Essex · Grease trap cleaning

Fordstreet grease trap cleaning

Professional grease trap cleaning in and around Fordstreet, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.

  • A slow-draining kitchen sink
  • Scheduled grease trap emptying
  • An interceptor full of grease and solids

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How we handle grease trap cleaning in Fordstreet

A neglected grease trap stops doing its job. Fat sets in the pipes downstream, leading to slow drains, blockages and smells. Regular cleaning keeps it working. If you have gurgling drains in the kitchen and a blocked kitchen drain caused by grease, we can help, from inline grease traps, pot wash sinks and restaurants and takeaways onwards.

Work in a small place like Fordstreet starts with agreeing a date and access.

The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.

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Place
Fordstreet (CO6)
Region
Essex
Records
Photo report after every visit
Quotes
A fixed quote up front
Hours
Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
Telephone
0345 646 2711
Reviewed
30 October 2026

What happens on the day

We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Fordstreet run smoothly.

  1. We agree a time when the sinks are not needed.
  2. We open the trap and look at its condition.
  3. We remove the grease layer and settled solids.
  4. We clean the baffles, inlet and outlet.
  5. The trap is closed, tested and the next clean discussed.

Preparing for the visit

  • Move anything stored near the system
  • Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
  • Arrange a key holder or contact on site

Getting a quote

To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.

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Grease trap cleaning in Fordstreet: local notes

Food Standards Agency records list about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens across Fordstreet and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Kitchens like these wash fat, oil and grease down the sink every day, and a grease trap is what stops it reaching the sewer. We cover Fordstreet, about 47 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. It’s Colchester council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Fordstreet. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. A record of each deep clean helps show the kitchen is kept in order.

A summer deep clean suits schools such as Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, as the kitchen can be stripped back with no lunches to serve. Essex County Hospital, about 4.4 miles east, is the nearest hospital to Fordstreet; healthcare kitchens cannot stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times.

Fordstreet is about 5 miles west of Colchester, in Essex. From the centre of Fordstreet to the outskirts, grease trap cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our area takes in 644 places across Essex, large and small. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 18 miles from Fordstreet.

Every address in CO6 is covered for grease trap cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If you need grease trap cleaning at premises on Ford Street, Fordstreet Hill and Ponders Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Other places close to Fordstreet include Rose Green (1 mile north-west), Chappel (2 miles north-west), Swan Street (2 miles west), Wakes Colne (2 miles north-west) and Great Tey (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Colchester (5 miles east), Braintree (10 miles west), Maldon (13 miles south), Witham (10 miles south-west), Camulodunum (4 miles south-east) and Halstead (7 miles west).

Landmarks near Fordstreet

Around Fordstreet, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Queen's Head Public House. Fordstreet’s nearest station is Chappel & Wakes Colne station, about 1.8 miles north-west. A little further out are Essex County Hospital (4.4 miles east) and Mount Bures (3.6 miles north). The countryside around Fordstreet includes Iron Latch.

Map of Fordstreet © OpenStreetMap contributors

Common questions in Fordstreet

Do you work overnight in Fordstreet?

Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in Fordstreet does not have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.

Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Fordstreet?

That is Colchester council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Fordstreet. Inspection results feed into the food hygiene rating published by the Food Standards Agency.

Do you clean under-sink and inline grease traps?

We clean under-sink traps, inline traps and interceptors. Tell us what you have and we’ll plan the visit.

What does TR19 mean?

TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.

Does the law say we must follow TR19?

No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.

Can we book visits on a schedule?

Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.

Which records should we keep?

The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs may all ask to see them, so keep them where they can be found quickly.

How much time does a grease trap clean need?

Typically, it takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. Bigger or overdue traps need more time, and we’ll tell you in advance.

For landlords and multi-site operators

Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.

We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Fordstreet and across Essex. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.

Part by part

School, care home and staff kitchens

Drains in care settings need to keep flowing. We fit visits around mealtimes.

Restaurant and takeaway kitchens

Kitchens that fry and wash up all day fill their traps quickly. A shorter cleaning interval usually suits them.

What we are called out for in Fordstreet

Every pan and plate washed sends grease towards the drain. They cool and float to the top of the trap, and the layer gets thicker day by day.

It’s time to book a visit if you see:

  • A routine grease trap service
  • A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
  • Gurgling from the sink waste
  • A bad smell from the sinks or drains

If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Margaret and St Catherine or elsewhere in Fordstreet, a deep clean and an emptied grease trap before a busy season of events are worth booking.

What your quote should include

  • Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
  • What paperwork you get at the end
  • How they set the interval to the next visit
  • Whether the figure could change on the day

How to choose an extract cleaning contractor

When something else is needed

Some problems need a different service or another trade:

  • Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
  • A unit that can’t cope with the kitchen’s output
  • Sewer problems outside the premises

Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.

What the work covers

  • Inline grease traps
  • Under-sink grease traps
  • Kitchen waste pipes
  • Pot wash sinks
  • Restaurants and takeaways
  • School and care home kitchens

In-house cleaning or a specialist?

If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.

Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.

Aftercare tips

Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:

  • Make sure the trap can be reached easily
  • Use strainers in the sink plugholes
  • Never pour used oil down the sink
  • Mention any increase in cooking

You will get our view on how often the trap needs cleaning. It’s based on how full it was and how much the kitchen cooks.

If the kitchen has got busier, the trap fills faster. Shortening the cleaning interval now keeps the drains flowing.

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