West Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Little London, West Sussex
We cover Little London for emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
- Drains clogged with fat
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Little London
For kitchens across Little London, grease trap cleaning fits easily around service. We empty, clean and check the trap, and the waste is taken away. It can be booked on its own or alongside other kitchen work. We are often asked to deal with an under-sink trap that keeps filling up and drains that gurgle and bubble, across kitchen waste pipes, under-sink grease traps and school and care home kitchens.
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.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Little London (RH17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
Pouring hot water or chemicals down a slow drain is a common quick fix. That only moves the grease further down the pipe to set somewhere harder to reach. Emptying and cleaning the trap deals with the source. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why book with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- We are fully insured
- Trading since 2009
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Also near Little London
Also in Little London
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Little London and across West Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
- Make sure the trap can be reached easily
- Act on gurgling or smelly drains
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
Scrape plates into the bin before washing up. Sink strainers help catch solids so less solid waste gets through.
A fixed cleaning interval means the trap never gets overfull. We agree the timing with you.
What the work involves, part by part
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.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Care home and hospital kitchens need their drains working all the time. Visits are planned between meals.
When something else is needed
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
- A leaking sink waste or trap connection
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Inline grease traps
- Under-sink grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
How it works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit, and we clear up before we go. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Little London and turn up when the site is quiet.
- First, we locate the grease trap and look at the pipework around it.
- Nothing drains into the trap while it’s open.
- Built-up fat, oil and grease is removed from the trap.
- Every part of the trap is scraped and cleaned, including the baffles.
- We put it back together, run water through and remove the waste.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
Questions from Little London
Can you work in school kitchens in Little London during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 2 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Little London. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll fit the work in.
Who inspects food businesses in Little London?
The local authority for Little London is Mid Sussex council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Photos from a deep clean are a simple record of what was done and when.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
Can you give me a price for grease trap cleaning?
Every trap is different, so we quote once we know what you have. You get a fixed quote, usually within one working day.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find, and we explain the reasoning on the report.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Anything that proves the system is maintained: reports, certificates, photos and your own cleaning or check logs. A single log for each site works best.
Do you need grease trap cleaning in Little London?
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.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A routine grease trap service
- Washing-up water that won’t drain away
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Peter's Church or elsewhere in Little London, a deep clean and an emptied grease trap before a busy season of events are worth booking.
Before booking anyone
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the price is fixed
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Little London
There are about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Little London, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each of them sends fat, oil and grease towards the drain, which is why grease traps need regular emptying. Food hygiene inspections in Little London are the job of Mid Sussex council’s environmental health team. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day. About 31 miles out from central London, Little London is part of the South East area we work across. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site.
Half-term is a good time for school kitchens, at schools like St Peter's CofE Primary School for instance, to have the grease trap emptied and the kitchen deep cleaned. Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; Princess Royal Hospital, about 4.6 miles south, is the nearest hospital to Little London.
Little London is about 4 miles north of Haywards Heath, in West Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Little London, grease trap cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and Little London is one of them. Brighton is in our area too, about 16 miles from Little London.
All of RH17 is covered for grease trap cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Ardingly (1 mile south), Highbrook (1 mile east), West Hoathly (2 miles north-east), Sharpthorne (2 miles north-east) and Selsfield Common (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Crawley (6 miles north-west), Horsham (10 miles west), Haywards Heath (4 miles south), Burgess Hill (7 miles south), East Grinstead (6 miles north-east) and Broadfield (6 miles north-west).
Near you in Little London
Around Little London, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Gardeners Arms, among other places. The closest station to Little London is Balcombe station, roughly 2.3 miles west. Nearby you’ll also find Princess Royal Hospital (4.6 miles south) and Waterbury Castle (2.5 miles south-east). Open spaces near Little London include Tilgate Lake and Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow.