Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Colt's Hill
Our technicians work in Colt's Hill on kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t 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. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Colt's Hill
Any kitchen we clean in Colt's Hill gets exactly the same specification as everywhere else we work. The job starts with a survey and grease readings, then works through canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan and discharge. You get a TR19 certificate and a photo report at the end. The work covers discharge points, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs, and the jobs we see most are years of baked-on grease in the ducts and fat running down the canopy edge. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Colt's Hill start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
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.
For a kitchen in or near Colt's Hill, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Colt's Hill (TN12)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What a clean won’t put right
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
What happens on the day
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Colt's Hill knowing what to expect.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Kitchen extracts in Colt's Hill
The Food Standards Agency lists about 4 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Colt's Hill. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Food hygiene inspections in Colt's Hill are the job of Tunbridge Wells council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Colt's Hill sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Capel Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Where a hall near Five Oak Green Church, or anywhere in Colt's Hill, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Colt's Hill is about 4 miles south-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Colt's Hill and the rest of Kent. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Colt's Hill among them. We also work in Maidstone, about 10 miles from Colt's Hill.
Work in TN12 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. You’ll find streets such as Colts Hill and Maidstone Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Capel (1 mile west), Five Oak Green (1 mile north), Paddock Wood (1 mile east), Matfield (1 mile south-east) and Whetsted (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (10 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (11 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (5 miles south-west), Tonbridge (4 miles north-west), Kings Hill (7 miles north) and Foley Park (11 miles north-east).
Around Colt's Hill
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Dovecote Inn, Foal Hurst Wood and Mascalls School, among other places. The closest station to Colt's Hill is Paddock Wood station, roughly 1.5 miles north-east. A little further out are Tonbridge Castle (4.1 miles north-west) and The Hop Farm Museum (2.3 miles north-east). Not far away are Barden Lake and Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
What we are called out for in Colt's Hill
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. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Tunbridge Wells Hospital is the nearest hospital to Colt's Hill, about 2.8 miles south-west.
What to look for in a quote
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- What hours they’ll be on site
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Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
Any section without access is marked on the report. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. A daily wipe is not a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
Common questions in Colt's Hill
Which fire service covers Colt's Hill?
Colt's Hill is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can you come to Colt's Hill after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Colt's Hill keeps running as normal. When you call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
How long will the clean take?
That depends on the size of the system, the amount of grease and the number of access points. As a guide, it takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 sit alongside that, and we’re fully insured.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
Why act early in Colt's Hill
Leaving the clean until the next refit does not make the grease go away. Fat that was soft and easy to remove hardens with heat and time, and that takes more work to shift. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable. In a place like Colt's Hill, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why us?
- Trading since 2009
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London