Brighton and Hove · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Falmer, Brighton and Hove
Professional grease trap cleaning in and around Falmer, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Drains clogged with fat
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- Sinks that drain slowly
What your team can do, and what needs us
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. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
About our grease trap cleaning in Falmer
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 before suggesting how often it needs cleaning. The work covers school and care home kitchens, restaurants and takeaways and inline grease traps, and common reasons people get in touch are foul odours from the grease trap and a blocked kitchen drain caused by grease.
In rural areas, a kitchen may drain to a private system rather than a public sewer, so keeping fat out with a working grease trap matters even more.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Falmer (BN1)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Places near Falmer
Also in Falmer
How the job changes from site to site
Baffles and outlets
Baffles inside the trap slow the water so grease can separate. Grease clings to them, so we clean them.
School, care home and staff kitchens
In schools, grease traps can be cleaned when the kitchen is closed or after lunch service.
Falmer: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like Falmer?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Which council inspects kitchens in Falmer?
Kitchens in Falmer are inspected by Lewes council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look behind equipment and at drains, so it pays to have the deep clean booked before those areas build up.
Do you deal with blocked drains beyond the grease trap?
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.
Do we need to stop using the sinks while you work?
Only briefly, and only the sinks that feed the trap. We plan the visit for a quieter time where we can.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
What problems does a full grease trap cause?
Grease and food waste build up until the trap stops working. The result is slow drains, foul odours and eventually a blockage.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- How big the system is
- The number of sites or systems
- What state the system is in
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before we start.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The site address and the type of premises
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep access to the trap clear
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
- Act on gurgling or smelly drains
The waste we remove leaves with us. Nothing is left for you to dispose of when we’re done.
A trap that is left too long stops catching grease. Regular emptying keeps it working and avoids a blockage.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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 are happy to quote for all of it.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Grease trap cleaning around Falmer
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 4 pubs, bars and clubs in Falmer and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the kitchen and its drains need the same attention as a restaurant’s. Environmental health officers from Lewes council inspect food businesses in Falmer. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day.
For schools such as Brighton Aldridge Community Academy, deep cleans and grease trap work are usually booked for the holidays. If you run a kitchen near Falmer station with long trading hours, grease builds up faster behind equipment and in the trap. If you look after a hall kitchen near The Parish Church of St Lawrence or anywhere in Falmer, a deep clean between busy seasons is easier than a scramble before a big event.
Falmer is about 3 miles north-east of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Whether your site is in the middle of Falmer or further out, grease trap cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Falmer is one of 30 towns, villages and districts in Brighton and Hove we cover for commercial clients.
Here we cover the BN1 postcode area for grease trap cleaning. Grease trap cleaning is available to premises on Middle Street, Park Street and Mill Street and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Kingston near Lewes (2 miles east), Iford (3 miles east), Ovingdean (3 miles south), Rottingdean (3 miles south) and Roedean (3 miles south). Further out, we also cover Brighton (3 miles south-west), Brighton and Hove (5 miles west), Hove (5 miles south-west), Carlton Hill (4 miles south-west), Hanover (3 miles south-west) and West Hill (4 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Falmer
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Swan Inn, University of Sussex Library and Stanmer Park. Falmer has its own railway station: Falmer station. Nearby you will also find Brighton And Hove Albion Football Club Museum (within half a mile south-west) and Lewes Castle (3.8 miles east). Not far away are Bevendean Down and Newmarket Hill.
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Broken pipework below ground
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
- Grease set hard in the drain run
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Pot wash sinks
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Inline grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Under-sink grease traps
What we do, step by step
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Falmer, let us know and we will plan around it.
- We agree a time when the sinks aren’t needed.
- We open the trap and look at its condition.
- Built-up grease and food waste are taken out.
- The inside, baffles and outlet are cleaned.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. 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 work begins.