West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Arundel kitchen extract cleaning
One call covers kitchen extract cleaning in Arundel, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Institutional kitchens tend to cook to set hours, so cleans can be planned for holidays or quiet times. The certificate and report suit estates and compliance files.
Extract fan and discharge
At the end of the system is the discharge, and grease can collect there too. We clean it where it can be safely reached, and any limits are recorded.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Arundel
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That film is fuel, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. Common call-outs are for fat running down the canopy edge and cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey, across vertical risers, plenums and filters and canopies and hoods. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Arundel, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork, wherever you are in West Sussex.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
In a smaller place like Arundel, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Arundel (BN18)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Arundel?
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and from there it travels on to the fan.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
A kitchen near Arundel station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Before booking anyone
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- If they look at the system before pricing
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Around Arundel, access is typically simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
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What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- The condition we find in the survey
- The scale of the work
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Any permits to work or inductions
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Your last certificate, test record or report
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Why it’s worth doing now in Arundel
Any food business in Arundel can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters won’t go unnoticed. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why Arundel businesses choose us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- A written report with photos after each visit
- In business since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
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Grease, kitchens and Arundel
Food Standards Agency data counts about 27 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 sandwich bars and takeaways across Arundel and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. It’s Arun council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Arundel. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The fire and rescue service for Arundel is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Arundel and District Hospital about under half a mile north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Philip's Catholic Primary School or anywhere near Arundel, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Arundel is about 3 miles north-west of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Arundel or further out, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Arundel is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 19 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in BN18 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on London Road, High Street and Arundel Relief Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Arundel is on the A27 and A284, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Arundel: Crossbush (1 mile south-east), Tortington (1 mile south-west), Warningcamp (2 miles east), Lyminster (2 miles south) and Ford (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Worthing (7 miles east), Bognor Regis (7 miles south-west), Chichester (10 miles west), Selsey (13 miles south-west), Littlehampton (3 miles south-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (13 miles east).
Landmarks near Arundel
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Arundel Park and The Newburgh Arms, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Arundel station, roughly 0.7 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Arundel Castle (under half a mile north-east) and Arundel and District Hospital (within half a mile north-west). The countryside around Arundel includes Bignor Hill and WWT Arundel.
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as photos. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
Multi-site and managed buildings
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Arundel: your questions answered
Which fire authority looks after Arundel?
Fire safety enforcement in Arundel is handled by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Who inspects food businesses in Arundel?
That is Arun council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Arundel. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, which grease thickness testing will show.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that cannot wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.