawn to grease and food waste. Keeping the trap clean removes something they’re looking for, alongside good kitchen hygiene. Before an inspection or an insurer’s visit in Broadstairs, it helps to have up-to-date records.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What you get with us
- Trading since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- We diagnose before we treat
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
About our grease trap cleaning in Broadstairs
Smells from the sink, gurgling drains or slow drainage all point to the grease trap. We find the trap, empty it and clean it and run water through to check it drains. The work covers school and care home kitchens, restaurants and takeaways and inline grease traps, and the jobs we see most are washing-up water that won’t drain away and a full, neglected grease trap.
For a kitchen in a town like Broadstairs, a deep clean is often booked after a refit, before an inspection or alongside an extract clean, so the whole kitchen is done in one closure.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Broadstairs (CT10, CT9, CT12)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Blockages further down the drainage network
- Drains that are cracked or have collapsed
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Under-sink grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- Kitchen waste pipes
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Act on gurgling or smelly drains
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
- Keep the grease trap on a regular cleaning schedule
- Collect waste cooking oil separately
Scrape plates into the bin before washing up. Use strainers in the sink plugholes before they reach the trap.
If the sinks are slow or smelly, the trap may be full. Getting it cleaned now can stop a full blockage down the line.
How the visit works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. Photos taken on a phone are typically enough for us to plan a job in Broadstairs and give a fixed quote.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- The trap is opened up and checked.
- Built-up grease and food waste are taken out.
- The inside, baffles and outlet are cleaned.
- The trap is closed, tested and the next clean discussed.
Before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Commercial kitchens in Broadstairs
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 food manufacturers and packers within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Broadstairs. Production sites can wash large amounts of fat and oil towards the drain, so traps need emptying to suit the volume. Kitchens in Broadstairs get their food hygiene inspections from Thanet council. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, about 2 miles north-west, is the nearest hospital to Broadstairs. Half-term is a good time for school kitchens, at schools like St Joseph's Catholic Primary School for instance, to have the grease trap emptied and the kitchen deep cleaned. Where a church or community hall near Parish Church of St Peter the Apostle, or anywhere in Broadstairs, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event.
Broadstairs is about 16 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Broadstairs, we can take on grease trap cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Broadstairs is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for commercial clients. Maidstone is in our area too, around 40 miles away.
Work in CT10, CT9 and CT12 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include High Street, Union Square and Church Road, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. Broadstairs is on the A254 and A255, so it’s easy for us to get to for grease trap cleaning. Other places close to Broadstairs include Upton (1 mile south-west), St Peter's (1 mile north-west), Northwood (1 mile south-west), Kingsgate (2 miles north) and Northdown (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Deal (10 miles south), Herne Bay (13 miles west), Walmer (11 miles south), Whitfield (15 miles south-west), Sandwich (7 miles south-west) and Aylesham (14 miles south-west).
Around Broadstairs
Around Broadstairs, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Charles Dickens School, The Charles Dickens School and The Little Albion Inn and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Broadstairs itself: Broadstairs station. Other landmarks nearby include Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (2 miles north-west) and Westwood Cross (1.5 miles west). The countryside around Broadstairs includes Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Towns and villages near Broadstairs
What else we do in Broadstairs
Questions from Broadstairs
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Broadstairs?
That is Thanet council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Broadstairs. An officer may look behind equipment and at drains, so it pays to have the deep clean booked before those areas build up.
Can the work in Broadstairs be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. When you ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you deal with blocked drains beyond the grease trap?
It depends where the blockage is. A full trap is a common cause, and cleaning it can help, but blockages further along need a drainage contractor.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Are you accredited?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
Why does a grease trap need regular cleaning?
Once it’s full, grease passes straight through. It then sets in the drains, causing blockages and smells, and can add to fatbergs in the sewer.
Part by part
Under-sink grease traps
Under-sink traps are cleaned in a short visit, and check the lid and seals.
Grease interceptors
Interceptors take longer to clean and we plan the visit accordingly.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.