Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Gallows Green, Essex
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Gallows Green? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Gallows Green
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. For a kitchen in Gallows Green, our certificate and photo report give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. The work covers discharge points, vertical risers and extract fans, and common reasons people get in touch are grease drips onto cooking equipment and an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, in Gallows Green it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
Somewhere as small as Gallows Green, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Gallows Green (CO6)
- Region
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Gallows Green
What else we do in Gallows Green
How it works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Gallows Green.
- You send pictures or we visit, and the system is surveyed from 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, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
How to prepare
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Clear loose items from the work area
How to get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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What we are called out for in Gallows Green
The type of cooking changes the amount of grease. Frying, grilling and roasting send far more fat into the canopy than steaming or boiling, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
A hospital like Essex County Hospital, about 3.9 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What your quote should include
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What insurance they carry
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Why deal with it now?
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. In a place like Gallows Green, 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. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Why us?
- In business since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- A written report with photos after every visit
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Even a kitchen that cooks only a few hours a day needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. School holidays are an easy time to do it.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
A pub or restaurant can’t afford to cancel a service for a clean. Overnight and weekend cleans keep the kitchen trading, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
What affects the quote in Gallows Green
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Parking and loading at the site
- The size of the system
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- A few general shots of the system
- The site address and the type of premises
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
When something else is needed
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- A grease trap that needs emptying
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
Common questions in Gallows Green
Which council inspects kitchens in Gallows Green?
The local authority for Gallows Green is Colchester council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Gallows Green?
Gallows Green is in the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
The whole system: canopy inside and out, plenum, grease filters, ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we can’t reach is recorded on the report.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Normally, yes. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote usually follows within one working day. If photos are not enough, we will survey first.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, which grease thickness testing will show.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Grease-filled ducts can carry fire well beyond the kitchen. Many policies say the extract must be cleaned to TR19, and a claim may be reduced without proof, so keep every certificate.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Gallows Green?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Gallows Green
Food Standards Agency data counts about 11 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Gallows Green, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Fire safety in Gallows Green falls to Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. It’s Colchester council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Gallows Green. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
School kitchens, at schools like Holy Trinity CofE Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Margaret and St Catherine or elsewhere in Gallows Green, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Gallows Green is about 4 miles west of Colchester, in Essex. Whatever kind of site you run in Gallows Green, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, Gallows Green among them. Our Chelmsford page covers sites nearby (18 miles or so).
Kitchen extract cleaning in CO6 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Foxes Lane and Halstead Road or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover the places around Gallows Green: Fordham Heath (1 mile east), Fordham (1 mile north), West Bergholt (2 miles east), Wormingford (3 miles north) and Great Horkesley (4 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Colchester (4 miles east), Braintree (10 miles west), Maldon (13 miles south-west), Witham (10 miles south-west), Camulodunum (3 miles south-east) and Halstead (7 miles west).
Landmarks near Gallows Green
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Stanway School and The Queen's Head Public House. Gallows Green’s nearest station is Marks Tey station, roughly 1.7 miles south-west. A little further out are Birch Castle (4.1 miles south) and Essex County Hospital (3.9 miles east). Not far away are Iron Latch.