Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Bicester, Oxfordshire
Kitchen extract cleaning in Bicester, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Bicester
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That film is fuel, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. The work covers discharge points, vertical risers and horizontal duct runs, and common reasons people get in touch are grease drips onto cooking equipment and a kitchen taken over without any extract records. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Bicester start: a system that’s clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
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 Bicester goes.
In a town like Bicester, most of the kitchen extracts we’re asked about belong to restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Each has a canopy, filters, ductwork and a fan to keep clear of grease.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Bicester (OX26, OX27)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in Bicester
Leaving the clean until the next refit does not make the grease go away. Over time, soft grease bakes into a harder, thicker crust, which is slower to clean. Regular cleans keep each visit shorter. An inspector or insurer will want to see recent records, so it makes sense to have them ready.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Every job surveyed first
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Kitchen extract cleaning in Bicester: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 10 pubs, bars and clubs and about 5 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses across Bicester and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Food hygiene inspections in Bicester are the job of Cherwell council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Bicester is covered by 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.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Bicester Community Hospital about within half a mile south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Brookside Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Bicester is about 11 miles north of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Bicester and the rest of Oxfordshire. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Oxford is in our area too, about 11 miles from Bicester.
Here we cover the OX26 and OX27 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. We cover sites on Market Square, Market End Way and London Road and nearby roads. Bicester sits on or near the A4095 and B4100, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. If your site is just outside Bicester, we cover Bure Park (1 mile north), Caversfield (1 mile north), Bucknell (2 miles north-west), Stratton Audley (3 miles north-east) and Stoke Lyne (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Oxford (11 miles south), Banbury (14 miles north-west), Thame (13 miles south-east), Kidlington (8 miles south-west), Headington Quarry (10 miles south) and St John Street area (11 miles south-west). Bicester is one of the larger places we cover in Oxfordshire for kitchen extract cleaning.
Landmarks near Bicester
In Bicester, that means kitchens and buildings near Bicester Technology Studio and The Plough pub. Bicester has its own railway station: Bicester North station. A little further out are Bicester Community Hospital (under half a mile south) and Bicester Village (0.7 miles south). For a walk, there’s Graven Hill and Woodsides Meadow.
Questions from Bicester
Do you work at weekends in Bicester?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Bicester needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Bicester?
The local authority for Bicester is Cherwell council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
Under BESA guidance, the minimum depends on how long you cook each day: 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.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What do I get after the clean?
Every clean comes with a TR19 certificate and a photo report. They belong in the maintenance log so they’re to hand when an insurer asks.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Every site has its own report.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few photos, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we will ask.
When to call us in Bicester
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. 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.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Edburg or elsewhere in Bicester, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
Also near Bicester
What else we do in Bicester
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’ll tell you before we start. It won’t put right:
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- A broken extract fan that will not run
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
What your team can do, and what needs us
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. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
The plenum is out of sight behind the filters, so it’s easy to forget. With the filters out, the plenum is scraped and degreased.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Even a kitchen that cooks only a few hours a day needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. Holidays make it simple to schedule.
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. A closed day, an evening or an early start: whichever suits your site in Bicester, we’ll book around it.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Move anything stored near the system
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.