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Kitchen extract cleaning in Ashford, Surrey
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Ashford, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Ashford, done properly
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and each part collects grease. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. The work covers horizontal duct runs, extract fans and canopies and hoods, and common reasons people get in touch are fat running down the canopy edge and years of baked-on grease in the ducts. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, in Ashford it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
Most kitchens in Ashford 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.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Ashford, losing a day’s trade to cleaning is not an option, so cleans are booked after closing, early in the morning or on a quiet day. The kitchen is handed back clean and ready to cook.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Ashford (TW15, TW19, TW13)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- How big the system is
- The condition we find in the survey
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Problems your staff have spotted
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A grease trap that needs emptying
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Keep grease collection points emptied
The report gives a recommended date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date is not missed.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Before the visit, a few pictures of the system and how to reach it help us plan the work in Ashford.
- We survey the system first, from your photos and details or on a site visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
FAQs for Ashford
Who inspects food businesses in Ashford?
That’s Spelthorne council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Ashford. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Ashford out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 19 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Ashford. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will fit the work in.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
We’re members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we are fully insured.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, which is why many insurers require TR19 cleaning. Our certificate and photo report give you that evidence.
Different parts, different methods
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that cannot be reached.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Some healthcare kitchens never fully close. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight, so residents and patients aren’t disturbed.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Ashford
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 58 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 19 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Ashford. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Surrey Fire and Rescue Service covers Ashford. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Kitchens in Ashford get their food hygiene inspections from Spelthorne council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Ashford Hospital about 0.7 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Where a hall near Parish Church of St Matthew, or anywhere in Ashford, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Ashford is about 6 miles south of Hayes, in Surrey. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Ashford and the rest of Surrey. 395 places in Surrey are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Guildford, about 14 miles from Ashford.
Work in TW15, TW19 and TW13 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Church Road, Station Road and London Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Main roads around Ashford include the A30 and A308, which makes travel easy for kitchen extract cleaning. Close by, we work in Littleton Common (1 mile south-east), Ashford Common (1 mile south-east), West Bedfont (1 mile north), Stanwell (2 miles north) and Hounslow (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (14 miles south), Woking (9 miles south-west), Camberley (13 miles south-west), Epsom (11 miles south-east), Ewell (11 miles south-east) and Egham (4 miles west).
Landmarks near Ashford
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Clarendon Primary School and Thomas Knyvett College. Ashford has its own railway station: Ashford Surrey station. Well-known places in the area include Ashford Hospital (0.7 miles north) and Spelthorne Museum (2.2 miles west). The countryside around Ashford includes Staines Reservoirs and Kempton Park Reservoirs.
When to call us in Ashford
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so nobody could get to them. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Fat running down the canopy edge
If you cook for passing trade around Ashford Surrey station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
What your quote should include
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether a survey comes first
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed