West Sussex · Grease trap cleaning
Grease Trap Cleaning in Tortington
Grease trap cleaning for Tortington, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A larger grease trap that needs emptying
- Gurgling from the sink waste
- An overdue grease trap
Tortington: your questions answered
Will you come out to Tortington?
Yes, Tortington is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Can you come to Tortington after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Who is the responsible person?
The law calls them the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Every certificate and report from each visit, kept together in your maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
How much time does a grease trap clean need?
Most grease trap cleans take a short visit for a small trap and longer for an inline unit or interceptor, including testing. We plan the visit around your service.
Grease trap cleaning in Tortington, done properly
In Tortington, we time grease trap visits so the sinks aren’t needed. We empty, clean and check the trap, and the waste is taken away. It works on its own or with a deep clean or extract clean. If you are dealing with sinks that drain slowly and an overdue grease trap, we can put it right.
In a village or hamlet like Tortington, commercial kitchens are few, perhaps a pub, a school or a care home. Wherever there is one, it needs its grease trap and hard-to-reach areas kept clean.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Tortington (BN18)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes anything from under an hour to a few hours, depending on the trap. Visits to a village like Tortington are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- First, we locate the grease trap and look at the pipework around it.
- We ask for the sinks that drain into the trap not to be used.
- The trap is emptied of grease and food waste.
- Every part of the trap is scraped and cleaned, including the baffles.
- We put it back together, run water through and remove the waste.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Fit sink strainers to catch food scraps
- Tell us if your menu or hours change
- Keep access to the trap clear
- Collect waste cooking oil separately
Scrape plates into the bin before washing up. Use strainers in the sink plugholes so less solid waste gets through.
A fixed cleaning interval means the trap never gets overfull. We agree the timing with you.
Towns and villages near Tortington
What else we do in Tortington
Fixed quotes for grease trap cleaning in Tortington
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Parking and loading at the site
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The size of the system
- What state the system is in
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Helping us quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- A few general shots of the system
- Your last certificate, test record or report
If you need grease trap cleaning in Tortington, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
How the job changes from site to site
School, care home and staff kitchens
Care home and hospital kitchens need their drains working all the time. Visits are planned between meals.
Inline grease traps
Several sinks may drain into one inline trap. That means more grease, so regular cleaning matters.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Tortington kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 24 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 3 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Tortington. Wherever they wash pans and plates, fat heads for the drain unless a trap catches it. Kitchens in Tortington get their food hygiene inspections from Arun council. Grease behind equipment or on a ceiling is the kind of thing an inspection can note. Photos and dates from each deep clean make a useful record.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Mary Magdalene's Church or elsewhere in Tortington, a deep clean and an emptied grease trap before a busy season of events are worth booking. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Arundel and District Hospital (about 1.4 miles north), cook for long hours, so deep cleans and grease trap work are planned around patients’ meals.
Tortington is about 3 miles north-west of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. Tortington 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 pictures. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and Tortington is one of them. Brighton is in our area too, around 19 miles away.
We work across the BN18 postcode area for grease trap cleaning and the streets around it. If you need grease trap cleaning at premises on Ford Road and Gaugemaster Way or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for grease trap cleaning include Ford (1 mile south), Lyminster (1 mile east), Arundel (1 mile north-east), Wick (2 miles south-east) and Climping (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Worthing (8 miles east), Bognor Regis (6 miles south-west), Chichester (9 miles west), Selsey (12 miles south-west), Littlehampton (3 miles south-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (13 miles east).
Near you in Tortington
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Arundel Arms Public House At Ford Station and The Littlehampton Academy and the streets around them. Tortington has its own railway station: Ford station. Other landmarks nearby include Arundel Castle (1.8 miles north-east) and Arundel and District Hospital (1.4 miles north). The countryside around Tortington includes WWT Arundel.
What grease trap cleaning can’t fix
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Leaking pipework or sink wastes, which need a plumber
- A grease trap that is too small for the kitchen
- Broken pipework below ground
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Inline grease traps
- School and care home kitchens
- Pot wash sinks
- Under-sink grease traps
- Restaurants and takeaways
- Kitchen waste pipes
What we are called out for in Tortington
The more a kitchen cooks and washes up, the quicker the trap fills. A trap that suited a quieter kitchen can fill very quickly when trade picks up.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Sinks that drain slowly
- A full, neglected grease trap
- An under-sink trap that keeps filling up
- Drains that gurgle and bubble
For schools such as Arundel CofE Primary School, deep cleans and grease trap work are typically booked for the holidays.
Before booking anyone
- Whether a survey comes first
- Proof of insurance
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether they recommend a next date