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Grease trap cleaning in Hither Green, Greater London
Professional grease trap cleaning in and around Hither Green, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
- Drains clogged with fat
How it works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Hither Green is normally out of hours.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- We make sure nothing drains into the trap.
- Grease and solids are removed from the trap.
- We clean every part of the inside.
- We refit it, run water through and remove the waste.
How to prepare
- Clear loose items from the work area
- 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
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
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Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Hither Green
Grease traps sit between the sinks and the drain, holding back fats, oils and grease. Cooling water lets the grease rise and separate, and clean water flows on. Over time, the trap fills up and has to be emptied and cleaned. We’re often asked to deal with drains that gurgle and bubble and a kitchen drain that smells, on under-sink grease traps, pot wash sinks and inline grease traps.
Fat, oil and grease poured down drains helps form fatbergs, and London’s sewers have made the news for them more than once. Regular grease trap cleaning keeps a kitchen in Hither Green from adding to the problem.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Hither Green (SE13, SE12, SE6)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Do you need grease trap cleaning in Hither Green?
Food waste slips past sink strainers or gets rinsed down. It settles in the trap as solids and fill it from below.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- An overdue grease trap
Half-term is a good time for school kitchens, at schools like Brindishe Manor School for instance, to have the grease trap emptied and the kitchen deep cleaned.
What to look for in a quote
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Report slow or smelly sinks early
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
- Never pour used oil down the sink
- Do not store things on top of the trap
Keep used oil out of the drains and the trap won’t fill as quickly. It’s the single easiest way to help.
Slow sinks and a bad smell are early warnings. Acting at this stage usually prevents a blockage down the line.
Fixed quotes for grease trap cleaning in Hither Green
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition we find in the survey
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Honest limits
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Drains that are cracked or have collapsed
- Blockages further down the drainage network
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Hither Green
- Under-sink grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- Inline grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
- School and care home kitchens
Hither Green questions
Can school kitchens in Hither Green be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. With about 38 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Hither Green, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can you work in Hither Green outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Hither Green needn’t be disturbed. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
What types of grease trap do you clean?
We clean all the common types. A photo helps us see what’s fitted when you call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that cannot wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
What about areas you can’t get to?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Hither Green kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency data counts about 5 food manufacturers and packers in and around Hither Green, up to about a mile and a half out. For food producers, the grease trap schedule should follow the volume going through it. Compact London kitchens collect grease in tight corners, which an overnight deep clean can reach. Food hygiene inspections in Hither Green are the job of Lewisham council’s environmental health team. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as University Hospital Lewisham (about 0.7 miles west), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals. For a café close to Hither Green station, a deep clean can be done between closing and the morning rush.
Hither Green is about 2 miles south-east of New Cross, in Greater London. Sites in Hither Green get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Hither Green among them.
Our technicians cover all of the SE13, SE12 and SE6 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. That includes premises on Old Road, Manor Lane and Pascoe Road and the roads around them. Other places close to Hither Green include Lee (1 mile east), Ladywell (1 mile west), Lewisham (1 mile north-west), Catford (1 mile south-west) and Horn Park (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (5 miles north-west), City of Westminster (8 miles north-west), Marylebone (8 miles north-west), Kensington (9 miles west), St Pancras (7 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (6 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Hither Green
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to International Academy of Greenwich, The Edmund Halley pub and Manor House Gardens, among other places. There’s a railway station in Hither Green itself: Hither Green station. Nearby you will also find Lewisham Shopping Centre (0.9 miles north-west) and University Hospital Lewisham (0.7 miles west). For a walk, there’s Brookmill Road Local Nature Reserve and Summer Hill.