Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Park Wood, Kent
Grease trap cleaning across Park Wood and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- An under-sink unit that needs regular emptying
- An overdue grease trap
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
What happens if it’s left?
A smelly, overflowing trap attracts pests. A clean trap is less of an attraction, alongside good kitchen hygiene. Booking ahead lets us plan the trip to Park Wood at a time that suits you.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why Park Wood businesses choose us
- We diagnose before we treat
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
About our grease trap cleaning in Park Wood
A grease trap catches fats, oils and grease from the kitchen sinks before they reach the drain. Cooling water lets the grease rise and separate while the water carries on to the drain. Eventually it fills and needs emptying and cleaning. If you are dealing with a grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time and a bad smell from the sinks or drains, we can help, from under-sink grease traps, school and care home kitchens and kitchen waste pipes onwards.
Kitchens around a smaller place like Park Wood are often in older buildings, with drains and grease traps that have been there for years. Smells and slow drains are the usual warning signs.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Park Wood (ME15, ME17, ME14)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Park Wood
What else we do in Park Wood
How we price grease trap cleaning
You will get a fixed price before any work starts. It takes into account:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The number of sites or systems
- The times the site is available
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any previous report or certificate
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
Grease trap cleaning in Park Wood: local notes
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 5 bars, pubs and nightclubs in and around Park Wood, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever they cook, the kitchen and its drains need the same attention as a restaurant’s. In Park Wood, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Maidstone council. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. A cleaning log that includes deep cleans and grease trap visits shows the work is planned.
If you look after a hall kitchen near St Martin's Church or anywhere in Park Wood, a deep clean between busy seasons is easier than a scramble before a big event. Half-term is a good time for school kitchens, at schools like Tree Tops Primary Academy for instance, to have the grease trap emptied and the kitchen deep cleaned. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like KIMS hospital about 3.1 miles north, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out.
Park Wood is about 2 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Park Wood or further out, grease trap cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Park Wood is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for grease trap cleaning.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease trap cleaning: ME15, ME17 and ME14. If you need grease trap cleaning at premises on Bell Road, Selby Road and Essex Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. With the A274 close by, Park Wood is easy for our technicians to reach for grease trap cleaning. If your site is just outside Park Wood, we cover Otham (1 mile north-east), Willington (1 mile north), Boughton Monchelsea (1 mile south-west), Shepway (1 mile north) and Boughton Green (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (15 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west), Gravesend (15 miles north-west), Tonbridge (12 miles west) and Faversham (15 miles east).
Around Park Wood
Typical jobs here are in premises near Mote Park, New Line Learning Academy and The White Horse pub, among other places. Park Wood’s nearest station is Maidstone West station, roughly 2.6 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Sutton Valence Castle (2.7 miles south-east) and The Mall Maidstone (2.5 miles north-west). Not far away are Detling Hill.
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like Park Wood, so let us know how to reach it.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- Sinks feeding the trap are taken out of use.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- The chambers and baffles are cleaned.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
Before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Getting a quote
Need a price for grease trap cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Part by part
Grease interceptors
An interceptor works on the same principle as a smaller trap. Cooling water lets grease rise and solids settle.
Inline grease traps
Inline traps may be under a floor panel or in a cupboard. We ask about access when we quote.
Park Wood questions
Can the work in Park Wood be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Park Wood can fit around your hours. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Park Wood?
The local authority for Park Wood is Maidstone council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the council’s risk rating for it, so the kitchen needs to be ready at any time.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Each report and certificate we give you, kept together in your maintenance log, along with your own cleaning log. BESA says certificates should show the date, location and technician.
What problems does a full grease trap cause?
Grease and food waste build up until the trap stops working. Slow drains, bad smells and blockages follow.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Will cleaning the grease trap fix a blocked drain?
A trap clean removes the grease in the trap, and can clear the problem where the trap was the cause. Blockages further down the drain, or damaged pipework, need a drainage contractor.
What a clean won’t put right
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Blockages further down the drainage network
- Drains that are cracked or have collapsed
- A grease trap that’s too small for the kitchen
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Park Wood
- Pot wash sinks
- Inline grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Under-sink grease traps
Keeping the system healthy
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Never pour used oil down the sink
- Book trap cleans at a set interval
- Mention any increase in cooking
- Keep strainers in every sink
We take the grease and solids away. There’s no greasy waste left on site when we’re done.
Fat that escapes the trap hardens in the pipework. Once it’s there, it needs a drainage contractor to clear, so it’s far better to keep the trap clean.