West Berkshire · Grease trap cleaning
Inkpen grease trap cleaning
One call covers grease trap cleaning in Inkpen, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Washing-up water that will not drain away
- Drains clogged with fat
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
Grease trap cleaning in Inkpen
In Inkpen, we time grease trap visits so the sinks are not needed. We empty, clean and check the trap and remove the waste. It works on its own or with a deep clean or extract clean. We are often asked to deal with a small trap that fills too quickly and an inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning, on under-sink grease traps, pot wash sinks and restaurants and takeaways.
Rural kitchens may drain to a septic tank or a private drain rather than straight into a public sewer, and fat getting past a grease trap can cause real trouble there.
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, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Inkpen (RG17)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Pests are drawn to grease and food waste. Keeping the trap clean removes something they’re looking for, alongside good kitchen hygiene. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Inkpen is calmer for everyone.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why us?
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- We diagnose before we treat
Take a look at our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
What the work involves, part by part
Under-sink grease traps
Under-sink traps are cleaned in a short visit and check the seal on the lid.
Inline grease traps
Inline traps are fitted into the drain line. They’re larger than under-sink traps but still fill up.
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Tell us when sinks start draining slowly
- Get food waste into the bin, not the sink
- Mention any increase in cooking
- Keep strainers in every sink
Between cleans, keep food scraps out of the sink. Use strainers in the sink plugholes before they reach the trap.
A trap that’s left too long stops catching grease. Regular emptying keeps it working and avoids a blockage.
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Inkpen knowing what to expect.
- We agree a time when the sinks aren’t needed.
- We open the trap and look at its condition.
- We remove the grease layer and settled solids.
- We clean the baffles, inlet and outlet.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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What grease trap cleaning cannot fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Pot wash sinks
- Inline grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
Do you need grease trap cleaning in Inkpen?
A full trap cannot hold any more grease. It goes on into the drain and on towards the sewer, where it can form blockages.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Drains clogged with fat
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- Sinks that drain slowly
For schools such as Inkpen Primary School, deep cleans and grease trap work are normally booked for the holidays.
What your quote should include
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
Other services in Inkpen
How we price grease trap cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The condition of the system
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
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. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
FAQs for Inkpen
Can you come to Inkpen after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Inkpen?
That is West Berkshire council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Inkpen. 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.
What problems does a full grease trap cause?
An overfull trap lets grease into the drains. There it hardens on the pipe walls until they block. Regular cleaning prevents it.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them together and easy to find.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
It depends on the building. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Are you accredited?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Where does the grease from the trap go?
We remove all the waste we take out. It is not poured back down the drain at any point.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Inkpen kitchens: local notes
At about 60 miles from central London, Inkpen sits well inside the area we cover. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. In Inkpen, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from West Berkshire council. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. A record of each deep clean helps show the kitchen is kept in order.
If you cater for weddings or events at a historic house in the area (Stargroves is about 3.2 miles south-east), deep cleans can be fitted between bookings. Where a church or community hall near Church of St Michael, or anywhere in Inkpen, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event.
Inkpen is about 6 miles west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Sites in Inkpen get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. We cover 155 places across West Berkshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. Reading is in our area too, about 22 miles from Inkpen.
Every address in RG17 is within our area for grease trap cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Grease trap cleaning is available to premises on Folly Road, Post Office Road and Robins Hill and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Inkpen: Inkpen Common (1 mile south-east), Upper Green (1 mile south), Hell Corner (1 mile east), Lower Green (1 mile west) and Kintbury (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Newbury (6 miles east), Thatcham (9 miles east), Speenhamland (6 miles east), Hungerford (3 miles north-west), Lambourn (9 miles north) and Shaw (7 miles east).
Local landmarks in Inkpen
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Crown and Garter pub, among other places. The closest station to Inkpen is Kintbury station, about 1.9 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Hamstead Marshall 3 (3.3 miles north-east). The countryside around Inkpen includes Kintbury Newt Ponds and Inkpen Hill.