Wokingham · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Earley
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Earley. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
Kitchen duct cleaning in Earley
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Any section we cannot reach is recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted. The work covers plenums and filters, horizontal duct runs and extract fans, and people most often call us about cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey and a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Earley? We’ve been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Earley, losing a day’s trade to cleaning isn’t an option, so cleans are booked after closing, early in the morning or on a quiet day. By the next service, the kitchen is ready to cook in again.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Earley (RG6, RG2, RG1)
- Wider area
- Wokingham
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Earley
Which council inspects kitchens in Earley?
Food hygiene inspections in Earley are carried out by Wokingham council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Earley during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around Earley, the Food Standards Agency lists about 20 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We do not leave it behind.
How long will the clean take?
It takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Because a dirty extract can spread a fire through a building. Many insurers require TR19 cleaning, and may refuse or reduce a claim without proof, so keep every certificate.
What accreditations do you hold?
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 do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
When do you clean the extract?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Most kitchens book us overnight or at weekends and the kitchen is ready to cook when we leave.
Why act early in Earley
Every week without a clean adds another layer. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean right away. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. A small fault found now is a quick job; the same fault found later can close the site.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why us?
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We diagnose before we treat
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
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. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. A few photos of the system and its access points help us plan a visit in Earley.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Grease, kitchens and Earley
Food Standards Agency records list about 72 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 43 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around Earley, up to about a mile and a half out. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. Kitchens in Earley get their food hygiene inspections from Wokingham council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Fire safety in Earley falls to Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Radstock Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you run a café or takeaway near Earley station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Earley is about 2 miles south-east of Reading, in Wokingham. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Earley and the rest of Wokingham. Our Wokingham coverage runs to 35 places, and Earley is one of them.
Kitchen extract cleaning in RG6, RG2 and RG1 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover sites on Elm Road, Elm Lane and Mays Lane and nearby roads. Main roads around Earley include the A327 and A3290, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Close by, we work in Lower Earley (1 mile south-east), Whitley (1 mile west), Newtown (2 miles north-west), Whitley Wood (2 miles south-west) and Shinfield (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Wokingham (4 miles south-east), Crowthorne (7 miles south-east), Woosehill (4 miles south-east), Emmbrook (3 miles east), Twyford (4 miles north-east) and Charvil (4 miles north-east). Being one of Wokingham’s larger places, Earley has a wide mix of commercial premises, and we cover all of them for kitchen extract cleaning.
Near you in Earley
Around Earley, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Maiden Erlegh Local Nature Reserve, Leighton Park School and The Three Tuns pub, among other places. You will also find University of Reading library (0.7 miles north-west) and Maiden Erlegh School (0.5 miles north-east). Earley’s nearest station is Earley station, about 0.9 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Royal Berkshire Hospital (1.7 miles north-west) and Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (1.7 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s South Lake and Fobney Island Wetland Reserve.
What we are called out for in Earley
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so nobody could get to them. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
A hospital like Royal Berkshire Hospital, about 1.7 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
Different parts, different methods
Extract fan and discharge
The fan pulls the air through the whole system, and grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades. We isolate it, open it up and degrease it.
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and refitted so they sit properly in the housing. Damaged ones are noted on the report.
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Wash or exchange the filters often
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, so you can start cooking as normal.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.