Hampshire · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Tadley
Looking for grease trap cleaning in Tadley? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
Grease trap cleaning in Tadley, done properly
Fats, oils and grease are the main cause of blocked kitchen drains. Down the line, they can add to fatbergs in the sewer. A grease trap that’s emptied and cleaned regularly holds them back. Common call-outs are for an inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning and grease setting in the kitchen pipework, on under-sink grease traps, school and care home kitchens and pot wash sinks.
Around a town like Tadley, the kitchens we deep clean tend to be pubs, restaurants, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Each builds up grease where the daily clean cannot reach.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Tadley (RG26, RG7)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Do you need grease trap cleaning in Tadley?
Food waste slips past sink strainers or gets rinsed down. Solids settle at the bottom of the trap and takes up space.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Foul odours from the grease trap
- A blocked kitchen drain caused by grease
- An interceptor full of grease and solids
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
If you run a care home or healthcare kitchen near Tadley (the nearest hospital is Park Prewett Hospital, about 5.2 miles south), a grease trap on a set schedule avoids a blocked drain mid-service.
What your quote should include
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether a survey comes first
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether VAT is included
The process
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Work in Tadley is typically booked after closing, early in the morning or on a closed day.
- A visit is booked around your service.
- We open the trap and look at its condition.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Move anything stored near the system
Ask for a quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
What grease trap cleaning looks like in Tadley
Food Standards Agency data counts about 9 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 8 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Tadley. A grease trap in kitchens like these fills steadily and needs emptying before it overflows. Kitchens in Tadley get their food hygiene inspections from Basingstoke and Deane council. Walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of what they look at. A cleaning log that includes deep cleans and grease trap visits shows the work is planned.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Saint Mary's Church or elsewhere in Tadley, a deep clean and an emptied grease trap before a busy season of events are worth booking. For schools such as Bishopswood Junior School, deep cleans and grease trap work are normally booked for the holidays.
Tadley is about 6 miles north of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. If you need grease trap cleaning in Tadley, please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Tadley. Tadley is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire we cover for grease trap cleaning. You can also see our page for Reading, roughly 10 miles from Tadley.
Here we cover the RG26 and RG7 postcode area for grease trap cleaning. Local streets include Church Road, Ambrose Road and Wickham Close, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. You’ll find Tadley on the A340 and B3051, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for grease trap cleaning. Other places close to Tadley include Baughurst (1 mile west), Pamber Heath (1 mile east), Heath End (1 mile west), Inhurst (2 miles west) and Aldermaston Soke (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (6 miles south), Fleet (14 miles south-east), Yateley (13 miles east), Hook (9 miles south-east), Popley (5 miles south-east) and Kempshott (8 miles south).
Around Tadley
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Hurst School, The Falcon pub and The Hurst School and the streets around them. The closest station to Tadley is Midgham station, roughly 3.3 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Park Prewett Hospital (5.2 miles south) and Calleva Museum (1.9 miles east).
Tadley questions
Can you work in school kitchens in Tadley during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 4 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Tadley. You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the dates the site is empty.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Tadley?
In Tadley, it’s Basingstoke and Deane council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Inspection results feed into the food hygiene rating published by the Food Standards Agency.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Why does a grease trap need regular cleaning?
Once it’s full, grease passes straight through. It then sets in the drains, causing blockages and smells and can end up adding to sewer blockages.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. A fixed quote follows.
Which grease traps does the service cover?
We clean all the common types. If you’re not sure what you have, send us a photo when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Which records should we keep?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them together and easy to find.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. Each visit ends with a written report and photos, covering the work, any areas we couldn’t access and the recommended next date. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, there’s also a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Fixed quotes for grease trap cleaning in Tadley
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- The scale of the work
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition of the system
- How many systems or sites are involved
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We typically come back within one working day.
Also in Tadley
What the work involves, part by part
Under-sink grease traps
Under-sink traps are cleaned in a short visit and check the seal on the lid.
Restaurant and takeaway kitchens
Visits are booked when the sinks aren’t in use so you don’t lose trade.
Between visits
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
- Tell us when sinks start draining slowly
- Book trap cleans at a set interval
Between cleans, keep food scraps out of the sink. Use strainers in the sink plugholes before they reach the trap.
A fixed cleaning interval means the trap never gets overfull. The interval is set to suit the trap and the kitchen.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Drains that need jetting rather than trap cleaning
- A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Tadley
- School and care home kitchens
- Inline grease traps
- Pot wash sinks
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
- Under-sink grease traps