Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Marchwood
One call covers grease trap cleaning in Marchwood: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
- A routine grease trap service
How the job changes from site to site
Under-sink grease traps
An under-sink trap is out of sight. A full one shows itself with a slow, smelly sink.
Grease interceptors
An interceptor works on the same principle as a smaller trap. Grease floats and solids sink.
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Marchwood
For kitchens across Marchwood, grease trap cleaning fits easily around service. We empty, clean and check the trap and remove the waste. It can be booked on its own or alongside other kitchen work. The work covers inline grease traps, pot wash sinks and school and care home kitchens, and the jobs we see most are an inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning and foul odours from the grease trap.
Around a place like Marchwood, deep clean work tends to mean pubs, cafés and school or care home kitchens. A smaller kitchen still builds up grease where everyday cleaning doesn’t reach.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: 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. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Marchwood (SO40)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
The process
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes less than an hour for many under-sink units. For a place like Marchwood, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- We make sure nothing drains into the trap.
- Grease and solids are removed from the trap.
- The chambers and baffles are cleaned.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
FAQs for Marchwood
Can you work in school kitchens in Marchwood during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 3 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Marchwood. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Marchwood?
The local authority for Marchwood is New Forest council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look behind equipment and at drains, so it pays to have the deep clean booked before those areas build up.
Do you deal with blocked drains beyond the grease trap?
That depends on the cause. A full trap is a common cause, and cleaning it can help, but blockages further along need a drainage contractor.
How far ahead should we book?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
How long does a grease trap clean take?
Most grease trap cleans take anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap including checking it drains. We plan the visit around your service.
What accreditations do you have?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
What problems does a full grease trap cause?
Once it’s full, grease passes straight through. It then sets in the drains, causing blockages and smells and can end up adding to sewer blockages.
Do you clean under-sink and inline grease traps?
Both under-sink and inline traps, plus interceptors. If you are not sure what you have, send us a photo when you ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by grease trap cleaning, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It will not put right:
- Drains that are cracked or have collapsed
- A grease trap that is too small for the kitchen
- Sewer problems outside the premises
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Pot wash sinks
- Inline grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
Why act early in Marchwood
Some kitchens try to fix slow drains with hot water or drain cleaners. It just shifts the grease further along to set somewhere harder to reach. Emptying and cleaning the trap deals with the source. A site near Marchwood that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
What you get with us
- We’re fully insured
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Marchwood
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Fixed quotes for grease trap cleaning in Marchwood
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- The number of sites or systems
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
What we need to know
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Problems your staff have spotted
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Nearby places to Marchwood
What else we do in Marchwood
Marchwood kitchens: local notes
Look up Marchwood on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 7 takeaways and sandwich shops in Marchwood and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A grease trap in kitchens like these fills steadily and needs emptying before it overflows. It’s New Forest council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Marchwood. 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.
Where a church or community hall near Church of St John the Apostle, or anywhere in Marchwood, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event. Half-term is a good time for school kitchens, at schools like Marchwood Junior School for instance, to have the grease trap emptied and the kitchen deep cleaned. If you run a kitchen in an older building near Marchwood, such as a historic house like Southampton Tudor House and Garden (about 2 miles east), older drains make a working grease trap all the more important.
Marchwood is about 3 miles south-east of Totton, in Hampshire. From the centre of Marchwood to the outskirts, we cover grease trap cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, large and small.
We cover every part of the SO40 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Cranberry Close, Melick Close and The Rowans or a nearby road, we can help. Main roads around Marchwood include the A326, which makes travel easy for grease trap cleaning. We also cover Dibden (2 miles south-east), Dibden Purlieu (3 miles south-east), Hythe (3 miles south-east), Beaulieu (5 miles south) and Furzey Lodge (5 miles south). Further out, we also cover Winchester (13 miles north-east), Gosport (14 miles south-east), Eastleigh (7 miles north-east), Fareham (11 miles east), Totton (3 miles north-west) and Chandler's Ford (7 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Marchwood
In Marchwood, that means kitchens and buildings near White Horse pub and Hounsdown School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Millbrook (Hants) station, roughly 1.6 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Netley Castle (4.1 miles east) and Westquay (2.1 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Testwood Lakes.