Oxfordshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Shippon, Oxfordshire
Grease trap cleaning for Shippon, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
About our grease trap cleaning in Shippon
Grease is behind most blocked kitchen drains. Further on, grease can build into fatbergs in the sewer. A grease trap that’s emptied and cleaned regularly keeps them out of the drains. The work covers restaurants and takeaways, pot wash sinks and kitchen waste pipes, and common reasons people get in touch are foul odours from the grease trap and a routine grease trap service.
For a kitchen in or near Shippon, the visit is planned ahead, around opening times and the journey.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Shippon (OX13)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Shippon
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- The size of the system
- How many systems or sites are involved
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The condition we find in the survey
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What to send for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
For grease trap cleaning in Shippon, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
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.
Honest limits
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
- A leaking sink waste or trap connection
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Shippon
- Pot wash sinks
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Under-sink grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Inline grease traps
Aftercare tips
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Tell us if your menu or hours change
- Wipe grease off pans before washing them
- Act on gurgling or smelly drains
- Never pour used oil down the sink
The waste we remove leaves with us. There’s no greasy waste left on site when we are done.
A trap that’s left too long stops catching grease. Regular emptying keeps it working and saves a call-out for a blocked drain.
Why act early in Shippon
A dirty grease trap smells. Rotting food and grease give off foul odours and the smell carries. A clean trap takes the source away. With notice, the visit to Shippon can be fitted around your bookings and events.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What you get with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Fully insured
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Places near Shippon
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Grease trap cleaning around Shippon
Food Standards Agency records list about 25 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 13 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Shippon. Each of them sends fat, oil and grease towards the drain, which is why grease traps need regular emptying. Food hygiene inspections in Shippon are the job of Vale of White Horse council’s environmental health team. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
Appleton Manor, about 3.1 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses around Shippon; event kitchens at places like that work in bursts, so a deep clean after a busy season helps. Hall and church kitchens, near Church of St Mary Magdalene or anywhere around Shippon, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Abingdon Community Hospital (about 0.8 miles south), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals.
Shippon is about 1 mile west of Abingdon-on-Thames, in Oxfordshire. For grease trap cleaning in and around Shippon, please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Shippon included. Shippon is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire we cover for grease trap cleaning. Oxford is in our area too, about 6 miles from Shippon.
Our technicians cover all of the OX13 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include Chestnut Tree Close, Willow Tree Close and Whitehouse Close, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. Other places close to Shippon include Cothill (1 mile north-west), Dry Sandford (2 miles north-west), Marcham (2 miles south-west), Sutton Wick (2 miles south) and Frilford Heath (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (6 miles north-east), Didcot (6 miles south-east), Witney (11 miles north-west), Carterton (14 miles north-west), Thame (15 miles east) and Wantage (8 miles south-west).
Around Shippon
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Prince Of Wales pub and Albert Park, among other places. The closest station to Shippon is Radley station, about 2.8 miles east. Nearby you will also find Abingdon Community Hospital (0.8 miles south) and FitzHarris Castle (1 mile south-east). The countryside around Shippon includes Cumnor Hill and Dry Sandford Pit.
Common questions in Shippon
Can you work in Shippon outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
Do you work in school kitchens around Shippon out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Shippon. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Who is the responsible person?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Every certificate and report from each visit, kept together in your maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
The process
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. Somewhere like Shippon, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- We open the trap and look at its condition.
- We remove the grease layer and settled solids.
- The inside, baffles and outlet are cleaned.
- 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
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
Advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.