Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Goudhurst
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Goudhurst. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
Kitchen duct cleaning in Goudhurst
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. If you are dealing with a kitchen taken over without any extract records and an extract that no longer clears the smoke, we can help. Kitchens in Goudhurst book us for TR19 cleaning for three reasons: the insurer asked, the EHO asked, or the canopy is dripping. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
Most kitchens in Goudhurst 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.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Goudhurst (TN17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
If there’s a fire and the extract hasn’t been cleaned, the paperwork becomes the problem. Many policies require cleaning to TR19, and an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. A current certificate is far easier to produce than an explanation. Somewhere as small as Goudhurst, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why Goudhurst businesses choose us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A fixed price before any work starts
- We diagnose before we treat
- A written report with photos after every visit
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What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
You’ll get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Any permits to work or inductions
- What state the system is in
- The size of the system
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Your last certificate, test record or report
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Grease, kitchens and Goudhurst
Look up Goudhurst on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Goudhurst. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Goudhurst. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Kitchens in Goudhurst get their food hygiene inspections from Tunbridge Wells council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Mary's Church or elsewhere in Goudhurst, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. A hospital like Ticehurst House Hospital, about 5.1 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Goudhurst is about 8 miles east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Across the TN17 area, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. Goudhurst is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 11 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in TN17 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on High Street, Church Road and Back Lane and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Smallbridge (1 mile north-west), Brandfold (1 mile north), Broad Ford (1 mile north-west), Capel Cross (2 miles north) and Glassenbury (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles west), Tonbridge (10 miles north-west), Kings Hill (11 miles north), Foley Park (12 miles north) and Paddock Wood (5 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Goudhurst
Around Goudhurst, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Star And Eagle Hotel and The Gill. The nearest railway station is Marden station, roughly 4.5 miles north of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Finchcocks Musical Museum (1.6 miles south-west) and Ticehurst House Hospital (5.1 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Bewl Water.
How the visit works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. For a village or hamlet like Goudhurst, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
Goudhurst: your questions answered
Can you get to a site in Goudhurst?
Yes, Goudhurst is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Which environmental health team covers Goudhurst?
Food hygiene inspections in Goudhurst are carried out by Tunbridge Wells council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
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 an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
What do I get after the clean?
Every clean comes with a TR19 certificate and a photo report. They belong in the maintenance log so they’re to hand when an insurer asks.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
Under BESA guidance, the minimum depends on how long you cook each day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and 12-monthly for light use. Grease readings can show a shorter interval is needed.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Goudhurst
Grease in the extract matters because it burns. Flames from a pan or grill can be pulled into the canopy by the fan, and once grease in the duct catches, fire can spread through the building’s ductwork. That is why controlling extract grease belongs in the fire risk assessment.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Poor airflow at the canopy
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Before you book anyone
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether they recommend a next date
Different parts, different methods
Extract fan and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, can soak up grease and need attention. Where they can be cleaned, they are, and the report notes anything that cannot.
Ductwork and risers
Vertical risers carry the air up through the building, and grease often collects at the bottom of them. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, and equipment can be switched back on once we’ve gone.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, which slows build-up further down the system.