Greater London · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in London
Our technicians work in London on grease trap cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- An overdue grease trap
Grease trap cleaning in London
Kitchens in London use us for grease trap cleaning, from small under-sink units to inline traps and interceptors. Visits are booked around your service, so the kitchen keeps running. The work covers pot wash sinks, restaurants and takeaways and school and care home kitchens, and people most often call us about drains that gurgle and bubble and washing-up water that won’t drain away.
Food businesses in London are inspected by council environmental health officers, and they look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen. A deep clean with a photo record helps show the kitchen is looked after.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- London (CR0, E14, CR4, SW11)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Grease interceptors
A larger unit takes more time to empty and clean and we plan the visit accordingly.
Under-sink grease traps
We empty and clean under-sink traps without disrupting the rest of the kitchen and check the seal on the lid.
London questions
Do you work at weekends in London?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in London doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in London?
In London, it’s Southwark council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look behind equipment and at drains, so it pays to have the deep clean booked before those areas build up.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Every site has its own report.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not normally. The area we’re working in has to be out of use while we’re there, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Are you accredited?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We have been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
What’s the right interval for grease trap cleaning?
There’s no single answer. We look at how full the trap is and how quickly it fills and we will advise on timing.
Leave it or put it right?
In London, as anywhere, grease trap cleaning is a short, routine visit. A blocked drain is an emergency and normally at the worst moment. In a busy place like London, a system that is left only gets dirtier and harder to put right.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why London businesses choose us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Full insurance on every job
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- The scale of the work
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Where the site is and how we reach it
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
What grease trap cleaning looks like in London
The FSA’s data shows about 431 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 102 hotels and guest houses registered in and around London, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they run a kitchen, it needs the same deep cleaning and grease trap care as any restaurant. It’s Southwark council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in London. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time. Compact London kitchens collect grease in tight corners, which an overnight deep clean can reach.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Charles Dickens Primary School or anywhere near London, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean. Surrey Dispensary, about within half a mile south-east, is the nearest hospital to London; healthcare kitchens can’t stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times. Hall and church kitchens, near St George the Martyr or anywhere around London, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order.
London is in Greater London. From the centre of London to the outskirts, grease trap cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. We cover 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Here we cover the CR0, E14, CR4 and SW11 postcode area for grease trap cleaning. Grease trap cleaning is available to premises on Walcot Square, Surrey Square and Sutherland Square and nearby roads. You’ll find London on the A2 and A10, so it’s easy for us to get to for grease trap cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Walworth (1 mile south), Bermondsey (1 mile east), Camberwell (2 miles south), South Bermondsey (2 miles south-east) and Surrey Canal (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as City of Westminster (3 miles west), Marylebone (3 miles north-west), Kensington (5 miles west), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hampstead (5 miles north-west) and Ruislip (14 miles west). As one of the bigger places in Greater London, London has a wide mix of commercial premises, all within our area for grease trap cleaning.
Around London
Around London, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Newington Gardens, Trinity Arms Public House and London School of Musical Theatre, among other places. Also close by are St Mary-at-Hill (0.9 miles north-east), Ark Globe Academy (under half a mile south) and The BFI Reuben Library (1 mile north-west). London has its own railway station: Elephant & Castle station. Well-known places in the area include Surrey Dispensary (less than half a mile south-east) and Baynard's Castle (0.9 miles north). Not far away are Bellenden Road Nature Garden and St. James's Park Lake.
Places near London
What else we do in London
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
The process
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. In London, bigger jobs are often split over several out-of-hours visits.
- 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.
- We take out the layer of fat, oil and grease and any solids.
- We clean the chambers, baffles and connections.
- We put it back together, run water through and remove the waste.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
For grease trap cleaning in London, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Related advice
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Hot water only moves grease further down
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
- Do not wait for a blockage to book a clean
- Never pour used oil down the sink
Between cleans, keep food scraps out of the sink. Use strainers in the sink plugholes before they reach the trap.
A fixed cleaning interval means the trap never gets overfull. We agree the timing with you.