Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Ardleigh, Essex
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Ardleigh. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The size of the system
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- A few general shots of the system
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The site address and the type of premises
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Ardleigh
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. The certificate and photo report from each clean in Ardleigh give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. Typical jobs include an extract that no longer clears the smoke and a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate, on canopies and hoods, vertical risers and extract fans. Kitchens in Ardleigh book us for TR19 cleaning for three reasons: the insurer asked, the EHO asked, or the canopy is dripping. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
In a village or hamlet like Ardleigh, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Ardleigh (CO7)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Ardleigh
What else we do in Ardleigh
Questions from Ardleigh
Can school kitchens in Ardleigh be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Around Ardleigh, the Food Standards Agency lists about 3 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Do you cover smaller places like Ardleigh?
Yes, Ardleigh is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
What do you do with what you remove?
We take it away when we go. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. We’ll recommend a date after measuring the grease.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Ardleigh?
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so nobody could get to them. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Colchester Hospital (about 3.8 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- What hours they’ll be on site
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Ardleigh run smoothly.
- We survey the system first, from your photos and details or on a site visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
Different parts, different methods
Grease filters
A filter that’s missing or bent lets grease straight past. We check they fit as they should when we refit them, and flag any that don’t.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Some healthcare kitchens never fully close. We plan the clean around meal times and work in a contained, tidy way with as little disruption as possible.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Ardleigh: the local picture
Look up Ardleigh on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 6 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Ardleigh, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Ardleigh is covered by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Food hygiene inspections in Ardleigh are the job of Tendring council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Castle House is about 1.8 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Ardleigh, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Ardleigh is about 4 miles north-east of Colchester, in Essex. Whether your site is in the middle of Ardleigh or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Ardleigh is one of 644 towns, villages and districts in Essex we cover for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Chelmsford page (25 miles or so).
Here we cover the CO7 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Streets in the area include Station Road, The Street and Mary Warner Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to Ardleigh include Ardleigh Heath (1 mile north), Dedham Heath (1 mile north), Lamb Corner (2 miles north), Fox Street (2 miles south-west) and Dedham (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Colchester (4 miles south-west), Clacton-on-Sea (11 miles south-east), Harwich (12 miles east), Camulodunum (6 miles south-west), Halstead (15 miles west) and Greenstead (3 miles south-west).
Around Ardleigh
In Ardleigh, that means kitchens and buildings near Ardleigh Park and The Lion Inn. For rail, the closest station is Manningtree station, roughly 3.1 miles north-east. Nearby you will also find Colchester Hospital (3.8 miles west) and The Munnings Museum (1.8 miles north). Not far away are Cattawade Marshes.
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
You get a photo report after every clean. Before and after pictures show each part of the system, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: 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, which is where we come in.