Wokingham · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Crowthorne
Grease trap cleaning for commercial sites in Crowthorne and across Wokingham. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Washing-up water that will not drain away
- Drains clogged with fat
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
How we handle grease trap cleaning in Crowthorne
No two traps are quite the same. Under-sink traps are compact and need frequent attention, while inline traps and interceptors hold more. We look at the trap, how much the kitchen uses it and how quickly it fills and suggest an interval that suits. If you’re dealing with gurgling from the sink waste and an under-sink unit that needs regular emptying, we can help, from school and care home kitchens, pot wash sinks and under-sink grease traps onwards.
Grease traps fill up with fat and food scraps, and once it’s full, fat passes into the drains. Regular emptying and cleaning stops the smells and blockages that follow.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Crowthorne (RG45, RG40)
- Wider area
- Wokingham
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
How the visit works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the grease trap cleaning, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit. Let us know how to reach the roof or plant area at your site in Crowthorne, and where the van can go.
- First, we find the trap and look at its connections.
- Sinks feeding the trap are taken out of use.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- The chambers and baffles are cleaned.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
Getting ready for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Ask for a quote
For grease trap cleaning in Crowthorne, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Advice
What happens if it’s left?
Grease that gets past the trap does not disappear. It adds to blockages further down the drains and sewer. Keeping it in the trap, and emptying the trap, is the responsible thing to do. With a fire risk assessment or inspection due, getting the work done first puts you on the front foot.
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’re not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why Crowthorne businesses choose us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Trading since 2009
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Different parts, different methods
Inline grease traps
Access to an inline trap can be in a floor or cupboard. We ask about access when we quote.
Baffles and outlets
Clean water leaves through the outlet. If it’s blocked or greasy, the trap backs up.
Crowthorne kitchens: local notes
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 6 pubs and bars in Crowthorne and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Pub and hotel kitchens get the same build-up behind equipment and in the grease trap as any other. Environmental health officers from Bracknell Forest council inspect food businesses in Crowthorne. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. A cleaning log that includes deep cleans and grease trap visits shows the work is planned.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Pinewood Hospital about 0.9 miles north, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out. Hall kitchens near Crowthorne Methodist Church or elsewhere in Crowthorne may have older sinks and drains, so a grease trap check is worth adding to a deep clean. Half-term is a good time for school kitchens, at schools like Crowthorne Church of England Primary School for instance, to have the grease trap emptied and the kitchen deep cleaned.
Crowthorne is about 3 miles south-west of Bracknell, in Wokingham. Crowthorne gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Our area takes in 35 places across Wokingham, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Reading page, about 9 miles away.
All of RG45 and RG40 is within our area for grease trap cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Church Road East, Church Road West and High Street or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Being close to the A321 and B3348, Crowthorne is simple for us to get to for grease trap cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out grease trap cleaning in Owlsmoor (1 mile south-east), Home Farm (1 mile north-east), Wooden Hill (2 miles north-east), Sandhurst (2 miles south) and Hanworth (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Reading (9 miles north-west), Wokingham (3 miles north-west), Woodley (7 miles north-west), Earley (7 miles north-west), Lower Earley (6 miles north-west) and Winnersh (5 miles north-west). Crowthorne is among the bigger places we cover in Wokingham for grease trap cleaning.
Around Crowthorne
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around King Edward VI Aston School, The Prince pub and Edgbarrow Woods. The closest station to Crowthorne is Crowthorne station, about 1 mile south-west. A little further out are The Lexicon (3.7 miles north-east) and Pinewood Hospital (0.9 miles north). The countryside around Crowthorne includes Wildmoor Heath and Heath Lake.
Looking after it afterwards
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Don’t store things on top of the trap
- Collect waste cooking oil separately
- Keep strainers in every sink
- Tell us if your menu or hours change
Anything we notice beyond the trap, like a slow drain downstream, is pointed out. It may need a drainage specialist to look further.
Fat that escapes the trap hardens in the pipework. Once it’s there, it needs a drainage contractor to clear, so it’s far better to keep the trap clean.
Also near Crowthorne
What else we do in Crowthorne
Common questions in Crowthorne
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Crowthorne?
Food hygiene inspections in Crowthorne are carried out by Bracknell Forest council. 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.
Do you work in school kitchens around Crowthorne out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 8 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Crowthorne. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
What happens if a grease trap isn’t cleaned?
Once it’s full, grease passes straight through. It then sets in the drains, causing blockages and smells and can end up adding to sewer blockages.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Do you cover Crowthorne?
Yes. Crowthorne is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
Are you insured?
Yes, we are fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Blockages further down the drainage network
- A unit that can’t cope with the kitchen’s output
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Pot wash sinks
- Inline grease traps