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Kitchen extract cleaning in Crofton Park, Greater London
Kitchen extract cleaning across Crofton Park and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Poor airflow at the canopy
Kitchen extracts in Crofton Park
Food Standards Agency records include about 53 pubs and bars and about 7 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses in Crofton Park and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Environmental health officers from Lewisham council inspect food businesses in Crofton Park. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. London jobs typically start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first.
If you cook for passing trade around Crofton Park station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Hilda or elsewhere in Crofton Park, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Crofton Park is about 1 mile south of New Cross, in Greater London. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Crofton Park and the rest of Greater London. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and Crofton Park is one of them.
All of SE4, SE6 and SE23 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Ivy Road, Nash Road and Lindal Road and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Crofton Park, we cover Brockley (1 mile north-west), Ladywell (1 mile east), Honor Oak (1 mile west), Forest Hill (1 mile south-west) and Nunhead (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover London (4 miles north-west), City of Westminster (7 miles north-west), Marylebone (7 miles north-west), Kensington (8 miles north-west), St Pancras (6 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (5 miles north).
Local landmarks in Crofton Park
In Crofton Park, that means kitchens and buildings near Blythe Hill Tavern, Prendergast Ladywell School and Blythe Hill Fields, among other places. There’s a railway station in Crofton Park itself: Crofton Park station. Nearby you’ll also find University Hospital Lewisham (0.7 miles east) and Horniman Museum and Gardens (1.4 miles south-west). Open spaces near Crofton Park include One Tree Hill and Knight's Hill.
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Crofton Park
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. The work covers plenums and filters, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers, and the jobs we see most are a system with no record of a TR19 clean and grease drips onto cooking equipment. 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.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and readings afterwards go into your report.
In a London area like Crofton Park, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Crofton Park (SE4, SE6, SE23)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Crofton Park
The reason for all this is fire. 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 is why controlling extract grease belongs in the fire risk assessment.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
School kitchens, at schools like Stillness Infant School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Comparing quotes
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
What the work involves, part by part
Grease filters
Gaps around filters let fat through to the duct. Each filter is checked as it goes back in, and flag any that don’t.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In a care home or hospital, the kitchen may cook every day of the year. We plan the clean around meal times and work in a contained, tidy way, so residents and patients aren’t disturbed.
Crofton Park: your questions answered
Is parking a problem for work in Crofton Park?
A loading bay, a visitor permit or off-street space near the site in Crofton Park makes the visit easier to plan. Working overnight, as we often do in London, typically makes it simpler.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Crofton Park?
It’s London Fire Brigade, which covers Crofton Park. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. 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.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
It takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
What do I get after the clean?
Yes, a TR19 certificate, along with a photo report. It records what was cleaned, what wasn’t accessible and the recommended next clean date.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, which grease thickness testing will show.
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Looking after it afterwards
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
You get a photo report after every clean. Before and after photos show each part of the system, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. It will not replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
How the visit works
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Many London buildings have a managing agent, a security desk or a permit-to-work system, so tell us who to contact in Crofton Park.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
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When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Crofton Park and across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.