Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Catherington grease trap cleaning
For emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens in Catherington, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A kitchen drain that smells
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
About our grease trap cleaning in Catherington
Grease is behind most blocked kitchen drains. Down the line, they can add to fatbergs in the sewer. A grease trap that’s emptied and cleaned regularly keeps them out of the drains. Typical jobs include a bad smell from the sinks or drains and gurgling drains in the kitchen, across kitchen waste pipes, restaurants and takeaways and under-sink grease traps.
For a kitchen in or near Catherington, the visit is planned ahead, around opening times and the journey, and the deep clean is the same as anywhere: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Catherington (PO8)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Grease interceptors
Bigger kitchens may have a larger grease interceptor. With more capacity, they fill more slowly, but they still need regular emptying and cleaning.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Kitchens with fixed mealtimes build up grease more predictably. A regular interval suits them well.
Leave it or put it right?
Pests are drawn to grease and food waste. A clean trap is less of an attraction, alongside good kitchen hygiene. With notice, the visit to Catherington can be fitted around your bookings and events.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why Catherington businesses choose us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Trading since 2009
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
How it works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Catherington before we set off.
- 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.
- We take out the layer of fat, oil and grease and any solids.
- Every part of the trap is scraped and cleaned, including the baffles.
- We put it back together, run water through and remove the waste.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
Advice
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
You will get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- The scale of the work
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Parking and loading at the site
- How many systems or sites are involved
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Any previous report or certificate
- A few general shots of the system
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
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. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Common questions in Catherington
Which environmental health team covers Catherington?
In Catherington, it’s East Hampshire council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the council’s risk rating for it, so the kitchen needs to be ready at any time.
Can you come to Catherington after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Catherington needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus 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 is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The law calls them the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
How regularly does a grease trap need emptying?
The right interval depends on your trap and your cooking. If the sinks start to drain slowly between cleans, it’s too long, and we can shorten it.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on what we found and how the system is used.
Do you need grease trap cleaning in Catherington?
Oil tipped down the drain instead of being collected fills a grease trap far faster than washing-up. Small amounts soon build up.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Sinks that drain slowly
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
For schools such as Catherington Church of England Infant School, deep cleans and grease trap work are usually booked for the holidays.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Other services in Catherington
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
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 photos, so records stay tidy.
Grease trap cleaning in Catherington: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 3 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Catherington, up to about a mile and a half out. Kitchens like these wash fat, oil and grease down the sink every day, and a grease trap is what stops it reaching the sewer. Food hygiene inspections in Catherington are the job of East Hampshire council’s environmental health team. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
Havant War Memorial Hospital, about 5.3 miles south, is the nearest hospital to Catherington; healthcare kitchens can’t stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times. Where a church or community hall near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Catherington, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event.
Catherington is about 2 miles north of Horndean, in Hampshire. From the centre of Catherington to the outskirts, we cover grease trap cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Catherington is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire we cover for grease trap cleaning. You can also see our page for Portsmouth, about 9 miles away.
We cover every part of PO8 for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on Glamorgan Road, Wrexham Grove and White Dirt Lane or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we work in Clanfield (1 mile north), Lovedean (2 miles south-west), Horndean (2 miles south), Wecock Farm (2 miles south-west) and Anmore (3 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Gosport (11 miles south-west), Havant (5 miles south), Eastleigh (15 miles west), Fareham (10 miles south-west), Alton (15 miles north) and Hedge End (13 miles west).
Around Catherington
Around Catherington, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Horndean Technology College, among other places. The nearest railway station is Rowlands Castle station, roughly 3.5 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Havant War Memorial Hospital (5.3 miles south) and Clanfield Earthwork (1.7 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Windmill Hill.