Medway · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Stoke, Medway
Grease trap cleaning across Stoke and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
Looking after it afterwards
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Make sure the trap can be reached easily
- Report slow or smelly sinks early
- Scrape plates and pans into the bin before washing up
- Do not wait for a blockage to book a clean
We take the grease and solids away. Nothing is left for you to dispose of when we are done.
Fat that escapes the trap hardens in the pipework. Once it’s there, it needs a drainage contractor to clear, so it’s far better to keep the trap clean.
Grease trap cleaning in Stoke, done properly
We clean grease traps for kitchens in Stoke, whether it’s an under-sink unit or a larger inline trap. Visits are booked around your service, so the kitchen keeps running. If you’re dealing with washing-up water that won’t drain away and gurgling from the sink waste, we can put it right, from under-sink grease traps, school and care home kitchens and pot wash sinks onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Stoke, the visit is planned ahead, around opening times and the journey.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Stoke (ME3)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
Grease that gets past the trap doesn’t disappear. It adds to blockages further down the drains and sewer. Keeping it in the trap, and emptying the trap, is the responsible thing to do. If the system at a site near Stoke fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Why book with us
- In business since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
- We diagnose before we treat
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Other services in Stoke
FAQs for Stoke
Do you cover smaller places like Stoke?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Stoke?
That’s Medway council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Stoke. An officer may look behind equipment and at drains, so it pays to have the deep clean booked before those areas build up.
What does a grease trap clean cost?
It depends on the type and size of the trap, its condition and access. Tell us about the trap and we’ll come back with a fixed price.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
What do you do with the waste?
We take the grease and solids away with us. You’re not left with anything to dispose of when we go.
What problems does a full grease trap cause?
An overfull trap lets grease into the drains. It sets there and narrows the pipes until they block. Regular cleaning prevents it.
Can you clear our blocked drains as well?
That depends on the cause. A full trap is a common cause, and cleaning it can help, but blockages further along need a drainage contractor.
Do the sinks have to be out of use during the clean?
The sinks that drain into the trap cannot be used while it’s open. We book the visit around your service so the kitchen isn’t held up.
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The condition we find in the survey
- How easy every part is to reach
- Parking and loading at the site
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Stoke
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Medway. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Do you need grease trap cleaning in Stoke?
Hot washing-up water keeps grease liquid for a while. Once it cools, it sets, often in the trap or the pipe beyond.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A full, neglected grease trap
- Sinks that drain slowly
- A kitchen drain that smells
- Drains clogged with fat
If you look after a hall kitchen near Church of St Peter and St Paul or anywhere in Stoke, a deep clean between busy seasons is easier than a scramble before a big event.
Questions to ask before you book
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Proof of insurance
Different parts, different methods
Baffles and outlets
We check the inlet, outlet and baffles at each clean so water flows freely.
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Kitchens that fry and wash up all day fill their traps quickly. They often need the most frequent cleaning.
Grease trap cleaning around Stoke
Look up Stoke on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens across Stoke and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each of them sends fat, oil and grease towards the drain, which is why grease traps need regular emptying. We cover Stoke, about 31 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Environmental health officers from Medway council inspect food businesses in Stoke. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. Keeping a record of deep cleans and grease trap visits helps at inspection time.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Medway Maritime Hospital (about 5.7 miles south-west), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Stoke Primary Academy or anywhere near Stoke, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean.
Stoke is about 5 miles north of Gillingham, in Medway. We provide grease trap cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Stoke and the rest of Medway. 68 places in Medway are on our list, large and small. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 13 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease trap cleaning: ME3. Streets in the area include Vicarage Lane and Vicarage Close, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. Other places close to Stoke include Middle Stoke (1 mile east), Lower Stoke (1 mile north-east), North Street (1 mile south-west), Tunbridge Hill (1 mile south-west) and St Mary Hoo (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Gillingham (5 miles south), Chatham (7 miles south-west), Rochester (7 miles south-west), Rainham (6 miles south), Strood (7 miles south-west) and Luton (6 miles south-west).
What’s near Stoke
Typical jobs here are in premises near The White Horse pub. Nearby you will also find Medway Maritime Hospital (5.7 miles south-west) and Upnor Castle (4.8 miles south-west). Not far away are Bishop Saltings.
The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Stoke can be planned properly.
- We start by finding the trap and checking its inlet and outlet.
- Nothing drains into the trap while it’s open.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.