East Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in St Leonards, East Sussex
Professional grease trap cleaning in and around St Leonards, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Washing-up water that will not drain away
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- A full, neglected grease trap
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in St Leonards
Think of the grease trap as a filter for the kitchen’s drains. When it’s looked after, you hardly know it’s there but left too long, it causes trouble. A regular clean keeps it healthy. The work covers under-sink grease traps, kitchen waste pipes and school and care home kitchens, and the jobs we see most are drains that gurgle and bubble and washing-up water that won’t drain away.
For a kitchen in a town like St Leonards, a deep clean is often booked after a refit, before an inspection or alongside an extract clean, which keeps the disruption to a single night.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- St Leonards (TN38, TN37, TN34)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in St Leonards
Food scraps go down the sink with the washing-up water. Solids settle at the bottom of the trap and fill it from below.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
- Drains clogged with fat
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
School kitchens, at schools like St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy for example, normally have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed.
Comparing quotes
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether they recommend a next date
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How easy every part is to reach
- The condition we find in the survey
- The size of the system
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Want a quote for grease trap cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Leave it or put it right?
A smelly, overflowing trap attracts pests. Keeping the trap clean removes something they’re looking for, alongside good kitchen hygiene. Booking now keeps it a routine visit to St Leonards rather than an urgent one.
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
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Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Hot water only moves grease further down
- Mention any increase in cooking
- Tell us when sinks start draining slowly
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
Collect waste cooking oil separately rather than pouring it down the sink, and the trap will stay cleaner for longer. It’s the single easiest way to help.
Setting regular cleans takes the guesswork out. We agree the timing with you.
Managing agents and facilities teams in St Leonards
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Grease trap cleaning around St Leonards
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 198 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 75 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around St Leonards, up to about a mile and a half out. Each of them sends fat, oil and grease towards the drain, which is why grease traps need regular emptying. Kitchens in St Leonards get their food hygiene inspections from Hastings council. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
If you look after a hall kitchen near St John the Evangelist's Church or anywhere in St Leonards, a deep clean between busy seasons is easier than a scramble before a big event. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Conquest Hospital about 2.2 miles north, deep cleans and grease trap visits are planned so meals still go out.
St Leonards is about 1 mile south-west of Hastings, in East Sussex. We carry out grease trap cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in St Leonards and the rest of East Sussex. 289 places in East Sussex are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 28 miles away.
Here we cover the TN38, TN37 and TN34 postcode area for grease trap cleaning. You’ll find streets such as Sea Road, Fern Road and Dane Road, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. St Leonards is on the A259 and A2102, so it’s easy for us to get to for grease trap cleaning. If your site is just outside St Leonards, we cover Silverhill (1 mile north), Hastings (1 mile north-east), America Ground (1 mile east), Bulverhythe (1 mile west) and Hollington (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (13 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (4 miles west), Hailsham (13 miles west), Polegate (13 miles west), Old Town (14 miles south-west) and Heathfield (15 miles north-west). As one of the bigger places in East Sussex, St Leonards has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for grease trap cleaning.
Around St Leonards
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around University School, Horse And Groom Public House and Summerfields Wood. St Leonards has its own railway station: St Leonards Warrior Square station. Other landmarks nearby include Priory Meadow Shopping Centre (1.2 miles east) and Conquest Hospital (2.2 miles north). For a walk, there’s Church Wood and Robsack Wood and Senlac Hill.
St Leonards: your questions answered
Which council inspects kitchens in St Leonards?
Kitchens in St Leonards are inspected by Hastings council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look behind equipment and at drains, so it pays to have the deep clean booked before those areas build up.
Do you work in school kitchens around St Leonards out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 5 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of St Leonards, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
What happens if a grease trap is not cleaned?
Grease escapes into the drains when the trap is full. It sets there and narrows the pipes and causes blockages. Regular cleaning prevents it.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
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.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Do you deal with blocked drains beyond the grease trap?
It depends where the blockage is. If the trap is full, cleaning it often helps, but blockages further along need a drainage contractor.
How the visit works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before any work starts, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself 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 St Leonards will be.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- The trap is opened up and checked.
- We remove the grease layer and settled solids.
- The inside, baffles and outlet are cleaned.
- The trap is closed, tested and the next clean discussed.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us where we can park and unload
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.