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Kitchen extraction cleaning in Bannister Green
Kitchen extract cleaning in Bannister Green from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Bannister Green
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Behind it sit the plenum and grease filters, then the ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, and grease settles in every one of them. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. We’re often asked to deal with grease smells coming from the extract and a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history, on vertical risers, canopies and hoods and extract fans. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but a proper TR19® clean in Bannister Green covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, so that is where most of the work in Bannister Green goes.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Bannister Green (CM6)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
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Bannister Green: your questions answered
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Bannister Green during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 4 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Bannister Green. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will fit the work in.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Bannister Green?
Kitchens in Bannister Green are inspected by Uttlesford council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Overnight, weekend and between-service cleans are all possible, so you don’t lose a service.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few pictures and any previous report.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- The condition of the system
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Travel, parking and unloading
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- A few general shots of the system
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
Aftercare tips
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Keep grease collection points emptied
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, so you can start cooking as normal.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. It will not replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
What we are called out for in Bannister Green
The reason for all this is fire. A flare-up on the range can be drawn up into the canopy and duct, and once grease in the duct catches, fire can spread through the building’s ductwork. For a kitchen in Bannister Green, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Grease smells coming from the extract
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Bannister Green is Braintree Community Hospital, about 3.5 miles north-east.
What to look for in a quote
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether a survey comes first
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
What we do, step by step
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 a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Bannister Green can be planned properly.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before work begins.
- 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.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
How to get a quote
For kitchen extract cleaning in Bannister Green, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
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Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Bannister Green and across Essex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Bannister Green: the local picture
Look up Bannister Green on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Bannister Green and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Environmental health officers from Uttlesford council inspect food businesses in Bannister Green. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Bannister Green. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
School kitchens, at schools like Felsted Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Bannister Green is about 4 miles west of Braintree, in Essex. Every kind of commercial site in Bannister Green, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Bannister Green is one of 644 towns, villages and districts in Essex we cover for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 9 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: CM6. That includes premises on Stevens Lane, Cressages Close and Burnstie Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Watch House Green (1 mile north-west), Felsted (1 mile west), Causeway End (1 mile south-west), Blake End (1 mile north) and Willows Green (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (9 miles south), Braintree (4 miles east), Maldon (13 miles south-east), Witham (8 miles south-east), Saffron Walden (15 miles north-west) and Halstead (9 miles north-east).
What’s near Bannister Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Three Horseshoes pub. Bannister Green’s nearest station is Braintree station, roughly 4.1 miles east. A little further out are Braintree Community Hospital (3.5 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve.
Honest limits
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters