Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Canvey Island
Kitchen extract cleaning in Canvey Island from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
Honest limits
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
Kitchen extract cleaning in Canvey Island
Has the extract gone a while without a clean, or has the paperwork gone missing? Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with photos of the canopy and filters, and you will have a fixed quote for kitchen extract cleaning in Canvey Island, normally within one working day. We’re often asked to deal with ductwork thick with old, hardened grease and rancid smells from grease in the duct, across canopies and hoods, plenums and filters and vertical risers. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Canvey Island, losing a day’s trade to cleaning is not an option, so the work is done after service, overnight or on a closed day. The kitchen is handed back clean and ready to cook.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Canvey Island (SS8)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Canvey Island
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Canvey Island?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Canvey Island. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Canvey Island out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 8 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Canvey Island. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll fit the work in.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
All of it, from the canopy through to the discharge. Where there are not enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, where the pictures show enough. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, and the quote follows that.
What accreditations do you hold?
We are members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system plus the address and your hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
What affects the quote in Canvey Island
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- How easy every part is to reach
- The number of sites or systems
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition we find in the survey
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- 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. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Canvey Island and across Essex. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Different parts, different methods
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and refitted so they sit properly in the housing. We will tell you if any need replacing.
Ductwork and risers
Bends and changes of direction trap more grease than straight runs. Those are among the points where we take readings before and after, so the report shows the difference.
Canvey Island kitchens: local notes
Sea air reaches Canvey Island, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Food Standards Agency records list about 45 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 38 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Canvey Island, up to about a mile and a half out. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. Kitchens in Canvey Island get their food hygiene inspections from Castle Point council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Chartwell Private Hospital about 2.9 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Nicholas, or anywhere in Canvey Island, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. For schools such as St Josephs Catholic Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Canvey Island is about 6 miles south-east of Basildon, in Essex. Sites in Canvey Island get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Our area takes in 644 places across Essex, from busy centres to quieter spots. Chelmsford is in our area too, around 15 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in SS8 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Brooklands Square, High Street and Station Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Being close to the A130 and B1014, Canvey Island is easy for our technicians to reach for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Canvey Island: South Benfleet (3 miles north), Thundersley (3 miles north), Tarpots (3 miles north-west), Coryton (3 miles west) and Bowers Gifford (4 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (15 miles north), Basildon (6 miles north-west), Brentwood (14 miles north-west), Maldon (15 miles north), Billericay (10 miles north-west) and Rayleigh (5 miles north). Being one of Essex’s larger places, Canvey Island has commercial sites of every size, and we cover all of them for kitchen extract cleaning.
Landmarks near Canvey Island
Typical jobs here are in premises near Furtherwick Park School, Canvey Lake and The Monico pub, among other places. The closest station to Canvey Island is Benfleet station, roughly 1.8 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Bay Museum (0.7 miles south) and Hadleigh Castle (1.9 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include West Canvey Marshes RSPB reserve.
The process
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Sites in a town like Canvey Island rarely need to lose trading hours, as the work fits around them.
- 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.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
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. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Why act early in Canvey Island
Grease that’s left only gets thicker. BESA guidance says the mean should not go above 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes. If an inspection, an insurer’s survey or a fire risk assessment is coming up in Canvey Island, having the work done and recorded first helps.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why Canvey Island businesses choose us
- In business since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
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