Medway · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Gillingham, Medway
Grease trap cleaning for Gillingham and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- Drains clogged with fat
- An overdue grease trap
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Grease set hard in the drain run
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
- A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Restaurants and takeaways
- School and care home kitchens
- Inline grease traps
- Under-sink grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
About our grease trap cleaning in Gillingham
A neglected grease trap stops doing its job. Fat sets in the pipes downstream and the result is blocked drains and bad smells. A trap that’s cleaned regularly keeps grease where it belongs. Typical jobs include an overdue grease trap and an under-sink trap that keeps filling up, across restaurants and takeaways, kitchen waste pipes and school and care home kitchens.
Big kitchens in Gillingham cannot close for a day, so deep cleans are done overnight or in phases.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
What else we do in Gillingham
Gillingham: your questions answered
Can you work in school kitchens in Gillingham during the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 17 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Gillingham. You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the dates the site is empty.
Which environmental health team covers Gillingham?
The local authority for Gillingham is Medway council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Inspection results feed into the food hygiene rating published by the Food Standards Agency.
Do you deal with blocked drains beyond the grease trap?
It depends where the blockage is. A full trap is a common cause, and cleaning it can help but grease set further down the drains needs jetting by a drainage specialist.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What types of grease trap do you clean?
Under-sink units, inline traps and interceptors are all covered. Let us know what’s fitted and we will plan around it.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Kitchen extract cleans to TR19® Grease also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Gillingham
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
What happens if it’s left?
Pests are drawn to grease and food waste. Keeping the trap clean removes something they’re looking for as part of a clean kitchen. In a busy place like Gillingham, a system that’s left only gets dirtier and harder to put right.
What you pay 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 you know where you stand.
Why us?
- Each visit written up, with photos
- We’re fully insured
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The scale of the work
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- A few general shots of the system
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Gillingham
Look up Gillingham on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 29 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 29 sandwich bars and takeaways in Gillingham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Kitchens like these wash fat, oil and grease down the sink every day, and a grease trap is what stops it reaching the sewer. Kitchens in Gillingham get their food hygiene inspections from Medway council. 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.
Historic houses such as Restoration House (about 3.3 miles west) are part of the area around Gillingham, and if you run event catering at a venue like that, a deep clean between seasons helps. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Medway Maritime Hospital about 1.6 miles west, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out.
Gillingham is about 30 miles east of London, in Medway. From the centre of Gillingham to the outskirts, we cover grease trap cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. We cover 68 places across Medway, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (8 miles or so).
We work across ME8, ME7, ME4 and ME5 for grease trap cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need grease trap cleaning at premises on Leeds Square, London Road and Dorset Square or anywhere close by, we can help. With the A2 and A231 close by, Gillingham is simple for us to get to at any hour. We also cover Twydall (1 mile east), Lower Twydall (1 mile north-east), Grange (1 mile north), Darland (1 mile south-west) and Hale (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Rochester (4 miles west), Strood (4 miles west), Lordswood (3 miles south-west), Hoo St Werburgh (4 miles north), Rochester Riverside (3 miles north-west) and Walderslade (3 miles south-west). As one of the bigger places in Medway, Gillingham has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for grease trap cleaning.
Near you in Gillingham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Robert Napier School, The Robert Napier School and The Star pub. For rail, the closest station is Gillingham (Kent) station, about 1.5 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Medway Maritime Hospital (1.6 miles west) and Six Poor Travellers House (3.3 miles west). For a walk, there’s Blue Bell Hill and Bishop Saltings.
What happens on the day
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. Where a site in Gillingham has more than one system, we can take them one at a time to keep the rest running.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- The trap is opened up and checked.
- We remove the grease layer and settled solids.
- We clean the baffles, inlet and outlet.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Related advice
What the work involves, part by part
Baffles and outlets
We check the inlet, outlet and baffles at each clean so the trap works as it should.
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Busy kitchens with lots of washing-up fill traps fast. A shorter cleaning interval usually suits them.
Signs you need grease trap cleaning in Gillingham
Hot water and detergent carry grease further than you’d expect. When it cools, the grease hardens in the pipework or the drain.
Look out for any of the following:
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
- Gurgling from the sink waste
- A kitchen drain that smells
For schools such as Featherby Junior School, deep cleans and grease trap work are normally booked for the holidays.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a survey comes first
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether they recommend a next date
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate