Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Allen's Green
Kitchen extract cleaning for Allen's Green and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Grease smells coming from the extract
Kitchen extract cleaning in Allen's Green
Not sure when the extract was last cleaned, or by whom? Send a few pictures of the canopy and filters when you ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and you’ll have a fixed quote for kitchen extract cleaning in Allen's Green, usually within one working day. The work covers discharge points, plenums and filters and extract fans, and people most often call us about fat running down the canopy edge and a system with no record of a TR19 clean. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
A clean in Allen's Green covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
For a kitchen in or near Allen's Green, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
We have been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Where
- Allen's Green (CM21)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Allen's Green
Which fire authority looks after Allen's Green?
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Allen's Green. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you work in Allen's Green outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Allen's Green doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. In practice, TR19 is how kitchens show they’re managing grease, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
What types of premises do you cover?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
All of it, from the canopy through to the discharge. Where there aren’t enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
Different parts, different methods
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Restaurants and pubs tend to cook long hours with plenty of frying and grilling, which can put them in BESA’s 3 or 6-monthly bands. We clean after close or before opening.
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. Where they can be cleaned, they are, and the report notes anything that can’t.
For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Allen's Green
There are about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around Allen's Green, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. Fire safety in Allen's Green falls to Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. In Allen's Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from East Hertfordshire council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Much Hadham Palace, about 2.2 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Allen's Green; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Allen's Green is Herts and Essex Hospital, about 3.4 miles north-east. Church and community hall kitchens, near Former Church of St Anne or anywhere around Allen's Green, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Allen's Green is about 3 miles south-west of Bishop's Stortford, in Hertfordshire. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Allen's Green and the rest of Hertfordshire. Our Hertfordshire coverage runs to 381 places, Allen's Green among them. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, roughly 17 miles from Allen's Green.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: CM21. Close by, we work in Thorley (2 miles north-east), High Wych (2 miles south), Spellbrook (2 miles east), Sawbridgeworth (2 miles south-east) and Thorley Street (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Stevenage (13 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (3 miles north-east), Welwyn Garden City (13 miles west), Hoddesdon (8 miles south-west), Cheshunt (11 miles south-west) and Hatfield (15 miles west).
Landmarks near Allen's Green
The nearest railway station is Sawbridgeworth station, roughly 2.5 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Herts and Essex Hospital (3.4 miles north-east) and Harlow Mill (3.2 miles south). The countryside around Allen's Green includes Thorley Wash nature reserve.
How it works
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. All told, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Somewhere like Allen's Green, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
Why act early in Allen's Green
Every week without a clean adds another layer. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes. If the system at a site near Allen's Green fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
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 book with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Photo reports with every job
- Fully insured
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
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Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The size of the system
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- What state the system is in
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.