Kent · Grease trap cleaning
Sittingbourne grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning for commercial sites in Sittingbourne and across Kent. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
- Gurgling from the sink waste
Part by part
Inline grease traps
Access to an inline trap can be in a floor or cupboard. We check how to reach it before the visit.
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Busy kitchens can’t afford a blocked drain. Keeping the trap clean reduces the risk.
Grease trap cleaning in Sittingbourne
A neglected grease trap stops doing its job. Further down the pipe, the grease cools and hardens and the result is blocked drains and bad smells. Regular cleaning keeps it working. If you’re dealing with a grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time and scheduled grease trap emptying, we can help.
Around a town like Sittingbourne, 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.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Sittingbourne (ME10, ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Send us pictures of the system and we can plan most of a visit in Sittingbourne before we arrive.
- We find the trap and check how it’s connected.
- The sinks feeding the trap are kept out of use while we work.
- The trap is emptied of grease and food waste.
- The inside, baffles and pipe connections are cleaned.
- We put it back together, run water through and remove the waste.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos 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
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Nearby places to Sittingbourne
What else we do in Sittingbourne
Sittingbourne questions
Can school kitchens in Sittingbourne be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 24 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Sittingbourne. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will fit the work in.
Can you work in Sittingbourne outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Sittingbourne keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person has to manage fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
How do you protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We don’t leave it behind.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Broken pipework below ground
- A leaking sink waste or trap connection
- Blockages further down the drainage network
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Sittingbourne
- Under-sink grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Pot wash sinks
Commercial kitchens in Sittingbourne
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 70 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 39 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Sittingbourne. Kitchens like these wash fat, oil and grease down the sink every day, and a grease trap is what stops it reaching the sewer. It’s Swale council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Sittingbourne. The state of floors, drains and hard-to-reach corners all feeds into the inspection. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
For busy kitchens close to Sittingbourne station, deep cleans and grease trap work can be done after closing. Hall kitchens near Church of the Holy Trinity or elsewhere in Sittingbourne may have older sinks and drains, so a grease trap check is worth adding to a deep clean. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Borden Grammar School or anywhere near Sittingbourne, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean.
Sittingbourne is about 37 miles east of London, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Sittingbourne, grease trap cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Sittingbourne among them. Maidstone is in our area too, around 10 miles away.
Here we cover the ME10 and ME9 postcode area for grease trap cleaning. Whether your site is on High Street, Roman Square and Moonstone Square or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Being close to the A2 and A249, Sittingbourne is simple for us to get to for grease trap cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Murston (1 mile east), Milton Regis (1 mile north-east), Kemsley (1 mile north), Howt Green (1 mile north-west) and Heart's Delight (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles south-west), Ashford (15 miles south), Whitstable (13 miles east), Faversham (7 miles east), Minster (6 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (15 miles west). As one of the bigger places in Kent, Sittingbourne has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for grease trap cleaning.
Around Sittingbourne
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Milton Court Primary Academy, The Golden Hope pub and Milton Creek Country Park. There’s a railway station in Sittingbourne itself: Sittingbourne station. A little further out are Bayford Court (within half a mile east) and Court Hall Museum (under half a mile north).
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Wipe grease off pans before washing them
- Tell us when sinks start draining slowly
- Book trap cleans at a set interval
- Keep access to the trap clear
Scrape plates into the bin before washing up. Use strainers in the sink plugholes before they reach the trap.
Fat that escapes the trap hardens in the pipework. Clearing it then is a bigger job, so it’s far better to keep the trap clean.
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
You’ll get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- The condition we find in the survey
- The scale of the work
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Whether several sites go on one quote
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Sittingbourne and across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.