Medway · Grease trap cleaning
Frindsbury grease trap cleaning
Specialist grease trap cleaning for Frindsbury: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Sinks that drain slowly
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
Grease trap cleaning in Frindsbury, done properly
Every trap is different. Under-sink traps are compact and need frequent attention and larger traps hold more grease before they fill. We assess the trap and how fast it fills and suggest an interval that suits. The work covers under-sink grease traps, school and care home kitchens and kitchen waste pipes, and common reasons people get in touch are a regular cleaning plan for the grease trap and a bad smell from the sinks or drains.
Kitchens around a smaller place like Frindsbury are often in older buildings, with drains and grease traps that have been there for years. A blocked drain or a smelly grease trap is normally the first sign.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Frindsbury (ME2, ME1)
- Region
- Medway
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
We time visits to avoid service so you do not lose trade.
Inline grease traps
Inline traps are fitted into the drain line. They’re larger than under-sink traps but still fill up.
Leave it or put it right?
A full grease trap lets grease through to the drains. It hardens on the pipe walls until water cannot get through. Cleaning the trap regularly is far easier than clearing a blocked drain. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Why book with us
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- Each visit written up, with photos
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Frindsbury
Food Standards Agency data counts about 3 food manufacturers and packers in and around Frindsbury, up to about a mile and a half out. Where food is made in quantity, grease traps fill faster and need a tighter schedule. Environmental health officers from Medway council inspect food businesses in Frindsbury. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. A record of each deep clean helps show the kitchen is kept in order.
For schools such as English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, deep cleans and grease trap work are usually booked for the holidays. Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; French Hospital, about 0.8 miles south, is the nearest hospital to Frindsbury. Hall and church kitchens, near All Saints Church or anywhere around Frindsbury, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order.
Frindsbury is about 1 mile north-east of Rochester, in Medway. Whatever kind of site you run in Frindsbury, grease trap cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 68 places across Medway, large and small. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 9 miles from Frindsbury.
Work in ME2 and ME1 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Grease trap cleaning is available to premises on Mill Road, Grove Road and Bowes Road and nearby roads. Main roads around Frindsbury include the A289, so getting to you is simple for grease trap cleaning. We also cover the places around Frindsbury: Rochester Riverside (1 mile south), Brompton (1 mile south-east), Chatham Waterfront (1 mile south-east), Luton (2 miles south-east) and Chatham (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Gillingham (4 miles south-east), Rainham (5 miles south-east), Park Wood (5 miles south-east), Lordswood (5 miles south), Twydall (4 miles south-east) and Hoo St Werburgh (3 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Frindsbury
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Broomhill Park, Former Ordnance Store At Chatham Gun Wharf and Fort Pitt Grammar School and the streets around them. You will also find Temple School (0.8 miles north-west) and The Bell pub (under half a mile north-west). Frindsbury has its own railway station: Strood station. A little further out are Pentagon Shopping Centre (1.4 miles south-east) and French Hospital (0.8 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Rede Common and Gad's Hill.
How we price grease trap cleaning
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
- The condition of the system
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Need a price for grease trap cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Broken pipework below ground
- A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Frindsbury
- School and care home kitchens
- Inline grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
Questions from Frindsbury
Do you work in school kitchens around Frindsbury out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 16 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Frindsbury. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can you come to Frindsbury after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Frindsbury can fit around your hours. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
How often should a grease trap be cleaned?
There’s no single answer. The interval depends on how quickly your trap fills, then suggest a schedule.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Do you deal with blocked drains beyond the grease trap?
Cleaning the trap deals with the grease it holds and that may solve a slow drain caused by the trap. A blockage deeper in the drains needs a drainage specialist.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not usually. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Places near Frindsbury
What else we do in Frindsbury
Managing agents and facilities teams in Frindsbury
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
The process
We’re used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. In a smaller place like Frindsbury, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- First, we find the trap and look at its connections.
- Sinks feeding the trap are taken out of use.
- Grease and solids are removed from the trap.
- We clean every part of the inside.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
Advice
Keeping the system healthy
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Get food waste into the bin, not the sink
- Do not rely on hot water to clear grease
- Collect waste cooking oil separately
- Tell us when sinks start draining slowly
You will get our view on how often the trap needs cleaning. That depends on how quickly it filled and how much the kitchen cooks.
Setting regular cleans takes the guesswork out. The interval is set to suit the trap and the kitchen.