Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Foley Park, Kent
Kitchen extract cleaning in Foley Park from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Kitchen extract cleaning in Foley Park, done properly
We treat an extract system much as a doctor treats a patient: diagnose with a survey, treat with a thorough clean, then sign it off. That clean bill of health comes as a TR19 certificate and a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. The work covers plenums and filters, discharge points and horizontal duct runs, and common reasons people get in touch are an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and stale cooking odours from the system. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Foley Park, you get one team and one number for every site, wherever you are in Kent.
A clean in Foley Park covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
In a smaller place like Foley Park, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Foley Park (ME14, ME15, ME16)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Foley Park questions
Can a school canteen extract in Foley Park be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 23 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Foley Park. You can ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the dates the site is empty.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Foley Park?
That is Maidstone council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Foley Park. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What accreditations do you hold?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. We have been trading since 2009.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19 isn’t written into law, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. It will not replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
What we do, step by step
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before work begins, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Visits to a place like Foley Park are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Foley Park
Grease in the extract matters because it burns. 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.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
A kitchen near Maidstone East station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- What paperwork you get at the end
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Towns and villages near Foley Park
What else we do in Foley Park
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
What affects the quote in Foley Park
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- The number of sites or systems
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The size of the system
- What state the system is in
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any previous report or certificate
- A few general shots of the system
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Why deal with it now?
If your kitchen in Foley Park is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. It takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends so you don’t lose a service. Every extra month adds grease. Around Foley Park, a kitchen or building out of action is missed straight away.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re unsure, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Full insurance on every job
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Every job surveyed first
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Whether it’s one hood or a long island canopy, every section is cleaned and recorded in the photo report before and after.
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and refitted so they sit properly in the housing. We will tell you if any need replacing.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Foley Park
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 47 bars, pubs and nightclubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Foley Park. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. The fire and rescue service for Foley Park is Kent 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. It’s Maidstone council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Foley Park. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
School kitchens, at schools like St Paul's Infant School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Luke or elsewhere in Foley Park, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Foley Park is about 1 mile north of Maidstone, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Foley Park, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Foley Park among them.
Work in ME14, ME15 and ME16 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Well Road, Rock Road and Byron Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Main roads around Foley Park include the A249, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. If your site is just outside Foley Park, we cover Penenden Heath (1 mile north-east), Harbourland (1 mile north), Grove Green (1 mile east), Ringlestone (1 mile north-west) and Maidstone (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south-west), Gravesend (12 miles north-west), Tonbridge (12 miles south-west) and Northfleet (13 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Foley Park
Typical jobs here are in premises near Valley Park School, Vinters Valley Park and The Hollybush Public House, among other places. The nearest railway station is Maidstone East station, roughly 0.6 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum (0.6 miles south-west) and KIMS hospital (1.1 miles east). Not far away are Burham Down and Boxley Hills.