Wokingham · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Emmbrook
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for Emmbrook: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Emmbrook
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 give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and you will have a fixed quote for kitchen extract cleaning in Emmbrook, typically within one working day. The work covers discharge points, canopies and hoods and extract fans, and common reasons people get in touch are poor airflow at the canopy and ductwork thick with old, hardened grease. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but a proper TR19® clean in Emmbrook covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Emmbrook: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
Around a smaller place like Emmbrook, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Emmbrook (RG41, RG40)
- Region
- Wokingham
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy and plenum
Canopies vary from a single hood to long runs over several appliances, every section is cleaned and recorded in the photo report before and after.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. We clean after close or before opening.
Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
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 ready when anyone asks to see it.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Wokingham. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Questions from Emmbrook
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Emmbrook?
Food hygiene inspections in Emmbrook are carried out by Wokingham council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Which fire service covers Emmbrook?
That’s Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. 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 you quote from photos?
Often, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
You receive a TR19 certificate and a photo report. The certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after photos, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We typically quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
Emmbrook kitchens: local notes
There are about 51 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 15 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Emmbrook, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. The fire and rescue service for Emmbrook is Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Kitchens in Emmbrook get their food hygiene inspections from Wokingham council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Woosehill Community Church or elsewhere in Emmbrook, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Emmbrook is Wokingham Hospital, about 0.9 miles south. A kitchen near Wokingham station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Emmbrook is about 1 mile north of Wokingham, in Wokingham. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Emmbrook and the rest of Wokingham. Our Wokingham coverage runs to 35 places, Emmbrook among them. We also work in Reading, around 6 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of RG41 and RG40 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. That includes premises on Marks Road, Walter Road and Ashton Road and the roads around them. Other places close to Emmbrook include Woosehill (1 mile south), Wokingham (1 mile south), Winnersh (1 mile north-west), Sindlesham (1 mile west) and Hurst (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Reading (6 miles west), Woodley (3 miles north-west), Earley (3 miles west), Crowthorne (4 miles south-east), Lower Earley (3 miles west) and Newtown (5 miles north-west). Being one of Wokingham’s larger places, Emmbrook has commercial sites of every size, and we cover all of them for kitchen extract cleaning.
Landmarks near Emmbrook
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Emmbrook School and The Emmbrook Inn, among other places. Emmbrook’s nearest station is Wokingham station, roughly 0.9 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry (1.5 miles west) and Wokingham Hospital (0.9 miles south). The countryside around Emmbrook includes Holt Copse & Joel Park and Sonning Hill.
What we do, step by step
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Everything the job in Emmbrook needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- 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.
- 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
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
For kitchen extract cleaning in Emmbrook, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
Advice
Leave it or put it right?
TR19® is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. Light use slows the build-up but doesn’t stop it.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
What you get with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Trading since 2009
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Emmbrook
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The times the site is available
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Where the site is and how we reach it
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- A few general shots of the system
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.