Brighton and Hove · Grease trap cleaning
Hove grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning for Hove and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A routine grease trap service
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
Why deal with it now?
Grease that gets past the trap does not disappear. It can build up in the drains and join fatbergs in the sewer. A well-maintained trap keeps it where it can be removed. A small fault found now is a quick job; the same fault found later can close the site.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why Hove businesses choose us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
Grease trap cleaning in Hove
Grease is behind most blocked kitchen drains. Further on, grease can build into fatbergs in the sewer. A grease trap that is emptied and cleaned regularly holds them back. If you have an interceptor full of grease and solids and grease setting in the kitchen pipework, we can help, from school and care home kitchens, restaurants and takeaways and inline grease traps onwards.
In a town like Hove, deep cleans and grease trap work normally mean restaurants, pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Each builds up grease where the daily clean cannot reach.
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 and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Hove (BN3, BN1, BN52)
- Region
- Brighton and Hove
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
More services for Hove
Part by part
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Visits are booked when the sinks are not in use so you do not lose trade.
Under-sink grease traps
Under-sink traps are compact units fitted below the kitchen sink. Their small size means they fill fast, so they need frequent emptying.
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Tell us when sinks start draining slowly
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
- Do not wait for a blockage to book a clean
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
The waste we remove leaves with us. Nothing is left for you to dispose of after the visit.
More cooking means more grease in the trap. Shortening the cleaning interval now stops it overflowing.
When to call us in Hove
Fats, oils and grease from cooking and washing up go down the sink. In the trap, they cool and separate and the grease layer grows.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- An overdue grease trap
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
For schools such as St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School, deep cleans and grease trap work are usually booked for the holidays.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
The process
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit. For a site in a town like Hove, tell us your opening hours, where we can park and how we reach the roof or plant.
- First, we find the trap and look at its connections.
- Sinks feeding the trap are taken out of use.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- We clean every part of the inside.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Related advice
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Hove
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 125 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 26 hotels and B&Bs within about 1.5 miles of central Hove. Where they run a kitchen, it needs the same deep cleaning and grease trap care as any restaurant. In Hove, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Brighton and Hove council. 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.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Montefiore Hospital about 0.7 miles east, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out. Hall and church kitchens, near Holy Trinity Church or anywhere around Hove, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order.
Hove is about 2 miles west of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Across the BN3 area, we cover grease trap cleaning for commercial sites. Hove is one of 30 towns, villages and districts in Brighton and Hove we cover for grease trap cleaning.
We cover every part of the BN3, BN1 and BN52 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. Grease trap cleaning is available to premises on Farm Road, York Road and Aymer Road and nearby roads. Main roads around Hove include the A270 and A2023, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. We also cover Brighton and Hove (1 mile north-west), Brunswick (1 mile south-east), Aldrington (1 mile west), Prestonville (1 mile north-east) and West Blatchington (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Kemptown (3 miles east), Whitehawk (3 miles east), Moulsecoomb (3 miles east), Hollingbury (3 miles north-east), Bevendean (3 miles east) and Saltdean (6 miles east). Hove is among the bigger places we cover in Brighton and Hove for grease trap cleaning.
Local landmarks in Hove
Around Hove, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Drive Prep School, St. Ann's Well Gardens and The Urchin pub and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Hove itself: Hove station. Nearby you’ll also find British Engineerium (0.9 miles north) and Montefiore Hospital (0.7 miles east). Not far away are Whitehawk Hill and Thundersbarrow Hill.
Common questions in Hove
Can you work in Hove outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Hove can fit around your hours. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Which council inspects kitchens in Hove?
Kitchens in Hove are inspected by Brighton and Hove council’s environmental health officers. Inspection results feed into the food hygiene rating published by the Food Standards Agency.
Which records should we keep?
Each report and certificate we give you, kept together in your maintenance log, along with your own cleaning log. BESA says certificates should show the date, location and technician.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Do you take the waste away?
It’s removed from site when we leave. Your staff don’t have to handle it after we’ve finished.
What types of grease trap do you clean?
Both under-sink and inline traps, plus interceptors. If you’re not sure what you have, send us a photo when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. Every report includes a recommended date for the next visit, based on what we found and how the system is used.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Hove
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 Hove and across Brighton and Hove. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.