Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Crawley, Oxfordshire
Kitchen extract cleaning across Crawley and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Crawley
Has the extract gone a while without a clean, or has the paperwork gone missing? Send a few photos of the canopy and filters when you call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will come back with a fixed price for the work in Crawley, normally within one working day. If you have missing paperwork after a change of operator and grease drips onto cooking equipment, we can help. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, it’s the job we do every week across Oxfordshire.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, so that’s where most of the work in Crawley goes.
Work in a small place like Crawley starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s 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
- Crawley (OX29)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. In a small place like Crawley, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by pictures or a visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before any work starts.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The size of the system
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- A few general shots of the system
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
Crawley: your questions answered
Can a school canteen extract in Crawley be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 6 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Crawley, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Crawley?
That is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
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.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Many policies require TR19 cleaning, and insurers often ask to see the certificate. Without proof, a claim can be refused or reduced, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
A TR19 Grease clean covers the full extract route, not just the canopy. Canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers, fan and discharge are all included, reached through access panels where necessary.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we’ll quote them together.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Can you quote from photos?
Usually, yes. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we usually come back within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we will say so.
What the work involves, part by part
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and refitted so they sit properly in the housing. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, which can put them in BESA’s 3 or 6-monthly bands. We clean after close or before opening.
What happens if it’s left?
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. TR19 is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before we start.
Why us?
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Photo reports with every job
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Kitchen extracts in Crawley
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 12 pubs and bars in and around Crawley, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Fire safety in Crawley falls to Oxfordshire 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. Food hygiene inspections in Crawley are the job of West Oxfordshire council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Hailey Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Where a hall near Church of St John the Evangelist, or anywhere in Crawley, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Crawley is about 1 mile north-west of Witney, in Oxfordshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Crawley or further out, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, and Crawley is one of them. Our Oxford page covers sites nearby (12 miles or so).
Kitchen extract cleaning in OX29 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover sites on Witney Hill, Farm Lane and Foxburrow Lane and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Leafield (2 miles north-west), Swinbrook (4 miles west), Ascott d'Oyley (4 miles north-west), Ascott-under-Wychwood (5 miles north-west) and Ascott Earl (5 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Oxford (12 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles south-east), Carterton (5 miles south-west), Wantage (15 miles south), Grove (14 miles south) and Faringdon (11 miles south).
Landmarks near Crawley
In Crawley, that means kitchens and buildings near Wood Green School and The Lamb Inn. Crawley’s nearest station is Finstock station, about 3.6 miles north-east. Nearby you’ll also find Cogges Manor Farm Museum (1.9 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Blenheim Farm.
What we are called out for in Crawley
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Filters that are bent, badly fitted, missing or left uncleaned let more fat into the plenum and duct, and it doesn’t stop until it reaches the fan.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Minster Lovell Hall is about 1.1 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
What your quote should include
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the price is fixed
Nearby places to Crawley
Also in Crawley
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods