West Berkshire · Grease trap cleaning
Stratfield Mortimer grease trap cleaning
Emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens for commercial sites in Stratfield Mortimer and across West Berkshire. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An overdue grease trap
- A small trap that fills too quickly
- Foul odours from the grease trap
About our grease trap cleaning in Stratfield Mortimer
Every trap is different. Under-sink traps are compact and need frequent attention and larger traps hold more grease before they fill. We look at the trap, how much the kitchen uses it and how quickly it fills before suggesting how often it needs cleaning. We’re often asked to deal with an inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning and an overdue grease trap, across restaurants and takeaways, inline grease traps and under-sink grease traps.
Somewhere as small as Stratfield Mortimer, the kitchens that need a deep clean are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Wherever there is one, it needs its grease trap and hard-to-reach areas kept clean.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Stratfield Mortimer (RG7)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Stratfield Mortimer kitchens: local notes
Look up Stratfield Mortimer on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Stratfield Mortimer and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they wash pans and plates, fat heads for the drain unless a trap catches it. Kitchens in Stratfield Mortimer get their food hygiene inspections from West Berkshire 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. Stratfield Mortimer, about 42 miles from central London, is within our usual area. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible.
If you run a kitchen near Mortimer station with long trading hours, grease builds up faster behind equipment and in the trap. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School or anywhere near Stratfield Mortimer, the holidays are the time for a deep clean or a grease trap clean.
Stratfield Mortimer is about 4 miles east of Tadley, in West Berkshire. Stratfield Mortimer gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Across West Berkshire, we cover 155 places, and Stratfield Mortimer is one of them. We also work in Reading, around 6 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the RG7 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on The Street, Station Road and Blewburton Close or anywhere close by, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Mortimer (1 mile west), Goddard's Green (1 mile north), Wokefield (2 miles north-east), West End Green (2 miles south) and Stratfield Saye (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Newbury (12 miles west), Thatcham (9 miles west), Speenhamland (12 miles west), Spencers Wood (4 miles north-east), Calcot (5 miles north) and Shaw (12 miles west).
Local landmarks in Stratfield Mortimer
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Willink School and Horse and Groom pub. Stratfield Mortimer has its own railway station: Mortimer station. Well-known places in the area include Calleva Museum (2.6 miles south-west) and Beaumys Castle (2.7 miles east). Open spaces near Stratfield Mortimer include Hosehill Lake and The Marshes Local Nature Reserve.
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
- Wipe grease off pans before washing them
- Tell us when sinks start draining slowly
- Make sure the trap can be reached easily
The sinks are ready to use as soon as we have finished. Water is run through to check everything flows before we leave.
A fixed cleaning interval means the trap never gets overfull. We agree the timing with you.
What grease trap cleaning cannot fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Broken pipework below ground
- A unit that can’t cope with the kitchen’s output
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Under-sink grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Inline grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Pot wash sinks
- Restaurants and takeaways
What we are called out for in Stratfield Mortimer
Waste cooking oil poured down the sink fills a grease trap far faster than washing-up. Small amounts soon build up.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Washing-up water that will not drain away
- A regular cleaning plan for the grease trap
- An inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
Stratfield Saye House, about 2.7 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses around Stratfield Mortimer; event kitchens at places like that work in bursts, so a deep clean after a busy season helps.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Multi-site and managed buildings
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
What happens if it’s left?
A smelly, overflowing trap attracts pests. A clean trap is less of an attraction as part of a clean kitchen. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
Why Stratfield Mortimer businesses choose us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Nearby places to Stratfield Mortimer
What else we do in Stratfield Mortimer
Common questions in Stratfield Mortimer
Can you work in Stratfield Mortimer outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Stratfield Mortimer keeps running as normal. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
Can you get to a site in Stratfield Mortimer?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you clean under-sink and inline grease traps?
We clean all the common types. If you are not sure what you have, send us a photo when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We are fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
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.
Can you clear our blocked drains as well?
A trap clean removes the grease in the trap and that may solve a slow drain caused by the trap. A blockage deeper in the drains needs a drainage specialist.
How it works
We are used to working while the site is closed. 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 anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. For a village or hamlet like Stratfield Mortimer, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- First, we locate the grease trap and look at the pipework around it.
- The sinks feeding the trap are kept out of use while we work.
- We take out the layer of fat, oil and grease and any solids.
- The inside, baffles and pipe connections are cleaned.
- Once it’s refitted, water is run through to check it drains, and we take the waste with us.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
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, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.