Greater London · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in New Cross, Greater London
We cover New Cross for emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- An overdue grease trap
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- A routine grease trap service
Grease trap cleaning in New Cross
A neglected grease trap stops doing its job. Fat sets in the pipes downstream, leading to slow drains, blockages and smells. A trap that’s cleaned regularly keeps grease where it belongs. The work covers pot wash sinks, restaurants and takeaways and school and care home kitchens, and people most often call us about a kitchen drain that smells and sinks that drain slowly.
London’s sewers are known for fatbergs, built up from fat, oil and grease washed down drains. Regular grease trap cleaning keeps a kitchen in New Cross from adding to the problem.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- New Cross (SE8, SE14, SE4)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Wipe grease off pans before washing them
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
- Do not store things on top of the trap
- Keep waste oil out of the drains
Once the trap is cleaned and refitted, the sinks can be used right away. We run water through to check it drains before we leave.
Grease that gets past the trap sets in the drains. Once it’s there, it needs a drainage contractor to clear so prevention is the easier route.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What we are called out for in New Cross
Waste cooking oil poured down the sink overloads the trap fast. Even small amounts add up.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Drains clogged with fat
- Sinks that drain slowly
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
For busy kitchens close to New Cross station, deep cleans and grease trap work can be done after closing.
Questions to ask before booking
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- What hours they’ll be on site
When something else is needed
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Grease set hard in the drain run
- A leaking sink waste or trap connection
- Broken pipework below ground
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Inline grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
New Cross questions
Can you work in New Cross outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in New Cross can fit around your hours. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in New Cross?
Kitchens in New Cross are inspected by Lewisham council’s environmental health officers. Keep the dates of your last deep clean and grease trap visit with your food safety records, ready if an officer asks.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
What happens if a grease trap isn’t cleaned?
Grease and food waste build up until the trap stops working. The result is slow drains, foul odours and eventually a blockage.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Can you clear our blocked drains as well?
It depends where the blockage is. If the trap is full, cleaning it often helps but grease set further down the drains needs jetting by a drainage specialist.
Which records should we keep?
Anything that proves the system is maintained: our reports and photos, any certificates and your in-house logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
What does a grease trap clean cost?
Every trap is different, so we quote once we know what you have. We give you a fixed price, usually within one working day.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
How we price grease trap cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- What state the system is in
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The scale of the work
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Any previous report or certificate
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Grease trap cleaning in New Cross: local notes
There are about 20 food manufacturers and packers within about 1.5 miles of central New Cross, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. For food producers, the grease trap schedule should follow the volume going through it. Fat from London kitchens contributes to sewer blockages, which is why grease traps need emptying on a schedule. Kitchens in New Cross get their food hygiene inspections from Lewisham council. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
Hall and church kitchens, near St James's Church or anywhere around New Cross, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order. A summer deep clean suits schools such as Myatt Garden Primary School, as the kitchen can be stripped back with no lunches to serve.
New Cross is about 3 miles south-east of London, in Greater London. We carry out grease trap cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in New Cross and the rest of Greater London. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, New Cross among them.
Grease trap cleaning in SE8, SE14 and SE4 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Ivy Road, Mona Road and Avon Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. New Cross sits on or near the A2209 and A2210, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include St Johns (1 mile east), Telegraph Hill (1 mile south-west), Deptford (1 mile north-east), Nunhead (1 mile south-west) and Lewisham (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include London (3 miles north-west), City of Westminster (6 miles north-west), Marylebone (6 miles north-west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (4 miles north-west).
Near you in New Cross
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Wickham Arms, Fordham Park and Addey and Stanhope School and the streets around them. Also close by are St. Paul's (0.7 miles north-east) and Laban Centre (0.9 miles north-east). There’s a railway station in New Cross itself: New Cross station. Other landmarks nearby include Fan Museum (1.2 miles north-east) and Greenwich Castle (1.5 miles east). The countryside around New Cross includes St. James's Park Lake and Tower Hill.
What else we do in New Cross
How the visit works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit. Most London sites cannot stop for the day, so work in New Cross is normally done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- First, we locate the grease trap and look at the pipework around it.
- We ask for the sinks that drain into the trap not to be used.
- Built-up fat, oil and grease is removed from the trap.
- We clean the chambers, baffles and connections.
- The trap is reassembled, checked for leaks and the waste taken away.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Ask for a quote
For grease trap cleaning in New Cross, ring 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. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.