Surrey · Grease trap cleaning
Tattenham Corner grease trap cleaning
One call covers emptying and cleaning of under-sink and inline grease traps in commercial kitchens in Tattenham Corner, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
- A slow-draining kitchen sink
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Grease trap cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Tattenham Corner
We clean grease traps for kitchens in Tattenham Corner, from small under-sink units to inline traps and interceptors. Visits are booked around your service, so the kitchen keeps running. We’re often asked to deal with a larger grease trap that needs emptying and drains clogged with fat, across kitchen waste pipes, inline grease traps and restaurants and takeaways.
In rural areas, a kitchen may drain to a private system rather than a public sewer, and fat getting past a grease trap can cause real trouble there.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Tattenham Corner (KT18, KT20, KT17)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Grease trap cleaning in Tattenham Corner: local notes
Look up Tattenham Corner on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 24 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 6 takeaways across Tattenham Corner 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. Kitchens in Tattenham Corner get their food hygiene inspections from Reigate and Banstead council. An inspection covers the structure of the kitchen as well as the food. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
School kitchens, at schools like Epsom Downs Primary School and Children's Centre for example, normally have their deep cleans and grease trap work done while the canteen is closed. Epsom General Hospital, about 1.7 miles north-west, is the nearest hospital to Tattenham Corner; healthcare kitchens can’t stop cooking, so deep cleans are worked around meal times.
Tattenham Corner is about 2 miles south-east of Epsom, in Surrey. Sites in Tattenham Corner get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Tattenham Corner is one of 395 places in Surrey where we work for grease trap cleaning. We also work in London, around 15 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease trap cleaning: KT18, KT20 and KT17. Grease trap cleaning is available to premises on Old London Road, Epsom Lane North and Azor Place and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Great Burgh (1 mile east), Epsom Downs (1 mile north), Langley Vale (1 mile west), Burgh Heath (1 mile east) and Nork (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (15 miles west), Woking (14 miles west), Horley (10 miles south), Redhill (6 miles south-east), Ewell (3 miles north) and Reigate (5 miles south).
Near you in Tattenham Corner
In Tattenham Corner, that means kitchens and buildings near Derby Arms, The Beacon School and Aberdour School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Tattenham Corner itself: Tattenham Corner station. Well-known places in the area include The Ashley Centre (1.9 miles north-west) and Walton on the Hill (1.9 miles south). Open spaces near Tattenham Corner include Colley Hill and Cuddington Meadows.
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What a clean will not put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Collapsed or damaged drains, which need a drainage contractor
- Plumbing leaks around the sink
- A unit that can’t cope with the kitchen’s output
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
- School and care home kitchens
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
- Inline grease traps
Signs you need grease trap cleaning in Tattenham Corner
Food waste slips past sink strainers or gets rinsed down. Solids settle at the bottom of the trap and takes up space.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Grease setting in the kitchen pipework
- A routine grease trap service
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
If you run a kitchen near Tattenham Corner station with long trading hours, grease builds up faster behind equipment and in the trap.
Before booking anyone
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes an hour or so for an under-sink trap, longer for a larger unit. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Tattenham Corner, let us know and we will plan around it.
- We agree a time when the sinks are not needed.
- The trap is opened up and checked.
- Built-up grease and food waste are taken out.
- We clean the baffles, inlet and outlet.
- We close it up, check it drains and suggest when it needs cleaning again.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Avoid pouring boiling water down to shift grease
- Use strainers in the sink plugholes
- Get food waste into the bin, not the sink
- Don’t store things on top of the trap
The sinks are ready to use as soon as we’ve finished. Water is run through to check everything flows before we go.
Grease that gets past the trap sets in the drains. Once it’s there, it needs a drainage contractor to clear, so it’s far better to keep the trap clean.
For landlords and multi-site operators
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.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Tattenham Corner and across Surrey. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Fixed quotes for grease trap cleaning in Tattenham Corner
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How many systems or sites are involved
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
FAQs for Tattenham Corner
Which council inspects kitchens in Tattenham Corner?
The local authority for Tattenham Corner is Reigate and Banstead council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look behind equipment and at drains, so it pays to have the deep clean booked before those areas build up.
Do you work in school kitchens around Tattenham Corner out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 7 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Tattenham Corner. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
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 add to fatbergs in the sewer.
How often should a grease trap be cleaned?
There’s no single answer. We look at how full the trap is and how quickly it fills and we will advise on timing.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. It’s the record insurers and inspectors ask to see: a dated report with pictures, listing the work and any areas we couldn’t reach.
Can you clear our blocked drains as well?
We clean the trap, not the drain network. If the drain beyond the trap is blocked or damaged, we’ll tell you so you can call a drainage contractor.