Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Aston, Oxfordshire
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Aston and across Oxfordshire. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
Kitchen duct cleaning in Aston
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That layer will burn, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. The work covers extract fans, plenums and filters and canopies and hoods, and people most often call us about grease smells coming from the extract and heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs. Kitchens in Aston 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.
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.
Work in a small place like Aston starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Aston (OX18)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Aston
Aston sits within the area of Oxfordshire 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. Kitchens in Aston get their food hygiene inspections from West Oxfordshire council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
For schools such as Aston and Cote Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St James or elsewhere in Aston, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Aston is about 4 miles south of Witney, in Oxfordshire. Wherever you are in the OX18 postcode area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Aston is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire we cover for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Oxford page, about 12 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in OX18 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Cote Road, Saxel Close and Woodbridge Close and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Aston, we cover Bampton (2 miles west), Weald (2 miles west), Curbridge (3 miles north), Black Bourton (4 miles west) and Clanfield (4 miles west). Further out, we also cover Oxford (12 miles east), Didcot (14 miles south-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (10 miles east), Witney (4 miles north), Carterton (5 miles north-west) and Wantage (10 miles south).
Landmarks near Aston
Well-known places in the area include Longworth Hospital (5.7 miles south-west) and Bampton Castle (2.1 miles west).
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Aston and across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
FAQs for Aston
Do you work overnight in Aston?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. When you ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Aston?
Kitchens in Aston are inspected by West Oxfordshire council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
You receive a TR19 certificate and a photo report. The certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report shows before and after pictures, readings, any areas not reached and the next clean date.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
BESA guidance sets minimums by daily cooking hours: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Measured grease levels set the real interval.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
We clean to BESA TR19® Grease as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. We have been trading since 2009.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
No law names TR19 directly, but the responsible person still has a legal duty under the Fire Safety Order 2005. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
All of it, from the canopy through to the discharge. Sections with no access are listed on the report, and extra panels can be fitted.
When to call us in Aston
A lot of duct grease gets there because the filters let it through. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and from there it travels on to the fan.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Longworth Hospital is the nearest hospital to Aston, about 5.7 miles south-west.
Questions to ask before you book
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Why it’s worth doing now in Aston
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Aston as everywhere else, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. With notice, the visit to Aston can be fitted around your bookings and events.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
What you get with us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
How the visit works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Aston, let us know and we will plan around it.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
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When it’s something else
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Aston
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment so it’s ready when anyone asks to see 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.