Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Bedwell
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Bedwell. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
When your team notices a problem 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.
Kitchen duct cleaning in Bedwell
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. Access panels let us into the duct runs and risers, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Anything out of reach is noted in the report and extra access panels can be added. The work covers extract fans, plenums and filters and horizontal duct runs, and people most often call us about heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs and grease smells coming from the extract. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Bedwell? We have been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, with grease readings setting the real interval.
In a smaller place like Bedwell, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Bedwell (SG1, SG2)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- A fan motor that has burnt out
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Bedwell
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Bedwell
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- Parking and loading at the site
- How easy every part is to reach
- The size of the system
- What state the system is in
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will explain what it covers.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The postcode and the type of business
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos 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.
How the visit works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before we start, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. A site near Bedwell typically has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Ask for a quote
For kitchen extract cleaning in Bedwell, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
Related advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Bedwell and across Hertfordshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building 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.
Bedwell questions
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Bedwell out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 36 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Bedwell. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can you come to Bedwell after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Bedwell needn’t be disturbed. When you call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
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.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
TR19® itself isn’t law. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Some photos and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we will ask.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Different parts, different methods
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. We open access panels along the route and clean each section, recording any that cannot be reached.
Grease filters
A filter that is missing or bent lets grease straight past. We check they fit as they should when we refit them, and flag any that do not.
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, so you can start cooking as normal.
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.
Towns and villages near Bedwell
More services for Bedwell
Kitchen extracts in Bedwell
There are about 106 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 70 sandwich bars and takeaways in Bedwell and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. The fire and rescue service for Bedwell is Hertfordshire 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. In Bedwell, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Stevenage council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
School kitchens, at schools like Broom Barns Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Lister Hospital is the nearest hospital to Bedwell, about 1.7 miles north-west. Commuter trade near Stevenage station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Bedwell is about 1 mile south-west of Stevenage, in Hertfordshire. Bedwell gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Our Hertfordshire coverage runs to 381 places, and Bedwell is one of them. Our Milton Keynes page covers sites nearby (26 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of SG1 and SG2 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. You will find streets such as Fox Road, Penn Road and Silam Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. With the A1155 close by, Bedwell is simple for us to get to for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Bedwell: Stevenage (1 mile north-east), Pin Green (1 mile north), Chells (1 mile north-east), Rooks Nest (1 mile north) and St Nicholas (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover St Albans (12 miles south-west), Bishop's Stortford (15 miles east), Welwyn Garden City (7 miles south), Harpenden (9 miles south-west), Hitchin (5 miles north-west) and Hoddesdon (13 miles south-east).
Near you in Bedwell
In Bedwell, that means kitchens and buildings near The Heathcote School, Marriotts School and The Standard Bearer pub. The nearest railway station is Stevenage station, roughly 0.7 miles west. A little further out are Wymondley Castle (3.2 miles north-west) and Stevenage Museum (under half a mile south-west). For a walk, there’s Pryor's Wood.