Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Fox Street
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for Fox Street, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Fox Street
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Fox Street?
Food hygiene inspections in Fox Street are carried out by Tendring council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Fox Street during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 6 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Fox Street, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will fit the work in.
How far ahead should we book?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
Everything from canopy to discharge: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we can’t reach is recorded on the report.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
We clean while the kitchen is closed, so evenings, overnight, early mornings and weekends are all options. We need the equipment switched off and cooled first.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. We don’t leave it behind.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
Strictly, the legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, not from TR19. In practice, TR19 is how kitchens show they’re managing grease, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Fox Street
Many insurers ask for proof that the extract has been cleaned to TR19, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. The certificate and photo report from each clean in Fox Street give you that record for the maintenance log. If you have extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19, we can put it right, from plenums and filters, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers onwards. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, in Fox Street it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, which is why a TR19® clean in Fox Street goes well beyond the canopy.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Fox Street (CO7)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Fox Street
What else we do in Fox Street
The process
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits, and we clear up before we go. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Fox Street knowing what to expect.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before any work starts.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos 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 typically come back within one working day.
Related advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Fox Street
Food Standards Agency data counts about 9 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 5 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Fox Street. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Environmental health officers from Tendring council inspect food businesses in Fox Street. 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. Fox Street 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 John or elsewhere in Fox Street, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Castle House is about 3.2 miles north-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Fox Street is about 3 miles north-east of Colchester, in Essex. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Fox Street, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Our area covers London and the South East, Fox Street included. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Fox Street is one of them. Chelmsford is in our area too, about 23 miles from Fox Street.
Kitchen extract cleaning in CO7 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You’ll find streets such as Colchester Road, Crown Lane South and Fox Wood Chase, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Close by, we work in Ardleigh (2 miles north-east), Ardleigh Heath (2 miles north-east), Langham (3 miles north), Lamb Corner (3 miles north-east) and Hornestreet (3 miles north). Further out, we also cover Colchester (3 miles south-west), Clacton-on-Sea (11 miles south-east), Harwich (13 miles east), Camulodunum (4 miles south-west), Halstead (14 miles west) and Tiptree (11 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Fox Street
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Gilberd School and Welsh Wood and the streets around them. Fox Street’s nearest station is Hythe station, about 2.1 miles south-west. Nearby you will also find Lion Walk (2.7 miles south-west) and Colchester Castle (2.5 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Westhouse Wood.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Fox Street?
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Frying, grilling and roasting send far more fat into the canopy than steaming or boiling, which is why grease readings matter more than the calendar.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Colchester Hospital (about 2.2 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
What to look for in a quote
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
Every clean ends with a photo report. Before and after pictures show each part of the system, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
Why act early in Fox Street
Grease build-up causes everyday problems too. Filters block, airflow drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier, while the fan works harder to move less air. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. Planning a trip to Fox Street ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What you get with us
- We’re fully insured
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- In business since 2009
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
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What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- An undersized canopy or fan
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans