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Kitchen extraction cleaning in Greenhithe
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Greenhithe? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
What the work involves, part by part
Extract fan and discharge
At the end of the system is the discharge, and grease can collect there too. We clean it where it can be safely reached, and any limits are recorded.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Institutional kitchens tend to cook to set hours, so cleans can be booked when the kitchen is closed. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Greenhithe
We have been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. The work covers discharge points, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers, and common reasons people get in touch are an extract that no longer clears the smoke and years of baked-on grease in the ducts. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a system that is clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, so that’s where most of the work in Greenhithe goes.
For a smaller kitchen near Greenhithe, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Greenhithe (DA9, DA10)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
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. The visit itself takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Tell us when your site near Greenhithe is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- 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.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
Looking after it afterwards
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, giving you before and after readings alongside the pictures. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
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.
Common problems we fix in Greenhithe
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
Clients usually contact us when they notice something like this:
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
School kitchens, at schools like Knockhall Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Before you book anyone
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the figure could change on the day
Also near Greenhithe
What else we do in Greenhithe
Greenhithe: your questions answered
Can a school canteen extract in Greenhithe be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Greenhithe, the Food Standards Agency lists about 4 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll fit the work in.
Who inspects food businesses in Greenhithe?
The local authority for Greenhithe is Dartford council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
It takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. We’ll confirm the time when we quote.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract 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.
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.
Do you work in Greenhithe?
Yes. We work in Greenhithe and across Kent, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Whether several sites go on one quote
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 play a part.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- A few general shots of the system
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Greenhithe, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Why act early in Greenhithe
Every week without a clean adds another layer. BESA guidance says the mean should not go above 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
What you pay 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 work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Full insurance on every job
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Each visit written up, with pictures
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Greenhithe: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 11 pubs and bars as registered food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Greenhithe. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. In Greenhithe, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Dartford council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Fire safety in Greenhithe falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Where a hall near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Greenhithe, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Darent Valley Hospital is the nearest hospital to Greenhithe, about 1.5 miles south-west.
Greenhithe is about 3 miles east of Dartford, in Kent. Wherever you are in the DA9 postcode area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Greenhithe among them. You can also see our page for London, roughly 17 miles from Greenhithe.
Every address in DA9 and DA10 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Bean Road, The Avenue and Abbey Road and nearby roads. You’ll find Greenhithe on the A206, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. We also cover the places around Greenhithe: Swanscombe (1 mile south-east), Stone (1 mile south-west), Bean (2 miles south), West Thurrock (2 miles north) and Darenth (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Dartford (3 miles west), Sevenoaks (12 miles south), Gravesend (4 miles east), Northfleet (3 miles south-east), Swanley (6 miles south-west) and Kings Hill (13 miles south-east).
Around Greenhithe
Typical jobs here are in premises near Castle Hill Park, The Ebbsfleet Academy and The White Hart Public House and the streets around them. Greenhithe has its own railway station: Greenhithe for Bluewater station. A little further out are Darent Valley Hospital (1.5 miles south-west) and Stone Museum of Geology (1.8 miles west). The countryside around Greenhithe includes Chafford Gorges Nature Park and Sawyers Lake.