West Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Crawley, West Sussex
We cover Crawley for grease trap cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- A kitchen drain that smells
- Sinks that drain slowly
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Crawley
A grease trap catches fats, oils and grease from the kitchen sinks before they reach the drain. As the waste water cools, the grease floats and stays in the trap while the water carries on to the drain. Eventually it fills and has to be emptied and cleaned. Typical jobs include drains that gurgle and bubble and a regular cleaning plan for the grease trap, on restaurants and takeaways, under-sink grease traps and school and care home kitchens.
Council environmental health officers inspect kitchens in Crawley, and the state of walls, floors, ceilings and equipment is part of the inspection. Records of deep cleans help show the kitchen is kept in order.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Crawley (RH10, RH11, RH12, RH6)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. Town-centre sites in a place like Crawley can be tight for parking, so it helps to know the options in advance.
- We agree a time when the sinks are not needed.
- We open the trap and look at its condition.
- We remove the grease layer and settled solids.
- We clean the baffles, inlet and outlet.
- The trap is closed, tested and the next clean discussed.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
How to get a quote
For grease trap cleaning in Crawley, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Related advice
What we are called out for in Crawley
Food waste slips past sink strainers or gets rinsed down. It settles in the trap as solids and takes up space.
Look out for any of the following:
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- A kitchen drain that smells
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
Hall kitchens near Friary Church of St Francis and St Anthony or elsewhere in Crawley may have older sinks and drains, so a grease trap check is worth adding to a deep clean.
Questions to ask before booking
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Why it’s worth doing now in Crawley
Some kitchens try to fix slow drains with hot water or drain cleaners. That only moves the grease further down the pipe to set somewhere harder to reach. Emptying and cleaning the trap deals with the source. Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers can all ask for records.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
What you get with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job
- Trading since 2009
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
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. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Different parts, different methods
Baffles and outlets
Clean water leaves through the outlet. A blocked outlet stops the trap working.
Grease interceptors
Interceptors separate grease the same way, on a larger scale. Cooling water lets grease rise and solids settle.
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The condition of the system
- The times the site is available
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. 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.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Grease trap cleaning around Crawley
Food Standards Agency records include about 24 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 9 hotels and B&Bs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Crawley. Wherever food is prepared there, a periodic deep clean and a clear grease trap keep things in order. Food hygiene inspections in Crawley are the job of Crawley council’s environmental health team. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. A record of each deep clean helps show the kitchen is kept in order.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Three Bridges Junior School or anywhere near Crawley, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean. If you serve passing trade near Crawley station, a grease trap on a regular schedule keeps the drains running through busy weeks.
Crawley is about 27 miles south of London, in West Sussex. Wherever you are in the RH10 postcode area, we can take on grease trap cleaning. Crawley is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex where we work for grease trap cleaning. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 19 miles away.
Grease trap cleaning in RH10, RH11, RH12 and RH6 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Grease trap cleaning is available to premises on Station Road, Queens Square and High Street and nearby roads. Main roads around Crawley include the A23 and A264, so getting to you is simple for grease trap cleaning. We also cover Southgate (1 mile south-west), Tilgate (1 mile south-east), West Green (1 mile north), Three Bridges (1 mile east) and Langley Green (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Horsham (7 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (11 miles south), East Grinstead (8 miles east), Billingshurst (13 miles south-west) and Roffey (5 miles south-west). Crawley is among the bigger places we cover in West Sussex for grease trap cleaning.
Landmarks near Crawley
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Tilgate Park, St Wilfrid's Catholic School and St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, among other places. Crawley has its own railway station: Crawley station. Other landmarks nearby include Crawley Hospital (0.5 miles north-west) and County Mall (within half a mile north-east). For a walk, there’s Tilgate Lake.
Questions from Crawley
Can you work in school kitchens in Crawley during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 23 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Crawley. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Can you come to Crawley after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Crawley can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find and the report sets out why.
How long will the sinks be out of use?
A typical clean takes less than an hour for many under-sink units, including testing. It’s booked when the sinks aren’t needed.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: reports, certificates, photos and your own cleaning or check logs. A single log for each site works best.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away when we go. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
How regularly does a grease trap need emptying?
There’s no single answer. We look at how full the trap is and how quickly it fills and we’ll advise on timing.