Bracknell Forest · Kitchen extract cleaning
Great Hollands kitchen extract cleaning
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Great Hollands? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
Aftercare tips
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
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.
Kitchen duct cleaning in Great Hollands
Has the extract gone a while without a clean, or has the paperwork gone missing? Just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with pictures of the canopy and filters, and we will come back with a fixed price for the work in Great Hollands, normally within one working day. We’re often asked to deal with a kitchen taken over without any extract records and grease dripping from the canopy or filters, across canopies and hoods, horizontal duct runs and extract fans. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, it’s the job we do every week across Bracknell Forest.
Most kitchens in Great Hollands fall into one of BESA’s three bands: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
In a smaller place like Great Hollands, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Great Hollands (RG12, RG40)
- Wider area
- Bracknell Forest
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extract cleaning in Great Hollands: the local picture
Food Standards Agency data counts about 39 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 16 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Great Hollands. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Environmental health officers from Bracknell Forest council inspect food businesses in Great Hollands. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Fire safety in Great Hollands falls to Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
For schools such as Great Hollands Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. A hospital like Pinewood Hospital, about 1.4 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Great Hollands is about 1 mile south-west of Bracknell, in Bracknell Forest. Whether your site is in the middle of Great Hollands or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 41 places across Bracknell Forest, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Reading, about 10 miles away.
All of RG12 and RG40 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. You’ll find streets such as Gull Lane, Mill Lane and Cuckoo Lane, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Main roads around Great Hollands include the A3095, so getting to you is simple for kitchen extract cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Hanworth (1 mile south-east), Wooden Hill (1 mile south), Home Farm (1 mile south-west), Birch Hill (1 mile south-east) and Crown Wood (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Sandhurst (4 miles south), Whitegrove (3 miles north-east), College Town (4 miles south), Little Sandhurst (4 miles south-west), Warfield Park (3 miles north-east) and Owlsmoor (3 miles south). Great Hollands is among the bigger places we cover in Bracknell Forest for kitchen extract cleaning.
Local landmarks in Great Hollands
In Great Hollands, that means kitchens and buildings near Golden Retriever pub, Easthampstead Park Community School and The Brakenhale School. The closest station to Great Hollands is Bracknell station, about 1.3 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include The Lexicon (1.5 miles north-east) and Pinewood Hospital (1.4 miles south-west). The countryside around Great Hollands includes Wildmoor Heath and Heath Lake.
FAQs for Great Hollands
Can you get to a site in Great Hollands?
Yes, Great Hollands is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Great Hollands?
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Great Hollands. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No law names TR19 directly, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19 as the standard, and many policies require it.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We normally quote within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. We’ll recommend a date after measuring the grease.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
Out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. The equipment is switched off and left to cool, and we hand the kitchen back ready for the next service.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Great Hollands and across Bracknell Forest. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
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.
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
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What happens if it’s left?
An overdue clean in Great Hollands is best dealt with now rather than after the next inspection. The job takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends so you don’t lose a service. Every extra month adds grease. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Fully insured
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
What happens on the day
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. A site near Great Hollands usually has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
Common problems we fix in Great Hollands
The reason for all this is fire. A flare-up on the range can be drawn up into the canopy and duct, and once grease in the duct catches, fire can spread through the building’s ductwork. For a kitchen in Great Hollands, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
Look out for any of the following:
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Stale cooking odours from the system
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Michael and St Mary Magdalene's Church or anywhere around Great Hollands, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Questions to ask before you book
- If they look at the system before pricing
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
What affects the quote in Great Hollands
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The number of sites or systems
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The size of the system
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.