Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Great Leighs
For TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in Great Leighs, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Why act early in Great Leighs
Leaving the clean until the next refit doesn’t make the grease go away. Over time, soft grease bakes into a harder, thicker crust, which is slower to clean. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable. Somewhere as small as Great Leighs, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why Great Leighs businesses choose us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Fully insured
- We diagnose before we treat
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Great Leighs
Many insurers ask for proof that the extract has been cleaned to TR19, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. The certificate and photo report from each clean in Great Leighs give you that record for the maintenance log. The work covers plenums and filters, canopies and hoods and extract fans, and the jobs we see most are poor airflow at the canopy and an inspection that picked up a dirty extract. Most calls from Great Leighs come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. We handle the clean and the paperwork in one visit.
A clean in Great Leighs covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
In a small place like Great Leighs, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Great Leighs (CM3)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Great Leighs questions
Do you work overnight in Great Leighs?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Great Leighs needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Great Leighs?
In Great Leighs, it’s Chelmsford council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, which grease thickness testing will show.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
All of it, from the canopy through to the discharge. Sections with no access are listed on the report, and extra panels can be fitted.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Many policies require TR19 cleaning, and insurers often ask to see the certificate. An insurer may refuse or reduce a claim if there’s no evidence, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
You leave with a date for the next clean, based on your cooking hours and the grease we measured. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date is not missed.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. A daily wipe isn’t a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Great Leighs
In Great Leighs, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. Cooler sections of duct collect the most.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like William Julien Courtauld Hospital about 3.6 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Before booking anyone
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What hours they’ll be on site
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Honest limits
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
The fan pulls the air through the whole system, and grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades. We isolate it, open it up and degrease it.
Grease filters
We clean the grease filters as part of the job, and put back so they seat correctly. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
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How it works
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Visits to a village like Great Leighs are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- 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.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Clear the space around the work
Get a fixed quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Great Leighs, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
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Kitchen extracts in Great Leighs
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs in Great Leighs and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Great Leighs. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Environmental health officers from Chelmsford council inspect food businesses in Great Leighs. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Great Leighs Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Where a hall near Church of St John the Evangelist, or anywhere in Great Leighs, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Great Leighs is about 4 miles south-west of Braintree, in Essex. Whether your site is in the middle of Great Leighs or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, and Great Leighs is one of them. We also work in Chelmsford, around 6 miles away.
Work in CM3 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Aragon Road, Fortune Close and Audley Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Gubbion's Green (1 mile east), Young's End (1 mile north-east), Fuller Street (1 mile south-east), Row Green (2 miles north-east) and Fairstead (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (6 miles south), Braintree (4 miles north-east), Maldon (10 miles south-east), Billericay (14 miles south), Witham (6 miles east) and Wickford (15 miles south).
What’s near Great Leighs
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Castle pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Cressing station, about 3.4 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are William Julien Courtauld Hospital (3.6 miles north-east). The countryside around Great Leighs includes Sandylay and Moat Woods.