Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Boxted Cross kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning for Boxted Cross, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Boxted Cross
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
Kitchen extract cleaning in Boxted Cross
Across Boxted Cross, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. We survey first and take grease readings, then clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. You get a TR19 certificate and a photo report at the end. If you’re dealing with missing paperwork after a change of operator and heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs, we can help. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but in Boxted Cross, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and readings afterwards go into your report.
Work in a small place like Boxted Cross starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Boxted Cross (CO4)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Boxted Cross
Also in Boxted Cross
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Leave it or put it right?
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Boxted Cross as everywhere else, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters won’t go unnoticed. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. Somewhere as small as Boxted Cross, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
Why book with us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- A fixed price before any work starts
Common questions in Boxted Cross
Do you work overnight in Boxted Cross?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Boxted Cross can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Can you get to a site in Boxted Cross?
Yes, Boxted Cross is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
Everything from canopy to discharge: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we can’t reach is recorded on the report.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Usually, yes. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote typically follows within one working day. If photos are not enough, we’ll survey first.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Boxted Cross
The reason for all this is fire. Flames from a pan or grill can be pulled into the canopy by the fan, and once grease in the duct catches, fire can spread through the building’s ductwork. For a kitchen in Boxted Cross, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Severalls Hospital is the nearest hospital to Boxted Cross, about 2.7 miles south.
What your quote should include
- Whether they recommend a next date
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- How VAT is shown on the quote
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. In a small place like Boxted Cross, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Boxted Cross, call 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
Boxted Cross kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Boxted Cross. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Boxted Cross. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Boxted Cross, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Colchester council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Historic houses near Boxted Cross, such as Castle House about 3.4 miles east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. For schools such as Boxted St Peter's Church of England School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Boxted Cross is about 5 miles north of Colchester, in Essex. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Boxted Cross, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. We work across South East England and London, Boxted Cross included. Boxted Cross is one of 644 towns, villages and districts in Essex where we work for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, about 24 miles away.
Here we cover the CO4 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Streets in the area include Pippin Drive, Carters Hill and Hill Farm Way, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Boxted (1 mile south-west), Workhouse Hill (1 mile west), Langham (1 mile south-east), Hornestreet (1 mile east) and Thorington Street (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Colchester (5 miles south), Clacton-on-Sea (15 miles south-east), Harwich (15 miles east), Camulodunum (5 miles south), Halstead (12 miles west) and Greenstead (5 miles south).
Landmarks near Boxted Cross
Typical jobs here are in premises near Shepherd and Dog pub. The nearest railway station is Colchester station, roughly 3.9 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Colchester Castle (4.5 miles south) and Severalls Hospital (2.7 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Westhouse Wood.
Between visits
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, and equipment can be switched back on once we have gone.
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.
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.