Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Newnham, Hampshire
Grease trap cleaning in Newnham, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Gurgling from the sink waste
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Hot water only moves grease further down
- Mention any increase in cooking
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
- Make sure the trap can be reached easily
The sinks are ready to use as soon as we’ve finished. Water is run through to check everything flows before we go.
Grease that gets past the trap sets in the drains. Clearing it then is a bigger job so prevention is the easier route.
How we handle grease trap cleaning in Newnham
Grease traps sit between the sinks and the drain, holding back fats, oils and grease. As the waste water cools, the grease floats and stays in the trap, and clean water flows on. Over time, the trap fills up and has to be emptied and cleaned. If you are dealing with a kitchen drain that smells and an inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning, we can help.
Rural kitchens may drain to a septic tank or a private drain rather than straight into a public sewer, and fat getting past a grease trap can cause real trouble there.
A written report with pictures follows every 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.
- Where
- Newnham (RG27)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor, and we clear up before we go. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Newnham.
- We agree a time when the sinks aren’t needed.
- The trap is opened up and checked.
- Built-up grease and food waste are taken out.
- We clean the baffles, inlet and outlet.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for grease trap cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Different parts, different methods
Inline grease traps
Several sinks may drain into one inline trap. That means more grease, so regular cleaning matters.
Under-sink grease traps
Under-sink units are easy to forget. A full one shows itself with a slow, smelly sink.
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The times the site is available
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The postcode and the type of business
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Newnham
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 5 hotels and guest houses in Newnham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the kitchen and its drains need the same attention as a restaurant’s. Food hygiene inspections in Newnham are the job of Basingstoke and Deane council’s environmental health team. The state of floors, drains and hard-to-reach corners all feeds into the inspection. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St. Nicholas or elsewhere in Newnham, a deep clean and an emptied grease trap before a busy season of events are worth booking. The Vyne, about 4.6 miles west, is one of the historic houses around Newnham; event kitchens at places like that work in bursts, so a deep clean after a busy season helps. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital (about 5.2 miles west), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals.
Newnham is about 5 miles east of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. We provide grease trap cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Newnham and the rest of Hampshire. Newnham is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Reading, roughly 12 miles from Newnham.
Grease trap cleaning in RG27 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include Tylney Lane, Newnham Lane and Ridge Lane, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. We also cover the places around Newnham: Nately Scures (1 mile south), Hook Common (1 mile south-east), Up Nately (1 mile south), Hook (1 mile east) and Warnborough Green (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (5 miles west), Farnborough (10 miles east), Fleet (7 miles east), Aldershot (10 miles east), Alton (9 miles south) and Yateley (8 miles north-east).
What’s near Newnham
Newnham’s nearest station is Hook station, about 1.2 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Odiham Castle (1.9 miles south-east) and Basing House (2.8 miles west). For a walk, there’s Dogmersfield Lake and Tundry Hill.
Other services in Newnham
What your team can do, and what needs us
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.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
FAQs for Newnham
Can you work in Newnham outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Newnham needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who inspects food businesses in Newnham?
The local authority for Newnham is Basingstoke and Deane 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.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: our reports and photos, any certificates and your in-house logs. A single log for each site works best.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Is Newnham in your area?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Newnham included.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Can you clear our blocked drains as well?
We clean the trap, not the drain network. If the drain beyond the trap is blocked or damaged, we’ll tell you so you can call a drainage contractor.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. For kitchen extracts, BESA’s minimum intervals run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use, and fire dampers need testing at least once a year.
Leave it or put it right?
In Newnham, as anywhere, grease trap cleaning is a short, routine visit. A blocked drain is an emergency, often at a busy time. With notice, the visit to Newnham can be fitted around your bookings and events.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why book with us
- Full insurance on every job
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We diagnose before we treat
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
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