Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Fleet, Hampshire
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Fleet? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Fat running down the canopy edge
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Behind the grease filters sits the plenum, which daily cleaning never reaches. We take the filters out and clean the plenum and housing thoroughly.
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, and grease can collect there too. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Fleet
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Behind it sit the plenum and grease filters, then the ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, and each part collects grease. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We are often asked to deal with extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19, across extract fans, plenums and filters and horizontal duct runs. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, in Fleet it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
Kitchens in towns like Fleet are often in older buildings that were never designed for them, which can mean awkward duct routes, long flat runs and not enough access panels. Sections we cannot reach are listed on the report, and access panels can be added.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Fleet (GU51, GU52, GU10)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
What happens on the day
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Work in Fleet is normally booked after closing, early in the morning or on a closed day.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Clear the space around the work
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
For kitchen extract cleaning in Fleet, call 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. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
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Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Do not let the canopy gutters overflow
- Keep the baffle filters clean
Every clean ends with a photo report. Before and after photos show each part of the system, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
Common questions in Fleet
Which fire authority looks after Fleet?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Fleet. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can school kitchens in Fleet be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 8 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Fleet. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
What do you do to protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Is a quote from photos possible?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Call for a fixed quote, typically ready within one working day.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
When do you clean the extract?
The clean is done when the kitchen isn’t cooking, so evenings, overnight, early mornings and weekends are all options. We need the equipment switched off and cooled first.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
Nearby places to Fleet
Other services in Fleet
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Fleet and across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Kitchen extracts in Fleet
Food Standards Agency data counts about 44 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 22 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Fleet. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. In Fleet, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Hart council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Fleet falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Fleet is Fleet Community Hospital, about 1 mile north-west. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Farnham Castle is about 4.1 miles south), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Fleet is about 13 miles south-east of Reading, in Hampshire. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Fleet, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Our area covers London and the South East, including Fleet. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Fleet is one of them. Guildford is in our area too, around 12 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: GU51, GU52 and GU10. Whether your site is on Church Road, Durnsford Avenue and Hankins Court or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Fleet sits on or near the A323 and A3013, which makes travel easy for kitchen extract cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Church Crookham (1 mile south-east), Crookham Village (1 mile west), Elvetham Heath (1 mile north-west), Dogmersfield (2 miles west) and Elvetham (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (11 miles west), Farnborough (3 miles north-east), Aldershot (4 miles south-east), Alton (10 miles south-west), Yateley (4 miles north) and Tadley (14 miles north-west). Being one of Hampshire’s larger places, Fleet has a wide mix of commercial premises, and we cover all of them for kitchen extract cleaning.
Near you in Fleet
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Court Moor School, The Prince of Wales pub and School and the streets around them. The closest station to Fleet is Fleet station, roughly 1.2 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Royal Army Dental Corps Historical Museum (3.9 miles east) and Fleet Community Hospital (1 mile north-west). For a walk, there’s Fleet Pond Nature Reserve and Hitches Hill.
Leave it or put it right?
If your kitchen in Fleet is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. It takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends so you do not lose a service. Every extra month adds grease. A fresh certificate on file is the best thing to have when someone asks to see your records.
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why Fleet businesses choose us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Trading since 2009
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Fleet
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so those sections were never reached. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Fleet Methodist Church, or anywhere in Fleet, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the price is fixed
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What hours they’ll be on site