Brighton and Hove · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Brunswick
Professional grease trap cleaning in and around Brunswick, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Gurgling from the sink waste
- Drains clogged with fat
- A kitchen drain that smells
Why it’s worth doing now in Brunswick
Pouring hot water or chemicals down a slow drain is a common quick fix. It just shifts the grease further along to set somewhere harder to reach. The lasting fix starts with the trap. A quieter site near Brunswick still needs its system looked after.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why Brunswick businesses choose us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- In business since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Grease trap cleaning in Brunswick, done properly
Grease traps sit between the sinks and the drain, holding back fats, oils and grease. Cooling water lets the grease rise and separate while the water carries on to the drain. Over time, the trap fills up and needs emptying and cleaning. If you have an under-sink unit that needs regular emptying and a slow-draining kitchen sink, we can put it right, from kitchen waste pipes, pot wash sinks and restaurants and takeaways onwards.
In a place like Brunswick, kitchens often sit in older buildings with older drains. Smells and slow drains are the usual warning signs.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Brunswick (BN1, BN3, BN50)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Brunswick questions
Can you come to Brunswick after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Brunswick can fit around your hours. When you call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Who inspects food businesses in Brunswick?
In Brunswick, it’s Brighton and Hove council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Photos from a deep clean are a simple record of what was done and when.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
What do you do with the waste?
It’s removed from site when we leave. Your staff don’t have to handle it once the clean is done.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. For kitchen extracts, BESA’s minimum intervals run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use, and fire dampers need testing at least once a year.
How long will the sinks be out of use?
A typical clean takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor including checking it drains. We plan the visit around your service.
Who is the responsible person?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Fixed quotes for grease trap cleaning in Brunswick
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
- What state the system is in
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
What we need to know
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
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 can quote for the whole system.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Brunswick kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 18 food manufacturers and packers within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Brunswick. A production site’s wash-down water can carry plenty of fat, which a trap or interceptor has to catch. Kitchens in Brunswick get their food hygiene inspections from Brighton and Hove council. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. A record of each deep clean helps show the kitchen is kept in order.
Montefiore Hospital, about 0.5 miles north, is the nearest hospital to Brunswick; healthcare kitchens cannot stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times. Hall and church kitchens, near St Stephen's Church or anywhere around Brunswick, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order.
Brunswick is about 1 mile south-west of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Every kind of commercial site in Brunswick, we can take on grease trap cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Our Brighton and Hove coverage runs to 30 places, and Brunswick is one of them.
Work in BN1, BN3 and BN50 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on Farm Road, York Road and Powis Road and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Brunswick: Seven Dials (1 mile north-east), West Hill (1 mile north-east), Prestonville (1 mile north), Hove (1 mile north-west) and Carlton Hill (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Hangleton (3 miles north-west), Patcham (3 miles north), Hollingbury (3 miles north), Bevendean (3 miles north-east), Saltdean (5 miles east) and East Saltdean (6 miles east). Brunswick is one of the larger places we cover in Brighton and Hove for grease trap cleaning.
Near you in Brunswick
Typical jobs here are in premises near St. Ann's Well Gardens, Maris & Otter pub and The Drive Prep School, among other places. The closest station to Brunswick is Brighton station, about 0.6 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Old Police Cells Museum (0.7 miles south-east) and Churchill Square (within half a mile east). The countryside around Brunswick includes Whitehawk Hill and Newmarket Hill.
What we’re called out for in Brunswick
A full trap cannot hold any more grease. It then builds up in the drains and the sewer beyond, where it can form blockages.
What we are most often called out for:
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- A routine grease trap service
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
A summer deep clean suits schools such as St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School, as the kitchen can be stripped back with no lunches to serve.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the price is fixed
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Wipe grease off pans before washing them
- Make sure the trap can be reached easily
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
- Mention any increase in cooking
Keep used oil out of the drains, and the trap will stay cleaner for longer. It makes a real difference.
Slow sinks and a bad smell are early warnings. Acting at this stage typically prevents a blockage later.
What we do, step by step
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. For a place like Brunswick, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.