Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Great Parndon
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Great Parndon. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Kitchen extract cleaning in Great Parndon: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 67 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 25 takeaways in Great Parndon and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. It’s Harlow council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Great Parndon. 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. Great Parndon is covered by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Great Parndon is Princess Alexandra Hospital, about 1 mile north. For schools such as Jerounds Primary Academy, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Where a hall near Church of St Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in Great Parndon, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Great Parndon is about 2 miles south-west of Harlow, in Essex. Whatever kind of site you run in Great Parndon, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. 644 places in Essex are on our list, large and small. Chelmsford is in our area too, about 17 miles from Great Parndon.
Work in CM19 and CM18 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Rectory Lane, Pyenest Road and Paycock Road or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover Staple Tye (1 mile south-east), Tylerscross (1 mile south-west), Jack's Hatch (1 mile south), Little Parndon (1 mile north) and Broadley Common (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Brentwood (13 miles south-east), Loughton (8 miles south), Waltham Abbey (6 miles south-west), Great Dunmow (14 miles north-east), Epping (4 miles south) and Stansted Mountfitchet (11 miles north-east).
Near you in Great Parndon
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Hawkenbury Meadow, Stewards Academy - Science Specialist and The Cock Inn. For rail, the closest station is Harlow Town station, roughly 1.8 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Mark Hall Cycle Museum (2.4 miles north-east) and Princess Alexandra Hospital (1 mile north). Open spaces near Great Parndon include Hunsdon Mead.
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Great Parndon
Across Great Parndon, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. We survey first and take grease readings, then clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. You get a TR19 certificate and a photo report at the end. If you have grease dripping from the canopy or filters and an inspection that picked up a dirty extract, we can help, from horizontal duct runs, plenums and filters and extract fans onwards. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Great Parndon, you get one team and one number for every site.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, which is why a TR19® clean in Great Parndon goes well beyond the canopy.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Great Parndon gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Great Parndon (CM19, CM18)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Great Parndon
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The times the site is available
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- How many systems or sites are involved
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Great Parndon
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, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, giving you before and after readings alongside the photos. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. A filter that is clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
Why it’s worth doing now in Great Parndon
TR19® is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. TR19 is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Great Parndon
- Fully insured
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- We diagnose before we treat
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
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How the visit works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. For a site near Great Parndon, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
Great Parndon questions
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Great Parndon out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 22 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Great Parndon. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can you get to a site in Great Parndon?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
It takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
Everything from canopy to discharge: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we can’t reach is recorded on the report.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
We clean to BESA TR19® Grease as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. We’ve been trading since 2009.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it doesn’t spread.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
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. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters