West Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Hassocks grease trap cleaning
Need grease trap cleaning in Hassocks? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
Grease trap cleaning in Hassocks, done properly
Kitchens in Hassocks use us for grease trap cleaning, whether it’s an under-sink unit or a larger inline trap. We come when the sinks are not needed, so the kitchen keeps running. We are often asked to deal with grease setting in the kitchen pipework and a kitchen drain that smells, across pot wash sinks, school and care home kitchens and inline grease traps.
For a kitchen near Hassocks, deep cleans are booked around opening hours, often on a closed day, and the journey is planned ahead.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Hassocks (BN6)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Grease trap cleaning around Hassocks
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 13 bars, pubs and nightclubs in and around Hassocks, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever they cook, the kitchen and its drains need the same attention as a restaurant’s. It’s Mid Sussex council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hassocks. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
Hall and church kitchens, near St Francis of Assisi or anywhere around Hassocks, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order. Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; The Dene Hospital, about 2.8 miles north, is the nearest hospital to Hassocks.
Hassocks is about 2 miles south of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Hassocks, grease trap cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, large and small. We also work in Brighton, around 7 miles away.
We work across the BN6 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need grease trap cleaning at premises on London Road, Semley Road and Farm Close or a nearby road, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out grease trap cleaning in Keymer (1 mile east), Hurst Wickham (1 mile north-west), Clayton (1 mile south), Hurstpierpoint (1 mile north-west) and Ditchling (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Crawley (13 miles north), Horsham (12 miles north-west), Worthing (13 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (5 miles north-east), East Grinstead (15 miles north-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (8 miles south-west).
What’s near Hassocks
In Hassocks, that means kitchens and buildings near Downlands Community School and The Hassocks pub, among other places. Hassocks has its own railway station: Hassocks station. Nearby you’ll also find The Budding Foundation Museum of Gardening (less than half a mile south-west) and Clayton Castle (1.2 miles south). Not far away are Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve and Wolstonbury Hill.
Questions from Hassocks
Can you work in Hassocks outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Hassocks keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Is Hassocks within the area you cover?
Yes, Hassocks is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What about areas you cannot get to?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on what we found and how the system is used.
Which grease traps does the service cover?
Under-sink and inline grease traps, and larger interceptors. They’re emptied, cleaned and checked in the same careful way.
What problems does a full grease trap cause?
A full trap can’t catch any more grease. It then sets in the drains, causing blockages and smells and can end up adding to sewer blockages.
What accreditations do you have?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We have been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. Your opening hours decide when we come to Hassocks, not ours.
- First, we find the trap and look at its connections.
- We make sure nothing drains into the trap.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- The chambers and baffles are cleaned.
- We refit it, run water through and remove the waste.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Getting a quote
Want a quote for grease trap cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
- Never pour used oil down the sink
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
- Tell us if your menu or hours change
We take the grease and solids away. There’s no greasy waste left on site when we’re done.
Slow sinks and a bad smell are early warnings. Acting at this stage typically prevents a blockage later.
When it’s something else
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Sewer problems outside the premises
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
- A grease trap that’s too small for the kitchen
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Pot wash sinks
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Under-sink grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Inline grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Hassocks and across West Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Signs you need grease trap cleaning in Hassocks
Waste cooking oil poured down the sink fills a grease trap far faster than washing-up. Small amounts soon build up.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
Half-term is a good time for school kitchens, at schools like Hassocks Infant School for instance, to have the grease trap emptied and the kitchen deep cleaned.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What insurance they carry
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
Places near Hassocks
What else we do in Hassocks
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Fixed quotes for grease trap cleaning in Hassocks
You’ll get a fixed price before any work starts. It takes into account:
- The times the site is available
- The scale of the work
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
The cost 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 work begins, so there are no surprises.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any previous report or certificate
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The site address and the type of premises
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.