Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Fordham
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Fordham. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Fordham
The canopy over the range is only the start of a kitchen extract system. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and each part collects grease. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. Common call-outs are for missing paperwork after a change of operator and extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit, on plenums and filters, vertical risers and canopies and hoods. Kitchens in Fordham book us for TR19 cleaning for three reasons: the insurer asked, the EHO asked, or the canopy is dripping. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
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.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Fordham (CO6)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- What state the system is in
- The times the site is available
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What we need to know
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Problems your staff have spotted
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Fordham
Is Fordham within the area you cover?
Yes. Fordham is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can the work in Fordham be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Fordham keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
What do I get after the clean?
You receive a TR19 certificate and a photo report. Certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report shows before and after pictures, readings, any areas not reached and the next clean date.
Can you quote from photos?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
What about areas you can’t get to?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
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What we do, step by step
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Fordham and turn up when the site is quiet.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before we start.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings and pictures are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
When to call us in Fordham
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so those sections were never reached. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Fordham is Severalls Hospital, about 3.9 miles east.
What your quote should include
- Whether a survey comes first
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Fordham kitchens: local notes
Fordham is covered by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Food hygiene inspections in Fordham are the job of Colchester council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Fordham, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Fordham is about 5 miles north-west of Colchester, in Essex. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Fordham and the rest of Essex. Our area takes in 644 places across Essex, large and small. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 19 miles from Fordham.
We work across the CO6 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Local streets include Church Road, Herring's Way and Sunnyside Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to Fordham include Fordham Heath (1 mile south), Gallows Green (1 mile south), Wormingford (2 miles north), West Bergholt (2 miles east) and Little Horkesley (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Colchester (5 miles south-east), Braintree (11 miles west), Maldon (14 miles south), Witham (11 miles south-west), Camulodunum (4 miles south-east) and Halstead (7 miles west).
Around Fordham
Around Fordham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Three Horseshoes Public House. The nearest railway station is Chappel & Wakes Colne station, about 1.9 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Severalls Hospital (3.9 miles east) and Mount Bures (2.9 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Sergeants Orchard.
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In a care home or hospital, the kitchen may cook every day of the year. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight, so residents and patients aren’t disturbed.
Extract fan and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, can soak up grease and need attention. Where they can be cleaned, they are, and the report notes anything that cannot.
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.