Hertfordshire · Grease trap cleaning
Stevenage grease trap cleaning
We cover Stevenage for grease trap cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- A bad smell from the sinks or drains
- Gurgling from the sink waste
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
About our grease trap cleaning in Stevenage
Smells from the sink, gurgling drains or slow drainage all point to the grease trap. In Stevenage, as everywhere we work, our team empties and cleans the trap, then check the water flows properly. If you’re dealing with an under-sink unit that needs regular emptying and scheduled grease trap emptying, we can help, from inline grease traps, pot wash sinks and under-sink grease traps onwards.
Larger kitchens in a place like Stevenage, such as hotel, workplace and production kitchens, can rarely close for long, so we work overnight or section by section.
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.
- Place
- Stevenage (SG1, SG2, SG3)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Grease trap cleaning around Stevenage
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 105 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 71 sandwich bars and takeaways in Stevenage and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Fat from washing up sets hard in pipes, and kitchens like these produce plenty of it. Food hygiene inspections in Stevenage are the job of Stevenage council’s environmental health team. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. A record of each deep clean helps show the kitchen is kept in order.
School kitchens, at schools like Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School for example, typically have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed. If you run a kitchen in an older building near Stevenage, such as a historic house like Aston Bury (about 2.5 miles south-east), older drains make a working grease trap all the more important. Healthcare kitchens cook through the year, so a deep clean has to be fitted around meals; Lister Hospital, about 1.7 miles north-west, is the nearest hospital to Stevenage.
Stevenage is about 26 miles east of Milton Keynes, in Hertfordshire. We carry out grease trap cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Stevenage and the rest of Hertfordshire. Our area takes in 381 places across Hertfordshire, large and small. We also work in Milton Keynes, about 26 miles from Stevenage.
Grease trap cleaning in SG1, SG2 and SG3 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Grease trap cleaning is available to premises on King Pin Square, Market Square and Market Place and nearby roads. Stevenage is on the A602 and B197, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Close by, we work in Bedwell (1 mile south-west), Pin Green (1 mile north-west), Chells (1 mile east), St Nicholas (1 mile north) and Rooks Nest (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover St Albans (13 miles south-west), Bishop's Stortford (15 miles east), Welwyn Garden City (8 miles south), Harpenden (10 miles south-west), Hitchin (5 miles north-west) and Hoddesdon (13 miles south-east). Stevenage is one of the larger places we cover in Hertfordshire for grease trap cleaning.
Landmarks near Stevenage
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Heathcote School, Church of Saint Nicholas and Marriotts School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Stevenage station, about 1.2 miles south-west. Nearby you will also find Benington Castle (2.9 miles east) and Stevenage Museum (0.8 miles south-west). The countryside around Stevenage includes Pryor's Wood.
Common questions in Stevenage
Which council inspects kitchens in Stevenage?
That’s Stevenage council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Stevenage. Keep the dates of your last deep clean and grease trap visit with your food safety records, ready if an officer asks.
Can the work in Stevenage be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Stevenage needn’t be disturbed. When you call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes, on every job. It’s a dated, written report with pictures, and TR19® Grease cleans come with a certificate through the BESCA VHE portal. File it with your fire safety records.
How often should a grease trap be cleaned?
It varies with the trap and the kitchen. Slow or smelly sinks between cleans mean it needs doing more often and we will adjust the schedule.
How much does grease trap cleaning cost?
The price depends on the trap and the schedule. Get in touch and we’ll give you a fixed quote so you know the cost up front.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Visit reports, certificates and your in-house cleaning logs. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs may all ask to see them, so keep them together and easy to find.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
How the visit works
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, carry out the grease trap cleaning, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit. Managed buildings in a place the size of Stevenage often have sign-in, permits-to-work and key holders, and the visit is planned around them.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- We make sure nothing drains into the trap.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- The chambers and baffles are cleaned.
- We refit it, run water through and remove the waste.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
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What affects the quote in Stevenage
You will get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- The condition of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
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 we need to know
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, 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 use the quote form.
What a clean won’t put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Blockages in the public sewer beyond the property
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Pot wash sinks
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps
- Under-sink grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
Part by part
Baffles and outlets
The outlet carries the separated water on to the drain. If it’s blocked or greasy, the trap backs up.
Under-sink grease traps
Small grease traps sit under the sink. They fill quickly and need regular cleaning.
Leave it or put it right?
A blocked drain can stop a kitchen in its tracks. Sinks won’t empty, and dirty water can back up. Cleaning the grease trap on time helps prevent it. Dirt and wear build up fastest on busy sites, and a place the size of Stevenage has plenty of those.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re unsure, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A fixed price before any work starts
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Stevenage and across Hertfordshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.