City of London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in City of London
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in City of London, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
Different parts, different methods
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.
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning and we offer a filter exchange service for that. Clean filters slow the build-up further down the system.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in City of London
We’ve been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. If you are dealing with grease drips onto cooking equipment and rancid smells from grease in the duct, we can put it right, from extract fans, vertical risers and plenums and filters onwards. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in City of London? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
A clean in City of London covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
Kitchens in City of London, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- City of London (EC4V, EC1A, EC2M, EC2Y)
- Wider area
- City of London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in City of London
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Parking and loading at the site
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How easy every part is to reach
- Site rules, permits and inductions
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before any work starts.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The postcode and the type of business
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.
What we do, step by step
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Getting kit into a London building takes planning, so let us know where we can load and park in City of London.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Related advice
FAQs for City of London
Can you work in City of London outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in City of London needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in City of London in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 90 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of City of London. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
Short systems are done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. We’ll tell you how long when we quote.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
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 give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before we start.
What we are called out for in City of London
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
What we are most often called out for:
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Olave Old Jewry or elsewhere in City of London, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What your quote should include
- Whether the price is fixed
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What hours they’ll be on site
Kitchen extract cleaning around City of London
There are about 3,230 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 953 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of City of London, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. The fire and rescue service for City of London is London Fire Brigade. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Food hygiene inspections in City of London are the job of the City of London Corporation’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
School kitchens, at schools like Fashion Retail Academy for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. For kitchens close to London Cannon Street station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
City of London is about 1 mile north of London, in City of London. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in City of London.
All of EC4V, EC1A, EC2M and EC2Y is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Aldermanbury Square, Monkwell Square and Paternoster Square and the roads around them. City of London is on the A1 and A3, so it’s easy for us to get to for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around City of London: Barbican Estate (1 mile north), Bishopsgate (1 mile east), Finsbury (1 mile north), Aldgate (1 mile east) and St Luke's (1 mile north).
Near you in City of London
Typical jobs here are in premises near St Mary-at-Hill, Prior Weston Primary School and Children's Centre and Golden Fleece pub and the streets around them. Nearby too are Central Foundation Boys' School (0.8 miles north), Barts Health Archives (under half a mile north-west) and St Alphage Garden (under half a mile north). City of London has its own railway station: London Cannon Street station. Nearby you’ll also find Gabriel's Wharf (0.8 miles south-west) and London Mithraeum (within half a mile south). The countryside around City of London includes St. James's Park Lake and Barnsbury Wood.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
Managing agents and facilities teams in City of London
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across City of London. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.