West Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Flansham grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning for commercial sites in Flansham and across West Sussex. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
- A routine grease trap service
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Flansham
If the sinks drain slowly or smell, the trap is often the cause. In Flansham, as everywhere we work, our team empties and cleans the trap, then check the water flows properly. If you’re dealing with an inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning and grease setting in the kitchen pipework, we can put it right, from inline grease traps, restaurants and takeaways and kitchen waste pipes onwards.
Rural kitchens may drain to a septic tank or a private drain rather than straight into a public sewer, so keeping fat out with a working grease trap matters even more.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Flansham (PO22)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Flansham kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 11 pubs and bars in and around Flansham, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving food has a kitchen that collects grease out of sight and drains that need protecting. It’s Arun council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Flansham. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. A record of each deep clean helps show the kitchen is kept in order.
Half-term is a good time for school kitchens, at schools like Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School for instance, to have the grease trap emptied and the kitchen deep cleaned. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital about 1.7 miles south-west, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out.
Flansham is about 2 miles north-east of Bognor Regis, in West Sussex. From the centre of Flansham to the outskirts, we cover grease trap cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby, about 19 miles away.
Every address in PO22 is covered for grease trap cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Other places close to Flansham include Bilsham (1 mile east), Lidsey (2 miles north-west), Shripney (2 miles west), Yapton (2 miles north-east) and Barnham (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Worthing (11 miles east), Chichester (7 miles west), Selsey (8 miles south-west), Littlehampton (5 miles east), Lancing (14 miles east) and Emsworth (13 miles west).
Local landmarks in Flansham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Felpham Community College and The Brooks Local Nature Reserve and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Barnham station, about 1.9 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Tote Copse Castle (3.1 miles north-west) and Bognor Regis Museum (2.3 miles south-west).
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A grease trap that’s too small for the kitchen
- Broken pipework below ground
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Flansham
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Pot wash sinks
- Restaurants and takeaways
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across West Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Flansham: your questions answered
Can you work in Flansham outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Can you work in school kitchens in Flansham during the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 9 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Flansham, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Which records should we keep?
Every certificate and report from each visit, filed in the maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
How long will the sinks be out of use?
Most grease trap cleans take an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit including checking it drains. We plan the visit around your service.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
That depends on who controls the premises. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Usually not. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits so parts stay in use.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it does not spread.
Part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Kitchens that serve set mealtimes fill their traps more steadily. Planned cleaning fits their routine.
Baffles and outlets
Clean water leaves through the outlet. A blocked outlet stops the trap working.
Towns and villages near Flansham
More services for Flansham
Do you need grease trap cleaning in Flansham?
Hot water and detergent carry grease further than you’d expect. When it cools, the grease hardens, often in the trap or the pipe beyond.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
Where a church or community hall near Bilsham Chapel, or anywhere in Flansham, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event.
Comparing quotes
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether they’re fully insured
What happens if it’s left?
Pests are drawn to grease and food waste. A clean trap is less of an attraction, alongside good kitchen hygiene. Somewhere as small as Flansham, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why book with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
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 is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Flansham.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
Related advice
Keeping the system healthy
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
- Report slow or smelly sinks early
- Get food waste into the bin, not the sink
- Don’t store things on top of the trap
You’ll get our view on how often the trap needs cleaning. It’s based on how full it was and how much the kitchen cooks.
Fat that escapes the trap hardens in the pipework. Clearing it then is a bigger job so prevention is the easier route.