Medway · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Lordswood, Medway
Grease trap cleaning for Lordswood, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Wipe grease off pans before washing them
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
- Don’t wait for a blockage to book a clean
- Keep waste oil out of the drains
You will get our view on how often the trap needs cleaning. It’s based on how full it was and how much the kitchen cooks.
If the sinks are slow or smelly, the trap may be full. Getting it cleaned now can stop a full blockage down the line.
Grease trap cleaning in Lordswood
In Lordswood, we time grease trap visits so the sinks aren’t needed. The trap is emptied, cleaned and checked and remove the waste. It can be booked on its own or alongside other kitchen work. The work covers kitchen waste pipes, under-sink grease traps and inline grease traps, and people most often call us about scheduled grease trap emptying and a slow-draining kitchen sink.
Kitchens around a smaller place like Lordswood are often in older buildings, with drains and grease traps that have been there for years. Smells and slow drains are the usual warning signs.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Lordswood (ME5, ME7)
- Region
- Medway
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
- A grease trap that’s too small for the kitchen
- Grease set hard in the drain run
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Pot wash sinks
- School and care home kitchens
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
Part by part
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
A blocked drain in a busy kitchen can stop service. Regular trap cleaning helps prevent it.
Inline grease traps
Inline traps are fitted into the drain line. They’re larger than under-sink traps but still fill up.
Grease trap cleaning around Lordswood
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 12 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 15 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Lordswood. Each of them sends fat, oil and grease towards the drain, which is why grease traps need regular emptying. Environmental health officers from Medway council inspect food businesses in Lordswood. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
Half-term is a good time for school kitchens, at schools like St Benedict's Catholic Primary School for instance, to have the grease trap emptied and the kitchen deep cleaned. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Medway Maritime Hospital (about 3 miles north), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals. Where a church or community hall near St David's Church, or anywhere in Lordswood, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event.
Lordswood is about 2 miles south of Chatham, in Medway. Wherever you are in the ME5 postcode area, we can take on grease trap cleaning. Across Medway, we cover 68 places, Lordswood among them.
Here we cover the ME5 and ME7 postcode area for grease trap cleaning. If you need grease trap cleaning at premises on Hall Road, Rover Road and Gould Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Lidsing (1 mile south-east), Walderslade (1 mile west), Dunn Street (1 mile south-east), Bredhurst (1 mile east) and Hempstead (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Gillingham (3 miles north-east), Rochester (4 miles north-west), Rainham (3 miles north-east), Strood (5 miles north-west), Twydall (3 miles north-east) and Hoo St Werburgh (6 miles north). Being one of Medway’s larger places, Lordswood has commercial sites of every size, and we cover all of them for grease trap cleaning.
What’s near Lordswood
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Greenacre Academy, South Wood and The Harrow pub. The closest station to Lordswood is Chatham station, roughly 3.2 miles north. Nearby you’ll also find Pentagon Shopping Centre (3.4 miles north) and Medway Maritime Hospital (3 miles north). The countryside around Lordswood includes Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
Your questions about grease trap cleaning in Lordswood
Can you work in school kitchens in Lordswood during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 15 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Lordswood. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Will you come out to Lordswood?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Lordswood included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Do the sinks have to be out of use during the clean?
While the trap is being cleaned, nothing can drain into it. That is why we time visits around service to keep disruption down.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Which records should we keep?
Visit reports, certificates and your in-house cleaning logs. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs may all ask to see them, so keep them together and easy to find.
How much notice should we give?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
What happens on the day
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Lordswood.
- 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.
- The inside, baffles and outlet are cleaned.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Clear the space around the work
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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What affects the quote in Lordswood
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- The scale of the work
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- How easy every part is to reach
- Any permits to work or inductions
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- A few general shots of the system
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: 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.