Medway · Kitchen extract cleaning
Blue Bell Hill kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in Blue Bell Hill, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as pictures. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. 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.
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Blue Bell Hill
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. Access panels let us into the duct runs and risers, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Anything out of reach is noted in the report and extra access panels can be added. If you have a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction and proof of cleaning requested by an insurer, we can help. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but in Blue Bell Hill, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
Somewhere as small as Blue Bell Hill, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Blue Bell Hill (ME5)
- Region
- Medway
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Blue Bell Hill
In Blue Bell Hill, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: 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.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Alban's Church or anywhere around Blue Bell Hill, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What to look for in a quote
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
Blue Bell Hill questions
Who is the fire and rescue service for Blue Bell Hill?
Fire safety enforcement in Blue Bell Hill is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can a school canteen extract in Blue Bell Hill be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 10 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Blue Bell Hill, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can you price the work without visiting?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
Strictly, the legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, not from TR19. In practice, TR19 is how kitchens show they’re managing grease, and an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
What accreditations do you hold?
We’re members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we are fully insured.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
How it works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Blue Bell Hill.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
Kitchen extract cleaning around Blue Bell Hill
Food Standards Agency data counts about 15 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 14 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Blue Bell Hill. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Food hygiene inspections in Blue Bell Hill are the job of Tonbridge and Malling council’s environmental health team. 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. Blue Bell Hill sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Tunbury Primary School or anywhere near Blue Bell Hill, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like St. Bartholomew's Hospital about 3.5 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Blue Bell Hill is about 2 miles south-west of Chatham, in Medway. Blue Bell Hill 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. 68 places in Medway are on our list, large and small.
Work in ME5 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on Laurie Gray Avenue, Thorn Close and Barling Close and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Blue Bell Hill, we cover Kit's Coty (1 mile south), Walderslade (1 mile east), Lordswood (2 miles east), Chatham (2 miles north-east) and Lidsing (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Gillingham (4 miles north-east), Rochester (4 miles north), Rainham (5 miles north-east), Strood (4 miles north), Luton (3 miles north-east) and Park Wood (4 miles east).
What’s near Blue Bell Hill
In Blue Bell Hill, that means kitchens and buildings near Greenacre Academy, Westfield Wood and Robin Hood Public House and the streets around them. Blue Bell Hill’s nearest station is Snodland station, roughly 2.5 miles west. Nearby you will also find St. Bartholomew's Hospital (3.5 miles north) and Pentagon Shopping Centre (3.6 miles north). The countryside around Blue Bell Hill includes Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School kitchens can look lightly used but still need a TR19 clean at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. Holidays make it simple to schedule.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease that reaches the fan coats the blades and the housing. We isolate it, open it up and degrease it.
What a clean won’t put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Blue Bell Hill
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
What affects the quote in Blue Bell Hill
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- A single visit or a regular plan
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What to send for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.