Medway · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Rainham, Medway
Grease trap cleaning for Rainham, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- An overdue grease trap
- Gurgling from the sink waste
- A kitchen drain that smells
When to call us in Rainham
Every pan and plate washed sends grease towards the drain. In the trap, they cool and separate and the grease layer grows.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- A full, neglected grease trap
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- Sinks that drain slowly
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
School kitchens, at schools like St Margaret's Church of England Junior School for example, normally have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed.
What your quote should include
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
Grease trap cleaning in Rainham
Grease trap cleaning keeps the drains running and the smells away. We empty the built-up grease and food solids, clean the inside and the baffles and the trap checked before we leave. We’re often asked to deal with foul odours from the grease trap and drains clogged with fat, across school and care home kitchens, inline grease traps and kitchen waste pipes.
Around a town like Rainham, the kitchens we deep clean tend to be pubs, restaurants, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. All of them collect grease behind and under equipment.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, 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
- Rainham (ME8, ME9)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Rainham
Other services in Rainham
Different parts, different methods
Inline grease traps
Inline traps often take waste from several sinks or appliances. More waste means faster filling.
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Busy kitchens can’t afford a blocked drain. Regular trap cleaning helps prevent it.
Commercial kitchens in Rainham
Food Standards Agency records list about 25 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 28 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Rainham. A grease trap in kitchens like these fills steadily and needs emptying before it overflows. Food hygiene inspections in Rainham are the job of Medway council’s environmental health team. 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 run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Margaret or elsewhere in Rainham, a deep clean and an emptied grease trap before a busy season of events are worth booking. Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; Medway Maritime Hospital, about 3.2 miles north-west, is the nearest hospital to Rainham.
Rainham is about 2 miles south-east of Gillingham, in Medway. Rainham gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Rainham is one of 68 towns, villages and districts in Medway where we work for grease trap cleaning. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 7 miles away.
Every address in ME8 and ME9 is covered for grease trap cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Durham Road, London Road and Bloors Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Meresborough (1 mile south), Moor Street (1 mile east), Lower Rainham (1 mile north), Hartlip (2 miles south-east) and Lower Hartlip (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Chatham (3 miles west), Rochester (5 miles north-west), Strood (6 miles west), Luton (3 miles west), Lordswood (3 miles south-west) and Hoo St Werburgh (5 miles north-west). As one of the bigger places in Medway, Rainham has a wide mix of commercial premises, and we cover all of them for grease trap cleaning.
Around Rainham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Howard School, The Railway pub and Howard School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Rainham (Kent) station, about 0.5 miles north. Nearby you will also find Medway Maritime Hospital (3.2 miles north-west) and Pentagon Shopping Centre (3.9 miles north-west). The countryside around Rainham includes Detling Hill and Bishop Saltings.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
How the visit works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. The more we can see of the system beforehand, the smoother the visit to Rainham will be.
- 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.
- We clean every part of the inside.
- We refit it, run water through and remove the waste.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Advice
What a clean will not put right
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Drains that are cracked or have collapsed
- Blockages further down the drainage network
- A grease trap that is too small for the kitchen
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Pot wash sinks
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Inline grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Under-sink grease traps
Questions from Rainham
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Rainham?
In Rainham, it’s Medway council that carries out food hygiene inspections. 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.
Do you work in school kitchens around Rainham out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 11 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Rainham. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we will plan around them.
What do you do with the waste?
We take it away. Your staff don’t have to handle it after we have finished.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find, and we explain the reasoning on the report.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes. It’s your proof that the work was done: a written, dated record with pictures of what we did and anything we couldn’t access.
Will the grease trap clean disrupt the kitchen?
Only briefly, and only the sinks that feed the trap. We plan the visit for a quieter time wherever possible.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Parking and loading at the site
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- A few general shots of the system
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
For landlords and multi-site operators
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
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. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.