Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Fleeden, Kent
Grease trap cleaning in Fleeden, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
Multi-site and managed buildings
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 can quote for the whole system.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Grease trap cleaning in Fleeden
Grease trap cleaning keeps the drains running and the smells away. We empty the built-up grease and food solids, clean the inside and the baffles and the trap checked before we leave. Typical jobs include drains clogged with fat and washing-up water that won’t drain away, on kitchen waste pipes, restaurants and takeaways and pot wash sinks.
Rural kitchens may drain to a septic tank or a private drain rather than straight into a public sewer, and fat getting past a grease trap can cause real trouble there.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Fleeden (TN26)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Kitchens that fry and wash up all day fill their traps quickly. They often need the most frequent cleaning.
Under-sink grease traps
Under-sink traps are compact units fitted below the kitchen sink. They fill quickly, so they need frequent emptying.
How we price grease trap cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Parking and loading at the site
- The number of sites or systems
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any previous report or certificate
- Problems your staff have spotted
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Why deal with it now?
Grease that gets past the trap does not disappear. It adds to blockages further down the drains and sewer. A well-maintained trap keeps it where it can be removed. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
Why Fleeden businesses choose us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Every job surveyed first
- Fully insured
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
What we do, step by step
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Fleeden run smoothly.
- We agree a time when the sinks are not needed.
- We open the trap and look at its condition.
- Built-up grease and food waste are taken out.
- We clean the baffles, inlet and outlet.
- The trap is closed, tested and the next clean discussed.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
- A grease trap that is too small for the kitchen
- Drains that are cracked or have collapsed
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Pot wash sinks
- Kitchen waste pipes
- School and care home kitchens
- Inline grease traps
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Fleeden
Fleeden, about 46 miles from central London, is within our usual area. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Food hygiene inspections in Fleeden are the job of Ashford council’s environmental health team. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day.
If you run a kitchen in an older building near Fleeden, such as a historic house like Godinton House (about 2.2 miles north-east), older drains make a working grease trap all the more important. William Harvey Hospital, about 4.9 miles east, is the nearest hospital to Fleeden; healthcare kitchens can’t stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as John Wallis Academy or anywhere near Fleeden, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean.
Fleeden is about 3 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. For grease trap cleaning in and around Fleeden, please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Fleeden. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Fleeden among them. Maidstone is in our area too, around 15 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the TN26 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the roads nearby. If your site is just outside Fleeden, we cover Daniel's Water (1 mile north), Chilmington Green (1 mile east), Great Chart (1 mile north-east), Shadoxhurst (2 miles south) and Stanhope (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (15 miles north-west), Ashford (3 miles east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north), Faversham (13 miles north), Hythe (13 miles east) and Davington (13 miles north).
What’s near Fleeden
In Fleeden, that means kitchens and buildings near Ashford Community Woodland, among other places. The nearest railway station is Pluckley station, about 2.8 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include County Square (3.1 miles east) and William Harvey Hospital (4.9 miles east). Open spaces near Fleeden include Orlestone Forest.
Also in Fleeden
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Questions from Fleeden
Which council inspects kitchens in Fleeden?
Kitchens in Fleeden are inspected by Ashford council’s environmental health officers. Keep the dates of your last deep clean and grease trap visit with your food safety records, ready if an officer asks.
Can school kitchens in Fleeden be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 2 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Fleeden. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
Do you work in Fleeden?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes Fleeden.
What does a grease trap clean cost?
No two traps are quite the same, so we price each one individually. We give you a fixed price, typically within one working day.
How often should a grease trap be cleaned?
There’s no single answer. The interval depends on how quickly your trap fills and we’ll advise on timing.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.