Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Greatness, Kent
Grease trap cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Greatness. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An overdue grease trap
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
Managing agents and facilities teams in Greatness
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Greatness
A grease trap is the kitchen drain’s first line of protection. When it’s looked after, you hardly know it’s there but left too long, it causes trouble. A regular clean keeps it healthy. The work covers pot wash sinks, restaurants and takeaways and school and care home kitchens, and people most often call us about an interceptor full of grease and solids and a small trap that fills too quickly.
In a place like Greatness, kitchens often sit in older buildings with older drains. A blocked drain or a smelly grease trap is normally the first sign.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Greatness (TN13, TN14, TN15)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Greatness
Also in Greatness
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
- Broken pipework below ground
- Blockages further down the drainage network
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Pot wash sinks
- Inline grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap. In a place like Greatness, we fit the visit around your hours.
- We start by finding the trap and checking its inlet and outlet.
- The sinks feeding the trap are kept out of use while we work.
- We take out the layer of fat, oil and grease and any solids.
- The inside, baffles and pipe connections are cleaned.
- We put it back together, run water through and remove the waste.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Ask for a quote
For grease trap cleaning in Greatness, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
Advice
Part by part
Inline grease traps
Inline traps are fitted into the drain line. They hold more than under-sink units but still need regular emptying.
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
We time visits to avoid service so you do not lose trade.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Why it’s worth doing now in Greatness
In Greatness, as anywhere, grease trap cleaning is a short, routine visit. Waiting for a blockage turns it into an urgent problem, often at a busy time. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
Why Greatness businesses choose us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- We diagnose before we treat
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- In business since 2009
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Do not wait for a blockage to book a clean
- Collect waste cooking oil separately
- Report slow or smelly sinks early
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
Scrape plates into the bin before washing up. Use strainers in the sink plugholes before they reach the trap.
If the kitchen has got busier, the trap fills faster. Booking cleans more often keeps the drains flowing.
FAQs for Greatness
Can the work in Greatness be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. When you call 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you work in villages like Greatness?
Yes. Greatness is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. It’s the record insurers and inspectors ask to see: a dated report with photos, listing the work and any areas we couldn’t reach.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. How often depends on use and condition and the report sets out why.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
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 TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it does not spread.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
It depends on the building. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Greatness
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 11 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels and guest houses within about 1.5 miles of central Greatness. Wherever they cook, the kitchen and its drains need the same attention as a restaurant’s. Food hygiene inspections in Greatness are the job of Sevenoaks council’s environmental health team. The state of floors, drains and hard-to-reach corners all feeds into the inspection. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
School kitchens, at schools like St John's Church of England Primary School for example, normally have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed. For busy kitchens close to Bat & Ball station, deep cleans and grease trap work can be done after closing. Hall and church kitchens, near St John the Baptist or anywhere around Greatness, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order.
Greatness is about 1 mile north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. If you need grease trap cleaning in Greatness, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Greatness included. Greatness is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 14 miles away.
Here we cover the TN13, TN14 and TN15 postcode area for grease trap cleaning. Streets in the area include Seal Road, Mill Lane and Sandy Lane, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Seal (1 mile east), Godden Green (2 miles south-east), Styants Bottom (3 miles east), Bitchet Green (3 miles south-east) and Stone Street (3 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (14 miles east), Dartford (11 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles south), Gravesend (12 miles north-east), Tonbridge (7 miles south-east) and Northfleet (12 miles north-east).
What’s near Greatness
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Old Bat and Ball pub, Wildernesse School and Knole Academy and the streets around them. Greatness has its own railway station: Bat & Ball station. A little further out are Sevenoaks Museum (1.3 miles south) and Kemsing Castle Bank (1.7 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Dryhill Nature Reserve.