East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Hale Green kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning for Hale Green and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Kitchen extract cleaning in Hale Green
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That film is fuel, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. Common call-outs are for missing paperwork after a change of operator and a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction, on extract fans, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but in Hale Green, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, so that’s where most of the work in Hale Green goes.
In a village or hamlet like Hale Green, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Hale Green (BN8)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hale Green
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so those sections were never reached. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Hellingly Hospital Railway about 2.7 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Before booking anyone
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Towns and villages near Hale Green
What else we do in Hale Green
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Kitchen extracts in Hale Green
Environmental health officers from Wealden council inspect food businesses in Hale Green. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Hale Green. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
School kitchens, at schools like Chiddingly Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Church and community hall kitchens, near The Parish Church or anywhere around Hale Green, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Hale Green is about 4 miles north-west of Hailsham, in East Sussex. Hale Green gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. 289 places in East Sussex are on our list, large and small. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 16 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in BN8 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We also cover the places around Hale Green: Gun Hill (1 mile east), Muddles Green (1 mile south-west), Burlow (1 mile north-east), Lions Green (2 miles north) and Horam (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (9 miles south), Bexhill-on-Sea (12 miles east), Seaford (10 miles south-west), Lewes (9 miles west), Hailsham (4 miles south-east) and Crowborough (10 miles north).
Local landmarks in Hale Green
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Six Bells Public House. A little further out are Hellingly Hospital Railway (2.7 miles south-east) and Sussex Farm Museum (2.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Selwyns Wood.
What happens if it’s left?
TR19® is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. Planning a trip to Hale Green ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why book with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Fully insured
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Hale Green questions
Do you work in villages like Hale Green?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Which fire service covers Hale Green?
Fire safety enforcement in Hale Green is handled by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
How long will the clean take?
Short systems are done in a few hours, while long runs and tall risers take longer and may need more than one visit. We’ll tell you how long when we quote.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Many policies require TR19 cleaning, and insurers often ask to see the certificate. Without proof, a claim can be refused or reduced, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
You get a photo report after every clean. It shows the system before and after, part by part, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. It will not replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
How the visit works
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Visits to a village like Hale Green are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- You send pictures or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.