Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Bankside kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning for Bankside, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
Questions from Bankside
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Bankside?
That’s the City of London Corporation, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Bankside. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Bankside?
That is London Fire Brigade. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, our work sits within an independently audited scheme. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
How far ahead should we book?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Bankside
Many insurers ask for proof that the extract has been cleaned to TR19, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. The certificate and photo report from each clean in Bankside give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. If you’re dealing with cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey and a kitchen taken over without any extract records, we can help, from extract fans, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers onwards. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but a proper TR19® clean in Bankside covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
In a London area like Bankside, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Bankside (SE1, EC4Y, EC4V)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Bankside
A kitchen in Bankside builds up grease in the same places as any other: in long flat runs, at bends and changes of direction, and in the fan housing. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
Where a hall near St Mary Mounthaw, or anywhere in Bankside, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
What to look for in a quote
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the quote shows VAT
What we do, step by step
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Managed blocks in London often need contractors booked in ahead, and we’re happy to deal with the agent directly for a site in Bankside.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Related advice
Kitchen extracts in Bankside
Food Standards Agency records include about 512 pubs and bars and about 129 hotels and guest houses across Bankside and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Bankside is covered by London Fire Brigade. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women about 0.6 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. If you cook for passing trade around London Blackfriars station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Bankside is about 1 mile north of London, in Greater London. Across the SE1 area, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, large and small.
Our technicians cover all of SE1, EC4Y and EC4V for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Bear Lane, Bush Lane and Swan Lane, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Being close to the A201 and A300, Bankside is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Blackfriars (1 mile north-west), Temple (1 mile north-west), Temple Bar (1 mile north-west), Waterloo (1 mile south-west) and Smithfield (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Kensington (4 miles west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hampstead (5 miles north-west), Ruislip (14 miles west), Brompton (3 miles west) and Stockwell (3 miles south).
What’s near Bankside
In Bankside, that means kitchens and buildings near St Mary-at-Hill, Bernie Spain Gardens and St Andrew's and St John's Church of England Primary School, among other places. You will also find Barts Health Archives (0.6 miles north), The Cathedral School of St Saviour and St Mary Overy (0.5 miles south-east) and Founders Arms (within half a mile west). There’s a railway station in Bankside itself: London Blackfriars station. Nearby you’ll also find Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women (0.6 miles west) and Gabriel's Wharf (less than half a mile west). The countryside around Bankside includes Ludgate Hill and Barnsbury Wood.
What a clean won’t put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
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.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Keep the baffle filters clean
The report gives a recommended date for the next clean, based on your cooking hours and the grease we measured. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date is not missed.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. A daily wipe is not a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- The condition we find in the survey
- The size of the system
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Travel, parking and unloading
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your last certificate, test record or report
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 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 normally come back within one working day.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Bankside
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.