Medway · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Strood, Medway
Professional grease trap cleaning in and around Strood, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- A routine grease trap service
How we handle grease trap cleaning in Strood
We clean grease traps for kitchens in Strood, whether it’s an under-sink unit or a larger inline trap. Visits are booked around your service so washing up is not interrupted. If you’re dealing with a routine grease trap service and a full, neglected grease trap, we can put it right, from kitchen waste pipes, under-sink grease traps and restaurants and takeaways onwards.
Grease traps fill up with fat and food scraps, and once it’s full, fat passes into the drains. Emptying and cleaning on a schedule keeps drains in Strood running.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Strood (ME2, ME1, ME3)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Why it’s worth doing now in Strood
Pests are drawn to grease and food waste. Keeping the trap clean removes something they’re looking for, alongside good kitchen hygiene. With a fire risk assessment or inspection due, getting the work done first puts you on the front foot.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
What you get with us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Full insurance on every job
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Different parts, different methods
Baffles and outlets
We check the inlet, outlet and baffles at each clean so the trap works as it should.
Inline grease traps
Several sinks may drain into one inline trap. That means more grease, so regular cleaning matters.
Strood kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 71 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 35 takeaways and sandwich shops in Strood and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A grease trap in kitchens like these fills steadily and needs emptying before it overflows. Environmental health officers from Medway council inspect food businesses in Strood. The state of floors, drains and hard-to-reach corners all feeds into the inspection. Having the dates of the last deep clean to hand saves digging for them on the day.
If you run event catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Temple Manor is about 0.5 miles south-east), a deep clean before or after the busy season is worth planning. A summer deep clean suits schools such as Elaine Primary School, as the kitchen can be stripped back with no lunches to serve. Hall and church kitchens, near St Francis' Church or anywhere around Strood, are used by many hands, and periodic deep cleans and grease trap visits keep them in order.
Strood is about 3 miles north-west of Chatham, in Medway. We provide grease trap cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Strood and the rest of Medway. 68 places in Medway are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (9 miles or so).
Every address in ME2, ME1 and ME3 is within our area for grease trap cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Ash Road, Gun Lane and Pine Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Strood sits on or near the A2 and A226, so getting to you is simple for grease trap cleaning. We also cover the places around Strood: Rochester (1 mile east), Borstal (1 mile south), Cuxton (2 miles south-west), Lower Bush (2 miles south-west) and Upper Bush (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Gillingham (4 miles east), Chatham (3 miles south-east), Rainham (6 miles east), Luton (3 miles south-east), Park Wood (6 miles south-east) and Lordswood (5 miles south-east). Strood is among the bigger places we cover in Medway for grease trap cleaning.
Landmarks near Strood
Typical jobs here are in premises near Rede Common, Temple School and Strood Academy, among other places. The nearest railway station is Strood station, about 1 mile east. Other landmarks nearby include Rochester Castle (1 mile east) and Six Poor Travellers House (1.2 miles east). Not far away are Rede Common and Gad's Hill.
Strood questions
Which environmental health team covers Strood?
That is Medway council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Strood. How often a business is inspected depends on the council’s risk rating for it, so the kitchen needs to be ready at any time.
Can you work in school kitchens in Strood during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 15 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Strood. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Do you take the waste away?
It’s removed from site when we leave. Your staff don’t have to handle it after we’ve finished.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Anything that proves the system is maintained: our reports and pictures, any certificates and your in-house logs. A single log for each site works best.
Do the sinks have to be out of use during the clean?
Only briefly, and only the sinks that feed the trap. Visits are booked outside your busiest hours wherever possible.
Are you insured?
Yes, we’re fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
How it works
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Photos taken on a phone are usually enough for us to plan a job in Strood and give a fixed quote.
- We find the trap and check how it’s connected.
- Nothing drains into the trap while it’s open.
- The trap is emptied of grease and food waste.
- Every part of the trap is scraped and cleaned, including the baffles.
- Once it’s refitted, water is run through to check it drains, and we take the waste with us.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
What affects the cost of grease trap cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Where the site is and how we reach it
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
What to send for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- A few general shots of the system
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Problems your staff have spotted
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
What grease trap cleaning can’t fix
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
- A unit that cannot cope with the kitchen’s output
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Under-sink grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Pot wash sinks
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Inline grease traps
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Looking after it afterwards
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Mention any increase in cooking
- Get food waste into the bin, not the sink
- Keep the grease trap on a regular cleaning schedule
- Act on gurgling or smelly drains
Collect waste cooking oil separately rather than pouring it down the sink and the trap won’t fill as quickly. It’s the single easiest way to help.
Grease that gets past the trap sets in the drains. Clearing it then is a bigger job so prevention is the easier route.