Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Bromley, Hertfordshire
Kitchen extract cleaning for Bromley, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Bromley
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. The certificate and photo report from each clean in Bromley give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. The work covers discharge points, canopies and hoods and plenums and filters, and the jobs we see most are an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction. People looking for “duct cleaning near me” in Bromley usually mean the kitchen extract, and that’s exactly what we do: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
For a kitchen in or near Bromley, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Bromley (SG11)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Bromley
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Herts and Essex Hospital (about 5.2 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Before booking anyone
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What insurance they carry
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
Kitchen extract cleaning around Bromley
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs in Bromley and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Bromley. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Environmental health officers from East Hertfordshire council inspect food businesses in Bromley. 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.
Much Hadham Palace, about 1.4 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Bromley; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Bromley is about 4 miles west of Bishop's Stortford, in Hertfordshire. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Bromley, please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Bromley included. Bromley is one of 381 places in Hertfordshire we cover for commercial clients. We also work in Chelmsford, about 21 miles from Bromley.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: SG11. Close by, we work in Standon (1 mile north-west), Hadham Ford (1 mile east), Much Hadham (1 mile south-east), Puckeridge (2 miles north-west) and Hadham Cross (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Stevenage (10 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (4 miles east), Welwyn Garden City (12 miles south-west), Hitchin (15 miles west), Hoddesdon (9 miles south) and Cheshunt (12 miles south).
What’s near Bromley
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Fox And Hounds pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Bishops Stortford station, about 4.8 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Henry Moore Studios and Gardens (2.8 miles south-east) and Moated mound (2.7 miles north-east).
What else we do in Bromley
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
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.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Bromley
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Bromley?
The local authority for Bromley is East Hertfordshire council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Bromley?
Bromley is in the area of Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
Yes, a TR19 certificate, along with a photo report. It records what was cleaned, what wasn’t accessible and the recommended next clean date.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
When do you clean the extract?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Most kitchens book us overnight or at weekends, so you do not lose a service.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
What we do, step by step
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Bromley and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- 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
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Clear the space around the work
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Bromley
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. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The condition of the system
- The scale of the work
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced 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.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any previous report or certificate
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Keep grease collection points emptied
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as pictures. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
Why it’s worth doing now in Bromley
If there’s a fire and the extract hasn’t been cleaned, the paperwork becomes the problem. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and may reduce or refuse a claim without it. A certificate in the file answers that question. In a place like Bromley, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Why us?
- In business since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.