Brighton and Hove · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Aldrington
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Aldrington? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Why deal with it now?
Leaving the clean until the next refit doesn’t make the grease go away. Fat that was soft and easy to remove hardens with heat and time, and that takes more work to shift. Regular cleans keep each visit shorter. A planned visit to Aldrington fits your hours; an emergency does not.
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- Full insurance on every job
- Trading since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Aldrington
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That layer will burn, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. Typical jobs include a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer and ductwork thick with old, hardened grease, across vertical risers, canopies and hoods and discharge points. When a restaurant in Aldrington asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that’s our main job: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
Most kitchens in Aldrington fall into one of BESA’s three bands: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
In a smaller place like Aldrington, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Aldrington (BN3, BN41, BN42)
- Wider area
- Brighton and Hove
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Also near Aldrington
Also in Aldrington
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Aldrington
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
What we need to know
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
Aldrington questions
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Aldrington during the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 37 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Aldrington. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Which environmental health team covers Aldrington?
That is Brighton and Hove council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Aldrington. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Many policies require TR19 cleaning, and insurers often ask to see the certificate. Without proof, a claim can be refused or reduced, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Aldrington?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: 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. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School, hospital and care home kitchens often have fixed hours and long holidays, so cleans can be booked when the kitchen is closed. The certificate and report suit estates and compliance files.
Canopy and plenum
The canopy catches the vapour, and the plenum behind the filters is where it first condenses. We clean both inside and out, with the filter housing cleaned too.
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Do not let the canopy gutters overflow
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
What we do, step by step
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Everything the job in Aldrington needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know about parking and loading
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
Aldrington kitchens: local notes
At about 1 mile from the coast, Aldrington is close enough for sea air to matter. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency data counts about 208 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 66 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Aldrington. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. Food hygiene inspections in Aldrington are the job of Brighton and Hove council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Hove Junior School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Philip's Church or elsewhere in Aldrington, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Montefiore Hospital about 1.7 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Aldrington is about 1 mile south-west of Brighton and Hove, in Brighton and Hove. Sites in Aldrington get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Aldrington is one of 30 places in Brighton and Hove where we work for kitchen extract cleaning.
Here we cover the BN3, BN41 and BN42 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Whether your site is on Wish Road, Saxon Road and Roman Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Aldrington: Brighton and Hove (1 mile north-east), Hove (1 mile east), West Blatchington (1 mile north-east), Brunswick (2 miles east) and Prestonville (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Brighton (3 miles east), Carlton Hill (3 miles east), Hanover (3 miles east), Kemptown (3 miles east), Hollingdean (3 miles east) and Whitehawk (4 miles east).
Landmarks near Aldrington
Around Aldrington, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Drive Prep School, The Gather Inn and Hove Park School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Portslade station, about 0.6 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Montefiore Hospital (1.7 miles east) and British Engineerium (1.2 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Shoreham Beach and Thundersbarrow Hill.