Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Bow, Oxfordshire
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for commercial sites in Bow and across Oxfordshire. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
Kitchen extract cleaning around Bow
In Bow, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Vale of White Horse council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Bow. 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 Stanford in the Vale Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Bow, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Longworth House is about 4.3 miles north-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Bow is about 4 miles east of Faringdon, in Oxfordshire. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Bow, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. We work across South East England and London, Bow included. Bow is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 14 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the SN7 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include Chapel Road, High Street and Sheards Lane, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Bow, we cover Stanford in the Vale (1 mile west), Hatford (1 mile north-west), Shellingford (2 miles west), Baulking (2 miles south-west) and Buckland (3 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (14 miles north-east), Didcot (11 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (10 miles east), Witney (10 miles north), Carterton (10 miles north-west) and Wantage (5 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Bow
Around Bow, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Former Red Lion Public House and Holy Trinity Church. Nearby you’ll also find Faringdon Museum (3.8 miles west) and Faringdon Castle (3.4 miles north-west).
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Bow
Not sure when the extract was last cleaned, or by whom? Send a few pictures of the canopy and filters when you call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will come back with a fixed price for the work in Bow, typically within one working day. If you’re dealing with fat running down the canopy edge and an inspection that picked up a dirty extract, we can help, from discharge points, canopies and hoods and plenums and filters onwards. When a restaurant in Bow asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that is our main job: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
A clean in Bow covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
In a small place like Bow, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
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.
- Location
- Bow (SN7)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Bow?
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
Clients typically contact us when they notice one of these:
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Longworth Hospital about 3.9 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Bow
Can you get to a site in Bow?
Yes. Bow is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Bow?
Bow is in the area of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
Allow a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
Strictly, the legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, not from TR19. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Yes, where the pictures show enough. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
What do you do with what you remove?
We take it away at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Keep grease collection points emptied
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. That’s part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Bow
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
The fan pulls the air through the whole system, and grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned as part of the TR19 clean.
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning, and a filter exchange service can take that off your hands. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.
When it’s something else
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
What we do, step by step
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Visits to a village like Bow are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- 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
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- How many systems or sites are involved
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.