Medway · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Gillingham
Kitchen extract cleaning for Gillingham, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
Why deal with it now?
Every week without a clean adds another layer. BESA guidance says the mean should not go above 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean right away. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes. If an insurer or inspector asks when the work was last done, an up-to-date certificate answers the question.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Why us?
- Full insurance on every job
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Trading since 2009
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Gillingham
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Any section we can’t reach is recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted. Common call-outs are for cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey and poor airflow at the canopy, across extract fans, plenums and filters and horizontal duct runs. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Gillingham? We’ve been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and readings afterwards go into your report.
Kitchens in a place the size of Gillingham are cleaned around trading, not the other way round: late at night, early in the morning or on a closed day. Bigger sites can be done kitchen by kitchen, so cooking carries on elsewhere.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
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Grease, kitchens and Gillingham
Gillingham lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. The Food Standards Agency lists about 15 pubs and bars as registered food businesses across Gillingham and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Fire safety in Gillingham falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Medway Maritime Hospital about 1.6 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Where a hall near Holy Trinity Church, or anywhere in Gillingham, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Gillingham is about 30 miles east of London, in Medway. Whatever kind of site you run in Gillingham, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Our Medway coverage runs to 68 places, and Gillingham is one of them. Maidstone is in our area too, about 8 miles from Gillingham.
Every address in ME8, ME7, ME4 and ME5 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Leeds Square, London Road and Dorset Square or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Gillingham is on the A2 and A231, so it’s easy for us to get to for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to Gillingham include Twydall (1 mile east), Lower Twydall (1 mile north-east), Grange (1 mile north), Darland (1 mile south-west) and Hale (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Rochester (4 miles west), Strood (4 miles west), Lordswood (3 miles south-west), Hoo St Werburgh (4 miles north), Rochester Riverside (3 miles north-west) and Walderslade (3 miles south-west). Gillingham is one of the larger places we cover in Medway for kitchen extract cleaning.
Landmarks near Gillingham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Robert Napier School, The Robert Napier School and The Star pub. Gillingham’s nearest station is Gillingham (Kent) station, about 1.5 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Medway Maritime Hospital (1.6 miles west) and Six Poor Travellers House (3.3 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Blue Bell Hill and Bishop Saltings.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- What state the system is in
- The scale of the work
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any previous report or certificate
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
Gillingham questions
Who inspects food businesses in Gillingham?
Food hygiene inspections in Gillingham are carried out by Medway council. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Gillingham out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 17 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Gillingham. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we will quote them together.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Heavy frying and grilling can mean shorter intervals, and readings will tell you.
What should I send you?
Only a few details: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
Can you quote from photos?
Usually, yes. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we normally come back within one working day. If photos are not enough, we will survey first.
How the visit works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. We’ll ask where we can park in Gillingham and how to get equipment to the system, as those shape the visit.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
How to get a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
For landlords and multi-site operators
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Medway. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Common problems we fix in Gillingham
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Gillingham (Restoration House is about 3.3 miles west), fitting access panels needs care.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether a survey comes first
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Keep the baffle filters clean
The report gives a recommended date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date isn’t missed.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.