Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Broomfield, Kent
One call covers TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in Broomfield, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
Why it’s worth doing now in Broomfield
If your kitchen in Broomfield is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. It takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits, and we fit around your opening hours. Every extra month adds grease. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before we start.
Why book with us
- Photo reports with every job
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We diagnose before we treat
- Trading since 2009
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Broomfield
Think of it as a health check for the kitchen’s airways: diagnose with a survey, treat with a thorough clean, then sign it off. That clean bill of health comes as a TR19 certificate and a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Typical jobs include heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs and extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit, on discharge points, plenums and filters and canopies and hoods. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Broomfield, you get one team and one number for every site, wherever you are in Kent.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
Somewhere as small as Broomfield, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, 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.
- Where
- Broomfield (ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What else we do in Broomfield
Broomfield kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records list about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Broomfield and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. The fire and rescue service for Broomfield is 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. Kitchens in Broomfield get their food hygiene inspections from Maidstone council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Margaret or elsewhere in Broomfield, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Leeds Castle is about 0.4 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Broomfield is about 5 miles east of Maidstone, in Kent. Broomfield 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. Broomfield is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for commercial clients.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: ME17. We also cover the places around Broomfield: Chegworth (1 mile east), Ashbank (1 mile north-west), Kingswood (1 mile south), Eyhorne Street (1 mile north) and Leeds (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (5 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (8 miles north-east), Faversham (12 miles north-east), Minster (14 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (10 miles west).
Around Broomfield
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Park Gate Inn, among other places. Broomfield’s nearest station is Hollingbourne station, about 1.6 miles north of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Leeds Castle (within half a mile north-west) and KIMS hospital (4.5 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Detling Hill.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Common problems we fix in Broomfield
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so those sections were never reached. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; KIMS hospital is the nearest hospital to Broomfield, about 4.5 miles north-west.
What your quote should include
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- A grease trap that needs emptying
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Different parts, different methods
Extract fan and discharge
Grease that reaches the fan coats the blades and the housing. We isolate it, open it up and degrease it.
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.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Broomfield
Which council inspects kitchens in Broomfield?
The local authority for Broomfield is Maidstone council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Will you come out to Broomfield?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Broomfield is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19 is not written into law, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
How long will the clean take?
Allow a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. We’ll confirm the time when we quote.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
The clean is done when the kitchen isn’t cooking, working evenings, overnight or at weekends to suit you. Equipment needs to be off and cool before work begins.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
What happens on the day
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. In a small place like Broomfield, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Ask for a quote
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 give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.