Medway · Grease trap cleaning
Lower Higham grease trap cleaning
Professional grease trap cleaning in and around Lower Higham, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Gurgling drains in the kitchen
- Washing-up water that will not drain away
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
About our grease trap cleaning in Lower Higham
A grease trap is the kitchen drain’s first line of protection. When it’s looked after, you hardly know it’s there but left too long, it causes trouble. A regular clean keeps it healthy. Common call-outs are for a bad smell from the sinks or drains and sinks that drain slowly, across kitchen waste pipes, pot wash sinks and under-sink grease traps.
Rural kitchens may drain to a septic tank or a private drain rather than straight into a public sewer, so keeping fat out with a working grease trap matters even more.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Lower Higham (ME3)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Lower Higham
Do you work overnight in Lower Higham?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Lower Higham doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. When you call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Lower Higham?
In Lower Higham, it’s Gravesham council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Keep the dates of your last deep clean and grease trap visit with your food safety records, ready if an officer asks.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: reports, certificates, photos and your own cleaning or check logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
Do you cover Lower Higham?
Yes. Our technicians work in Lower Higham, as part of our area across London and the South East.
How regularly does a grease trap need emptying?
That depends on the trap and the kitchen. A small trap fills more quickly than a large one, and busy kitchens fill them faster still. We will recommend a schedule once we have seen it.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
How do you protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Different parts, different methods
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Kitchens that fry and wash up all day fill their traps quickly. They often need the most frequent cleaning.
Baffles and outlets
We check the inlet, outlet and baffles at each clean so the trap works as it should.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
What we do, step by step
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Lower Higham.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- Sinks feeding the trap are taken out of use.
- Grease and solids are removed from the trap.
- We clean every part of the inside.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Nearby places to Lower Higham
Other services in Lower Higham
Commercial kitchens in Lower Higham
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 pubs and bars within about 1.5 miles of central Lower Higham. Pub and hotel kitchens get the same build-up behind equipment and in the grease trap as any other. Food hygiene inspections in Lower Higham are the job of Gravesham council’s environmental health team. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; French Hospital, about 3.3 miles south-east, is the nearest hospital to Lower Higham. School kitchens, at schools like Higham Primary School for example, typically have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed.
Lower Higham is about 3 miles north-west of Rochester, in Medway. We provide grease trap cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Lower Higham and the rest of Medway. 68 places in Medway are on our list, large and small. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 12 miles from Lower Higham.
We work across ME3 for grease trap cleaning and the roads nearby. You will find streets such as Canal Road, Chalk Road and Chequers Street, and we cover them all for grease trap cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Church Street (1 mile north), Higham (1 mile south), Mockbeggar (1 mile east), Gadshill (1 mile south) and Cliffe Woods (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Gillingham (6 miles south-east), Chatham (6 miles south-east), Rochester (3 miles south-east), Rainham (8 miles south-east), Strood (3 miles south) and Luton (5 miles south-east).
Around Lower Higham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Strood Academy, Broomhill Park and The Chequers pub. Lower Higham has its own railway station: Higham station. Other landmarks nearby include French Hospital (3.3 miles south-east) and Upnor Castle (3.1 miles south-east). The countryside around Lower Higham includes Gad's Hill and Rede Common.
Why deal with it now?
A dirty grease trap smells. Decomposing waste in the trap smells bad that can reach the kitchen and beyond. Cleaning it removes the cause. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
What you get with us
- Fully insured
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Honest limits
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what grease trap cleaning won’t do:
- Blockages further down the drainage network
- A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- School and care home kitchens
- Inline grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
Signs you need grease trap cleaning in Lower Higham
For a kitchen in Lower Higham or anywhere else, the trap is out of sight and out of mind. Hidden under a sink or in a floor, it’s often ignored until something goes wrong.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Drains clogged with fat
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- Washing-up water that will not drain away
Where a church or community hall near St Mary's Church, or anywhere in Lower Higham, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event.
What to look for in a quote
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- What paperwork you get at the end
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.