Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Shelvin, Kent
We cover Shelvin for grease trap cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
How we handle grease trap cleaning in Shelvin
We clean grease traps for kitchens in Shelvin, whether it’s an under-sink unit or a larger inline trap. We come when the sinks aren’t needed, so the kitchen keeps running. The work covers restaurants and takeaways, inline grease traps and kitchen waste pipes, and people most often call us about a blocked kitchen drain caused by grease and a slow-draining kitchen sink.
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.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Shelvin (CT4)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Do you need grease trap cleaning in Shelvin?
Every pan and plate washed sends grease towards the drain. In the trap, they cool and separate, and the layer gets thicker day by day.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- Sinks that drain slowly
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
If you run event catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Acrise Place is about 4 miles south-west), a deep clean before or after the busy season is worth planning.
What your quote should include
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What records you will receive afterwards
Different parts, different methods
School, care home and staff kitchens
Kitchens that serve set mealtimes fill their traps more steadily. Planned cleaning fits their routine.
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Busy kitchens can’t afford a blocked drain. Regular trap cleaning helps prevent it.
Nearby places to Shelvin
Other services in Shelvin
FAQs for Shelvin
Will you come out to Shelvin?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Shelvin included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Shelvin?
The local authority for Shelvin is Canterbury City 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.
How much time does a grease trap clean need?
The size and state of the trap make the difference, and you can expect it to take anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. We will confirm when we quote.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. How often depends on use and condition, and we explain the reasoning on the report.
Do the sinks have to be out of use during the clean?
While we work, those sinks are out of use. It takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit, and we time it to suit you.
Are you insured?
Yes, we’re fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
Which accreditations do you hold?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Commercial kitchens in Shelvin
Environmental health officers from Canterbury City council inspect food businesses in Shelvin. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. A cleaning log that includes deep cleans and grease trap visits shows the work is planned. We cover Shelvin, about 59 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Martin or elsewhere in Shelvin, 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; Buckland Hospital, about 5.9 miles south-east, is the nearest hospital to Shelvin.
Shelvin is about 6 miles north-west of Dover, in Kent. If you need grease trap cleaning in Shelvin, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Our area covers London and the South East, Shelvin included. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Shelvin is one of them. We also work in Maidstone, about 29 miles from Shelvin.
Grease trap cleaning in CT4 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need grease trap cleaning at premises on Clints Lane and Shelvin Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. Close by, we work in Wootton (1 mile south-west), Denton (1 mile west), Lodge Lees (1 mile west), Breach (2 miles west) and Selsted (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Ashford (14 miles west), Canterbury (8 miles north-west), Dover (6 miles south-east), Folkestone (7 miles south), Ramsgate (14 miles north-east) and Whitstable (13 miles north-west).
What’s near Shelvin
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Coach House Hotel and the streets around them. Shelvin’s nearest station is Shepherds Well station, about 1.9 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Buckland Hospital (5.9 miles south-east).
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
- Collect waste cooking oil separately
- Act on gurgling or smelly drains
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
Keep used oil out of the drains, and the trap will stay cleaner for longer. It makes a real difference.
Grease that gets past the trap sets in the drains. Clearing it then is a bigger job, so it’s far better to keep the trap clean.
How it works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Shelvin and turn up when the site is quiet.
- First, we find the trap and look at its connections.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Related advice
What a clean won’t put right
Grease trap cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- Blockages further down the drainage network
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
- A leaking sink waste or trap connection
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 Shelvin
- Pot wash sinks
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Inline grease traps
- Under-sink grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The scale of the work
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.