Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Gilston
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for commercial sites in Gilston and across Essex. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
How the visit works
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Somewhere as small as Gilston, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We survey the system first, from your photos and details or on a site visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before work begins.
- 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.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Advice
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Gilston
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. Access panels let us into the duct runs and risers, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Any section we can’t reach is recorded on the report and extra access panels can be added. We’re often asked to deal with a kitchen taken over without any extract records and poor airflow at the canopy, on discharge points, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Gilston? We’ve been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
Most kitchens in Gilston fall into one of BESA’s three bands: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
In a small place like Gilston, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Gilston (CM20)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In a care home or hospital, the kitchen may cook every day of the year. We plan the clean around meal times and work in a contained, tidy way, so residents and patients aren’t disturbed.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Losing a service isn’t an option for most restaurants and pubs. Overnight and weekend cleans keep the kitchen trading, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Questions from Gilston
Which council inspects kitchens in Gilston?
That is Harlow council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Gilston. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can you get to a site in Gilston?
Yes, Gilston is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
TR19® itself is not law. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19 is the benchmark used to show extract grease is under control.
Do insurers need proof of 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.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
We work around your hours. Overnight, weekend and between-service cleans are all possible, so you do not lose a service.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. Then you get a fixed quote.
When to call us in Gilston
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so those sections were never reached. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
Look out for any of the following:
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Parish Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Gilston, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What to look for in a quote
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Leave it or put it right?
Grease that’s left only gets thicker. BESA guidance says the mean should not go above 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes. With notice, the visit to Gilston can be fitted around your bookings and events.
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.
Why Gilston businesses choose us
- Photo reports with every job
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Gilston
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
Nearby places to Gilston
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Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as photos. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
Grease, kitchens and Gilston
The FSA’s data shows about 20 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels and B&Bs registered within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Gilston. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Gilston 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. It’s Harlow council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Gilston. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
School kitchens, at schools like St Alban's Catholic Academy for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you cook for passing trade around Harlow Town station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Gilston is about 2 miles north-west of Harlow, in Essex. Anywhere in CM20, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. Gilston is one of 644 towns, villages and districts in Essex we cover for commercial clients. Our Chelmsford page covers sites nearby (17 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of CM20 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Pye Corner and Eastwick Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Eastwick (1 mile south-west), Little Parndon (1 mile south-west), Great Parndon (2 miles south), Staple Tye (3 miles south) and Roydon (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Brentwood (14 miles south-east), Loughton (10 miles south), Waltham Abbey (8 miles south-west), Great Dunmow (13 miles north-east), Epping (6 miles south) and Stansted Mountfitchet (9 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Gilston
Around Gilston, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Plume Of Feathers pub, Burnt Mill Academy and Harlow Marsh and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Harlow Town station, about 0.6 miles south. A little further out are Mark Hall Cycle Museum (1.3 miles south-east) and Harlow Mill (1.2 miles east). The countryside around Gilston includes Hunsdon Mead.
For landlords and multi-site operators
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.