Brighton and Hove · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Hanover
Grease trap cleaning for Hanover, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- An overdue grease trap
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
Grease trap cleaning in Hanover
For kitchens across Hanover, grease trap cleaning fits easily around service. We empty, clean and check the trap and remove the waste. It can be booked on its own or alongside other kitchen work. If you have drains clogged with fat and a full, neglected grease trap, we can put it right.
In a smaller place like Hanover, commercial kitchens are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen. Smaller kitchens still collect grease behind equipment and in the drains.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Hanover (BN2, BN1, BN50)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Hanover: your questions answered
Is Hanover within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Hanover is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Hanover?
The local authority for Hanover is Brighton and Hove council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the council’s risk rating for it, so the kitchen needs to be ready at any time.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on what we found and how the system is used.
What types of grease trap do you clean?
We clean all the common types. If you are not sure what you have, send us a photo when you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
How much time does a grease trap clean need?
Most grease trap cleans take an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap including checking it drains. It’s booked when the sinks are not needed.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We typically quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What does a grease trap clean cost?
The price depends on the trap and the schedule. Get in touch and we will give you a fixed quote so you know the cost up front.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
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.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Hanover
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Looking after it afterwards
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
- Wipe grease off pans before washing them
- Don’t store things on top of the trap
- Never pour used oil down the sink
Collect waste cooking oil separately rather than pouring it down the sink, and the trap will stay cleaner for longer. It makes a real difference.
Grease that gets past the trap sets in the drains. Once it’s there, it needs a drainage contractor to clear, so it’s far better to keep the trap clean.
Nearby places to Hanover
Other services in Hanover
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. A site near Hanover normally has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
Advice
What the work involves, part by part
Grease interceptors
Interceptors separate grease the same way, on a larger scale. Cooling water lets grease rise and solids settle.
Inline grease traps
An inline trap sits in the pipework between the kitchen and the drain. They hold more than under-sink units but still fill up.
Why act early in Hanover
Pouring hot water or chemicals down a slow drain is a common quick fix. That only moves the grease further down the pipe to set somewhere harder to reach. The lasting fix starts with the trap. It’s better to plan the work at a site near Hanover than wait for a failure.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why us?
- Fully insured
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
See how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A unit that can’t cope with the kitchen’s output
- Drains that are cracked or have collapsed
- Sewer problems outside the premises
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Restaurants and takeaways
- School and care home kitchens
- Inline grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
Commercial kitchens in Hanover
The Food Standards Agency lists about 243 pubs and bars and about 42 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Hanover. Any of them serving food has a kitchen that collects grease out of sight and drains that need protecting. Food hygiene inspections in Hanover are the job of Brighton and Hove council’s environmental health team. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
For a café close to Brighton station, a deep clean can be done between closing and the morning rush. School kitchens, at schools like Elm Grove Primary School for example, typically have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Brighton General Hospital (about 0.6 miles east), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals.
Hanover is about 1 mile south of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Hanover gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Hanover is one of 30 towns, villages and districts in Brighton and Hove where we work for commercial clients.
Work in BN2, BN1 and BN50 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on Elmore Road, London Road and Milton Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Hanover: Brighton (1 mile north), Carlton Hill (1 mile south), West Hill (1 mile west), Seven Dials (1 mile west) and Kemptown (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Brighton and Hove (3 miles west), Aldrington (3 miles west), Hangleton (3 miles north-west), Patcham (3 miles north), Westdene (3 miles north-west) and Saltdean (4 miles south-east). Hanover is among the bigger places we cover in Brighton and Hove for grease trap cleaning.
What’s near Hanover
Typical jobs here are in premises near Academy of Creative Training, Brighton Girls and The Dover Castle pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Brighton station, roughly 0.6 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Old Police Cells Museum (0.8 miles south-west) and Brighton General Hospital (0.6 miles east). For a walk, there’s Whitehawk Hill and Newmarket Hill.