Greater London · Grease trap cleaning
Grease trap cleaning in Temple, Greater London
We cover Temple for grease trap cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures on every job.
- Gurgling from the sink waste
- A grease trap that hasn’t been emptied in a long time
- Scheduled grease trap emptying
What the work involves, part by part
Inline grease traps
Inline traps may be under a floor panel or in a cupboard. We check how to reach it before the visit.
Under-sink grease traps
Under-sink traps are compact units fitted below the kitchen sink. They fill quickly, so they need frequent emptying.
About our grease trap cleaning in Temple
A clean trap means flowing drains and no foul smells. We empty the built-up grease and food solids, clean the inside and the baffles and the trap checked before we leave. If you’re dealing with an inline trap or interceptor due for cleaning and a slow-draining kitchen sink, we can put it right, from restaurants and takeaways, pot wash sinks and school and care home kitchens onwards.
Across London, council environmental health teams inspect food businesses, and walls, floors, ceilings and equipment are all part of the picture. Kitchens in Temple often book a deep clean before or after an inspection.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Temple (SE1, WC2H, WC2B)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber
- Grease deep in the drains, which needs jetting by a drainage contractor
- A trap undersized for the amount of cooking
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Temple
- Inline grease traps
- Under-sink grease traps
- Kitchen waste pipes
- School and care home kitchens
- Pot wash sinks
- Restaurants and takeaways
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Temple and across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Let us know if the kitchen gets busier
- Wipe grease off pans before washing them
- Keep strainers in every sink
- Hot water only moves grease further down
We take the grease and solids away. Nothing is left for you to dispose of when we’re done.
Grease that gets past the trap sets in the drains. Clearing it then is a bigger job so prevention is the easier route.
Leave it or put it right?
Once the trap is full, grease heads for the drain. There it sets and narrows the pipe until water cannot get through. Cleaning the trap regularly is far easier than clearing a blocked drain. Planning ahead in Temple lets you pick a quiet night rather than lose a busy one.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why us?
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Temple: your questions answered
What do you need to know about parking in Temple?
London parking can be tight, so details of loading bays and permits help. Where restrictions apply in the day, an evening or overnight visit typically gets round them.
Who inspects food businesses in Temple?
Kitchens in Temple are inspected by the City of London Corporation’s environmental health officers. Photos from a deep clean are a simple record of what was done and when.
Do you take the waste away?
The waste leaves with us. Nothing greasy is left on site when we go.
What problems does a full grease trap cause?
An overfull trap stops separating grease. The result is slow drains, foul odours and eventually a blockage.
Are you insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
How the visit works
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor. Night and weekend working is normal for us in London, and a site in Temple is no exception.
- We locate the trap and check how it’s fitted.
- Sinks feeding the trap are taken out of use.
- We empty out the fat, oil, grease and solids.
- We clean every part of the inside.
- The trap is refitted, tested with water and the waste taken away.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
Places near Temple
Also in Temple
Commercial kitchens in Temple
The Food Standards Agency lists about 500 pubs, bars and clubs and about 185 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses in Temple and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they run a kitchen, it needs the same deep cleaning and grease trap care as any restaurant. Environmental health officers from the City of London Corporation inspect food businesses in Temple. 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. Compact London kitchens collect grease in tight corners, which an overnight deep clean can reach.
Where a church or community hall near Temple Church, or anywhere in Temple, has a kitchen used by volunteers, a periodic deep clean keeps it ready for the next event. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St Philip's Hospital (about within half a mile north-west), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals. For busy kitchens close to London Blackfriars station, deep cleans and grease trap work can be done after closing.
Temple is about 1 mile south of St Pancras, in Greater London. From the centre of Temple to the outskirts, we cover grease trap cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, large and small.
Our technicians cover all of the SE1, WC2H and WC2B postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. You’ll find streets such as Shoe Lane, Drury Lane and New Square, all of which we cover for grease trap cleaning. Main roads around Temple include the A4 and A40, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. We also cover the places around Temple: Temple Bar (1 mile north), Blackfriars (1 mile east), Aldwych (1 mile west), Clare Market (1 mile north-west) and Covent Garden (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Kensington (4 miles west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (14 miles west), Brompton (3 miles south-west) and Stockwell (3 miles south).
Around Temple
Typical jobs here are in premises near St Mary-at-Hill, Garden Bridge and London Nautical School. You will also find The Devereux pub (within half a mile north-west), British Library of Political and Economic Science (under half a mile north-west) and Mercers' School (within half a mile north). Temple has its own railway station: London Blackfriars station. Other landmarks nearby include Gabriel's Wharf (under half a mile south-east) and Montfichet's Tower (within half a mile east). For a walk, there’s Barnsbury Wood and St. James's Park Lake.