Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Broad Colney
Our technicians work in Broad Colney on kitchen extract cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
Different parts, different methods
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. School holidays are an easy time to do it.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Restaurants and pubs tend to cook long hours with plenty of frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Broad Colney
A closed kitchen isn’t earning, so the timing of a clean matters. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. Common call-outs are for an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and a kitchen taken over without any extract records, across plenums and filters, vertical risers and horizontal duct runs. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Broad Colney? We have been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
Most kitchens in Broad Colney fall into one of BESA’s three bands: 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.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos 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
- Broad Colney (AL2)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
How it works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Somewhere like Broad Colney, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
How to prepare
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
You leave with a date for the next clean, based on your cooking hours and the grease we measured. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date isn’t missed.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- What state the system is in
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- A few general shots of the system
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
Nearby places to Broad Colney
What else we do in Broad Colney
Kitchen extract cleaning around Broad Colney
The FSA’s data shows about 9 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered in Broad Colney and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Food hygiene inspections in Broad Colney are the job of St Albans City council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for Broad Colney is Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Where a hall near Church of St Peter, or anywhere in Broad Colney, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (High Elms Manor is about 4.1 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Broad Colney is about 3 miles south-east of St Albans, in Hertfordshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Broad Colney or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Our area takes in 381 places across Hertfordshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. London is in our area too, around 17 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of AL2 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in London Colney (1 mile north), Shenleybury (1 mile south-east), Tyttenhanger (2 miles north), Sleapshyde (3 miles north-east) and Colney Heath (3 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Watford (6 miles south-west), Hemel Hempstead (7 miles west), Stevenage (14 miles north), St Albans (3 miles north-west), Welwyn Garden City (7 miles north-east) and Harpenden (7 miles north).
Around Broad Colney
In Broad Colney, that means kitchens and buildings near The White Lion pub and Samuel Ryder Academy and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Park Street station, roughly 1.9 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Hilfield Castle (4.5 miles south) and Radlett and District Museum (2.5 miles south). The countryside around Broad Colney includes Verulamium Lake and Broad Colney Lakes.
Questions from Broad Colney
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Broad Colney out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. With about 7 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Broad Colney, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will fit the work in.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Broad Colney?
Fire safety enforcement in Broad Colney is handled by Hertfordshire 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.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, and readings will tell you.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
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’re fully insured.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Many insurers ask for proof of regular cleaning to TR19, and many policies require it. An insurer may refuse or reduce a claim if there’s no evidence, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19® itself is not law. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Broad Colney
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and it does not stop until it reaches the fan.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
A hospital like Napsbury Hospital, about 0.7 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Before you book anyone
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
What happens if it’s left?
Grease build-up causes everyday problems too. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky and the fan strains to keep up. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. If the system at a site near Broad Colney fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
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’ll explain each part.
Why us?
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Every visit written up, with photos
- We are fully insured
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
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