Brighton and Hove · Grease trap cleaning
Ovingdean grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning for Ovingdean and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Drains clogged with fat
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- A full, neglected grease trap
Grease trap cleaning in Ovingdean, done properly
If the sinks drain slowly or smell, the trap is often the cause. We find the trap, empty it and clean it, then check the water flows properly. If you have drains that gurgle and bubble and a small trap that fills too quickly, we can help, from restaurants and takeaways, school and care home kitchens and inline grease traps onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Ovingdean, commercial kitchens are few, perhaps a pub, a school or a care home. Each still needs the occasional deep clean and its grease trap kept clear.
We have been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Ovingdean (BN2)
- Wider area
- Brighton and Hove
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
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.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Ovingdean and across Brighton and Hove. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Do not wait for a blockage to book a clean
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
- Never pour used oil down the sink
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
You will get our view on how often the trap needs cleaning. That depends on how quickly it filled and how much the kitchen cooks.
If the sinks are slow or smelly, the trap may be full. Acting at this stage normally prevents a blockage later.
Questions from Ovingdean
Can you come to Ovingdean after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Ovingdean can fit around your hours. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Which council inspects kitchens in Ovingdean?
That is Brighton and Hove council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Ovingdean. Keep the dates of your last deep clean and grease trap visit with your food safety records, ready if an officer asks.
What do you do with what you remove?
We take it away at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we’re fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
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. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
Can you clear our blocked drains as well?
A trap clean removes the grease in the trap and that may solve a slow drain caused by the trap. A blockage deeper in the drains needs a drainage specialist.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Places near Ovingdean
Also in Ovingdean
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Ovingdean
Food Standards Agency records list about 43 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 13 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Ovingdean. Wherever they wash pans and plates, fat heads for the drain unless a trap catches it. Food hygiene inspections in Ovingdean are the job of Brighton and Hove council’s environmental health team. They look at the cleanliness of the whole kitchen: walls, floors, ceilings and equipment. A record of each deep clean helps show the kitchen is kept in order.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like French Convalescent Home about 1.5 miles west, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out. Historic houses such as Royal Pavilion (about 2.8 miles west) are part of the area around Ovingdean, and if you run event catering at a venue like that, a deep clean between seasons helps.
Ovingdean is about 3 miles south-east of Hanover, in Brighton and Hove. Sites in Ovingdean get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Ovingdean is one of 30 places in Brighton and Hove where we work for commercial clients.
Our technicians cover all of the BN2 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include Longhill Road, Ovingdean Road and Wanderdown Road, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. If your site is just outside Ovingdean, we cover Rottingdean (1 mile east), Roedean (1 mile west), Saltdean (2 miles south-east), East Saltdean (2 miles south-east) and Telscombe (3 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Brighton (3 miles north-west), Brighton and Hove (5 miles west), Hove (4 miles west), Carlton Hill (3 miles west), Hanover (3 miles north-west) and West Hill (3 miles west).
Near you in Ovingdean
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Beacon Hill, Our Lady of Lourdes RC School and Duck Inn and the streets around them. Ovingdean’s nearest station is Moulsecoomb station, about 3 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Brighton Motor Museum (1.9 miles west) and French Convalescent Home (1.5 miles west). For a walk, there’s Newmarket Hill and Beacon Hill Local Nature Reserve.
Common problems we fix in Ovingdean
A busy kitchen in Ovingdean, or anywhere else, fills its grease trap faster. A trap that suited a quieter kitchen can fill very quickly when trade picks up.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Drains clogged with fat
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
Hall kitchens near St Wulfran's Church or elsewhere in Ovingdean may have older sinks and drains, so a grease trap check is worth adding to a deep clean.
Comparing quotes
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether VAT is included
- When the next visit should be, and why
Leave it or put it right?
Once the trap is full, grease heads for the drain. It hardens on the pipe walls, until the drain blocks. Regular trap cleaning beats dealing with a blockage. Planning a trip to Ovingdean ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before we start.
What you get with us
- Every job surveyed first
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Full insurance on every job
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A unit that cannot cope with the kitchen’s output
- Broken pipework below ground
- Blockages further down the drainage network
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Ovingdean
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Inline grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. All told, the work takes an hour or two in most kitchens, depending on the size and condition of the trap. Somewhere as small as Ovingdean, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- The trap is opened up and checked.
- We remove the grease layer and settled solids.
- We clean the baffles, inlet and outlet.
- The trap is closed, tested and the next clean discussed.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know about parking and loading
Getting a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.