West Berkshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Hollington, West Berkshire
Grease trap cleaning for Hollington and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- A routine grease trap service
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- Washing-up water that won’t drain away
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Hollington
In Hollington, we time grease trap visits so the sinks aren’t needed. We empty, clean and check the trap, and the waste is taken away. It works on its own or with a deep clean or extract clean. The work covers restaurants and takeaways, pot wash sinks and under-sink grease traps, and common reasons people get in touch are gurgling drains in the kitchen and a kitchen drain that smells.
For a kitchen in or near Hollington, the visit is planned ahead, around opening times and the journey, and the deep clean is the same as anywhere: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Hollington (RG20)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
The process
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. Somewhere as small as Hollington, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- First, we locate the grease trap and look at the pipework around it.
- The sinks feeding the trap are kept out of use while we work.
- The trap is emptied of grease and food waste.
- We clean the chambers, baffles and connections.
- The trap is reassembled, checked for leaks and the waste taken away.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Getting a quote
Want a quote for grease trap cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Hollington questions
Can you get to a site in Hollington?
Yes, Hollington is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Which council inspects kitchens in Hollington?
The local authority for Hollington is Basingstoke and Deane council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Keep the dates of your last deep clean and grease trap visit with your food safety records, ready if an officer asks.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What do you do with the waste?
We remove all the waste we take out. It isn’t poured back down the drain, of course.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Do the sinks have to be out of use during the clean?
Only briefly, and only the sinks that feed the trap. Visits are booked outside your busiest hours wherever possible.
Why does a grease trap need regular cleaning?
Grease and food waste build up until the trap stops working. The result is slow drains, foul odours and eventually a blockage.
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Why act early in Hollington
Wherever the kitchen is in Hollington, backed-up drains stop it working. Sinks will not empty, and dirty water can back up. Keeping the trap clean reduces the risk. Somewhere as small as Hollington, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why Hollington businesses choose us
- We’re fully insured
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
When it’s something else
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Grease set hard in the drain run
- A unit that cannot cope with the kitchen’s output
- Blockages further down the drainage network
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Pot wash sinks
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
Do you need grease trap cleaning in Hollington?
A full trap can’t hold any more grease. It then builds up in the drains and on towards the sewer, where it can cause blockages.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A kitchen drain that smells
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- A full, neglected grease trap
Historic houses such as Stargroves (about 0.8 miles north-west) are part of the area around Hollington, and if you run event catering at a venue like that, a deep clean between seasons helps.
Before booking anyone
- What paperwork you get at the end
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Tell us when sinks start draining slowly
- Keep the grease trap on a regular cleaning schedule
- Collect waste cooking oil separately
- Mention any increase in cooking
We take the grease and solids away. Nothing is left for you to dispose of after the visit.
Setting regular cleans takes the guesswork out. The interval is set to suit the trap and the kitchen.
Fixed quotes for grease trap cleaning in Hollington
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The size of the system
- The condition we find in the survey
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Grease trap cleaning in Hollington: local notes
About 57 miles out from central London, Hollington is part of the South East area we work across. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. Environmental health officers from Basingstoke and Deane council inspect food businesses in Hollington. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. A cleaning log that includes deep cleans and grease trap visits shows the work is planned.
Where a church or community hall near Church of St Thomas, or anywhere in Hollington, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event. For schools such as St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, deep cleans and grease trap work are usually booked for the holidays.
Hollington is about 5 miles south-west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Anywhere in RG20, we can carry out grease trap cleaning at your premises. Across West Berkshire, we cover 155 places, Hollington among them. Reading is in our area too, about 20 miles from Hollington.
Grease trap cleaning in RG20 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Close by, we work in Highclere (1 mile north-east), Woolton Hill (2 miles north-east), Penwood (2 miles north-east), Ball Hill (2 miles north) and Enborne Row (3 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Newbury (5 miles north-east), Thatcham (8 miles north-east), Burghfield Common (15 miles east), Speenhamland (6 miles north-east), Hungerford (7 miles north-west) and Lambourn (13 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Hollington
For rail, the closest station is Kintbury station, about 4.9 miles north-west. A little further out are Newbury Castle (4.2 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Kintbury Newt Ponds and Pilot Hill.