Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Colbury, Hampshire
Kitchen extract cleaning for Colbury, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
Kitchen extract cleaning in Colbury
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That film is fuel, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. Typical jobs include grease smells coming from the extract and a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction, on canopies and hoods, plenums and filters and extract fans. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Colbury, you get one team and one number for every site.
A clean in Colbury covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Colbury (SO40)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Colbury
Grease in the extract matters because it burns. Flames from a pan or grill can be pulled into the canopy by the fan, where burning grease can carry a fire along the ducts and into other parts of the building. That’s why controlling extract grease belongs in the fire risk assessment.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Foxhills Infant School or anywhere near Colbury, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What your quote should include
- Whether the price is fixed
- What insurance they carry
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What paperwork you get at the end
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
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What a clean will not put right
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
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 floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Colbury before we set off.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Getting a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Advice
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.
Grease filters
We clean the grease filters as part of the job, and put back so they seat correctly. Damaged ones are noted on the report.
Questions from Colbury
Which fire service covers Colbury?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Colbury. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can sea air affect kitchen extract cleaning in Colbury?
It can, as Colbury is within about 2 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at each visit.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
You get both a certificate and a photo report. They belong in the maintenance log, ready for your insurer or an inspection.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
How do you protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Colbury
Sea air reaches Colbury, which sits within about 2 miles of the coast. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. Food Standards Agency data counts about 11 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 7 sandwich bars and takeaways across Colbury and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Food hygiene inspections in Colbury are the job of New Forest council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
A hospital like Ashurst Hospital, about 1 mile south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Southampton Tudor House and Garden is about 4.3 miles east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Colbury is about 1 mile south of Totton, in Hampshire. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Colbury, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Colbury. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Colbury among them.
Our technicians cover all of SO40 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. We also cover Ashurst (1 mile west), Lyndhurst (4 miles south-west), Emery Down (4 miles south-west), Balmerlawn (6 miles south-west) and Brockenhurst (6 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Winchester (14 miles north-east), Eastleigh (8 miles north-east), Fareham (14 miles east), Chandler's Ford (8 miles north-east), Hedge End (9 miles east) and Lymington (10 miles south).
Around Colbury
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Hounsdown School and The Forest Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Ashurst New Forest station, roughly 1.2 miles south-west. Nearby you’ll also find Ashurst Hospital (1 mile south-west) and National Dairy Museum (under half a mile south). The countryside around Colbury includes Testwood Lakes.
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. A filter that is clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.