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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Fordstreet
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Fordstreet, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Fordstreet
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That layer will burn, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. The work covers horizontal duct runs, extract fans and discharge points, and the jobs we see most are stale cooking odours from the system and grease dripping from the canopy or filters. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Fordstreet, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
Somewhere as small as Fordstreet, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Fordstreet (CO6)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Keep the baffle filters clean
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, and equipment can be switched back on once we have gone.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Fordstreet can be planned properly.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the 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
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by 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.
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How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- How easy every part is to reach
- The scale of the work
- Parking and loading at the site
- The times the site is available
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Leave it or put it right?
A clogged extract doesn’t only raise the fire risk. Filters block, airflow drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the fan strains to keep up. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. In a place like Fordstreet, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
What you get with us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Fully insured
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Kitchen extracts in Fordstreet
There are about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Fordstreet, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. It’s Colchester council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Fordstreet. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Fordstreet sits within the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Margaret and St Catherine or elsewhere in Fordstreet, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Essex County Hospital is the nearest hospital to Fordstreet, about 4.4 miles east.
Fordstreet is about 5 miles west of Colchester, in Essex. Whatever kind of site you run in Fordstreet, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, and Fordstreet is one of them. Our Chelmsford page covers sites nearby, about 18 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in CO6 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Ford Street, Fordstreet Hill and Ponders Road and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Fordstreet: Rose Green (1 mile north-west), Chappel (2 miles north-west), Swan Street (2 miles west), Wakes Colne (2 miles north-west) and Great Tey (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Colchester (5 miles east), Braintree (10 miles west), Maldon (13 miles south), Witham (10 miles south-west), Camulodunum (4 miles south-east) and Halstead (7 miles west).
What’s near Fordstreet
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Queen's Head Public House, among other places. Fordstreet’s nearest station is Chappel & Wakes Colne station, about 1.8 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include Essex County Hospital (4.4 miles east) and Mount Bures (3.6 miles north). For a walk, there’s Iron Latch.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Fordstreet
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.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Poor airflow at the canopy
For schools such as Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Questions from Fordstreet
Is Fordstreet within the area you cover?
Yes, Fordstreet is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which fire authority looks after Fordstreet?
Fire safety enforcement in Fordstreet is handled by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, our work sits within an independently audited scheme. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we’re fully insured.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
We clean every part the grease travels through. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where needed.
What do I get after the clean?
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.