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Grease Trap Cleaning in Brockley
Grease trap cleaning for Brockley, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A routine grease trap service
- Washing-up water that won’t drain away
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
About our grease trap cleaning in Brockley
Grease trap cleaning keeps the drains running and the smells away. We empty the built-up grease and food solids, clean the inside and the baffles and the trap checked before we leave. We’re often asked to deal with gurgling from the sink waste and sinks that drain slowly, on pot wash sinks, restaurants and takeaways and school and care home kitchens.
London’s sewers are known for fatbergs, built up from fat, oil and grease washed down drains. Regular grease trap cleaning keeps a kitchen in Brockley from adding to the problem.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Brockley (SE4, SE23, SE6)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Grease interceptors
An interceptor works on the same principle as a smaller trap. Grease floats and solids sink.
Baffles and outlets
The outlet carries the separated water on to the drain. If it’s blocked or greasy, the trap backs up.
How the visit works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. For a job in Brockley, tell us about loading bays, permits, lifts and roof access when you book.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- The trap is opened up and checked.
- Built-up grease and food waste are taken out.
- We clean the baffles, inlet and outlet.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. 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 any work starts.
Advice
Brockley kitchens: local notes
Look up Brockley on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 316 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 199 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Brockley. Wherever they wash pans and plates, fat heads for the drain unless a trap catches it. Compact London kitchens collect grease in tight corners, which an overnight deep clean can reach. In Brockley, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Lewisham council. The state of floors, drains and hard-to-reach corners all feeds into the inspection. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
Where a church or community hall near Church of St Hilda, or anywhere in Brockley, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event. If you run a kitchen near Crofton Park station with long trading hours, grease builds up faster behind equipment and in the trap. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like University Hospital Lewisham about 0.7 miles east, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out.
Brockley is about 1 mile south of New Cross, in Greater London. If you need grease trap cleaning in Brockley, please call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Brockley. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Brockley is one of them.
We cover every part of the SE4, SE23 and SE6 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. Local streets include Ivy Road, Nash Road and Lindal Road, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. Other places close to Brockley include Crofton Park (1 mile south-east), Honor Oak (1 mile west), Ladywell (1 mile east), Forest Hill (1 mile south-west) and Nunhead (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover London (4 miles north-west), City of Westminster (7 miles north-west), Marylebone (7 miles north-west), Kensington (8 miles north-west), St Pancras (6 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (5 miles north).
Landmarks near Brockley
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Blythe Hill Tavern, Allenby Tutorial Trust and Blythe Hill Fields and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Brockley itself: Crofton Park station. Nearby you will also find Horniman Museum and Gardens (1.4 miles south-west) and University Hospital Lewisham (0.7 miles east). For a walk, there’s One Tree Hill and Knight's Hill.
What a clean won’t put right
Not every problem is solved by grease trap cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- Drains that are cracked or have collapsed
- A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think before you book.
What we work on in Brockley
- Pot wash sinks
- Inline grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- School and care home kitchens
- Under-sink grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
What affects the quote in Brockley
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Any permits to work or inductions
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The times the site is available
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
Your questions about grease trap cleaning in Brockley
Can parking be tricky for a job in Brockley?
Parking and loading in London need planning, so tell us about bays, permits and building rules when you book. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
Do you work at weekends in Brockley?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Brockley doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Will cleaning the grease trap fix a blocked drain?
Cleaning the trap deals with the grease it holds, and can clear the problem where the trap was the cause. A blockage deeper in the drains needs a drainage specialist.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We usually quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes. It’s the record insurers and inspectors ask to see: a written, dated record with pictures of what we did and anything we couldn’t access.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Wipe grease off pans before washing them
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
- Keep access to the trap clear
- Mention any increase in cooking
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.
A trap that is left too long stops catching grease. Regular emptying keeps it working and avoids a blockage.
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.