Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Great Sampford, Essex
Kitchen extract cleaning for Great Sampford and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
Managing agents and facilities teams in Great Sampford
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
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.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Great Sampford, done properly
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Behind it sit the plenum and grease filters, then the ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, and each part collects grease. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The work covers plenums and filters, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs, and people most often call us about heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs and rancid smells from grease in the duct. Kitchens in Great Sampford book us for TR19 cleaning for three reasons: the insurer asked, the EHO asked, or the canopy is dripping. We handle the clean and the paperwork in one visit.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Great Sampford: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
In a village or hamlet like Great Sampford, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Great Sampford (CB10)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extract cleaning around Great Sampford
Environmental health officers from Uttlesford council inspect food businesses in Great Sampford. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Great Sampford is about 40 miles from central London, well within the area we cover across London and the South East. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Michael or elsewhere in Great Sampford, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Great Sampford is in Essex. Whether your site is in the middle of Great Sampford or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Great Sampford is one of 644 places in Essex where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, roughly 18 miles from Great Sampford.
Here we cover the CB10 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. We cover sites on Sparepenny Lane South, Parsonage Farm Lane and Willetts Field and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Great Sampford: Wimbish Green (3 miles west), Bardfield End Green (3 miles south), Tye Green (3 miles west), Thaxted (3 miles south-west) and Howlett End (4 miles west). Larger places within reach include Braintree (10 miles south-east), Saffron Walden (7 miles west), Halstead (11 miles east), Great Dunmow (8 miles south), Stansted Mountfitchet (11 miles south-west) and Great Notley (11 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Great Sampford
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Red Lion Inn. Other landmarks nearby include Castle Camps (4.5 miles north). Green spaces nearby include West Wood.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Why deal with it now?
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. If the system at a site near Great Sampford fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why us?
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Questions from Great Sampford
Who is the fire and rescue service for Great Sampford?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Great Sampford. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you cover smaller places like Great Sampford?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we will quote them together.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Many insurers ask for proof of regular cleaning to TR19, and many policies require it. Without proof, a claim can be refused or reduced, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
How much notice should we give?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
Length of duct, grease levels and access all affect it. As a guide, it takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system.
What happens on the day
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Great Sampford knowing what to expect.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
Advice
When to call us in Great Sampford
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
What we are most often called out for:
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Great Sampford Community Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What your quote should include
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Proof of insurance
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
Any section without access is marked on the report. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
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What the work involves, part by part
Grease filters
A filter that is missing or bent lets grease straight past. Each filter is checked as it goes back in, and flag any that do not.
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. We clean what can be reached and note anything that cannot.