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Kitchen extract cleaning in Hackney Marshes, Greater London
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Hackney Marshes and across Greater London. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Managing agents and facilities teams in Hackney Marshes
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Hackney Marshes and across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Hackney Marshes
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. If you are dealing with an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and missing paperwork after a change of operator, we can put it right, from horizontal duct runs, discharge points and canopies and hoods onwards. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but in Hackney Marshes, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, so that is where most of the work in Hackney Marshes goes.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. In Hackney Marshes, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Hackney Marshes (E5, E10, E9)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Hackney Marshes
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
What we are most often called out for:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Grease smells coming from the extract
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Kingsmead Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Proof of insurance
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether a survey comes first
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Different parts, different methods
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School kitchens can look lightly used but still need a TR19 clean at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. School holidays are an easy time to do it.
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that can’t be reached.
How it works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. In a London area like Hackney Marshes, parking, loading and building access are planned before the day of the work.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- 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.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
Related advice
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
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.
Common questions in Hackney Marshes
Which fire authority looks after Hackney Marshes?
London Fire Brigade is the fire and rescue service for Hackney Marshes. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Is parking a problem for work in Hackney Marshes?
We plan it in advance, so let us know about loading bays, permits and access rules at the building. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
We clean every part the grease travels through. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where needed.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
What accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 sit alongside that, and we’re fully insured.
When do you clean the extract?
The clean is done when the kitchen is not cooking, so evenings, overnight, early mornings and weekends are all options. We need the equipment switched off and cooled first.
Kitchen extracts in Hackney Marshes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 408 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 146 sandwich bars and takeaways in Hackney Marshes and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. In Hackney Marshes, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Waltham Forest council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. London jobs usually start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near The Risen Christ and All Souls or elsewhere in Hackney Marshes, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Homerton University Hospital about 0.8 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Hackney Marshes is about 1 mile north-east of Homerton, in Greater London. Sites in Hackney Marshes get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small.
Every address in E5, E10 and E9 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Glyn Road, Gilpin Road and Redwald Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Hackney Marshes is on the A106, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover Leyton Grange (1 mile north-east), Lea Bridge (1 mile north-west), Homerton (1 mile south-west), Lower Clapton (1 mile south-west) and Temple Mills (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (5 miles south-west), City of Westminster (6 miles south-west), Marylebone (6 miles south-west), Kensington (8 miles south-west), St Pancras (4 miles south-west) and Shoreditch (3 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Hackney Marshes
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Leyton Jubilee Park, Lammas School and Sixth Form and The Adam & Eve pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Lea Bridge station, about 0.7 miles north-west. A little further out are Tower of London (3.9 miles south-west) and V&A East (1.3 miles south-east). The countryside around Hackney Marshes includes Old Ford Island and Tower Hill.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- How easy every part is to reach
- The scale of the work
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Where the site is and how we reach it
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
Every clean ends with a photo report. Before and after photos show each part of the system, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.