Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Hare Green
Kitchen extract cleaning for Hare Green and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Kitchen duct cleaning in Hare Green
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. The certificate and photo report from each clean in Hare Green give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. Common call-outs are for an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction, on extract fans, canopies and hoods and vertical risers. Most calls from Hare Green come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
Work in a small place like Hare Green starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Hare Green (CO7)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extracts in Hare Green
Food Standards Agency records list about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Hare Green. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Kitchens in Hare Green get their food hygiene inspections from Tendring council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Hare Green sits within the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Where a hall near Church of St George, or anywhere in Hare Green, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. School kitchens, at schools like St George's Church of England Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Hare Green is about 6 miles east of Colchester, in Essex. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Hare Green and the rest of Essex. Hare Green is one of 644 towns, villages and districts in Essex we cover for commercial clients. Chelmsford is in our area too, about 26 miles from Hare Green.
We cover every part of CO7 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Back Lane East, Harwich Road and Meadow Close or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Balls Green (1 mile south), Cowey Green (1 mile north), Frating Green (1 mile south), Great Bromley (1 mile north-west) and Monkey Street (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Colchester (6 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (7 miles south-east), Harwich (10 miles east), Camulodunum (7 miles west), Greenstead (4 miles west) and Tiptree (13 miles west).
Around Hare Green
In Hare Green, that means kitchens and buildings near Old Courthouse Inn and the streets around them. Hare Green’s nearest station is Great Bentley station, about 2.4 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Wivenhoe Chapel Museum (3.5 miles south-west). The countryside around Hare Green includes Cockaynes Wood.
The process
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Visits to a village like Hare Green are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- 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 the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hare Green?
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Castle House is about 5 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether they’re fully insured
Towns and villages near Hare Green
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FAQs for Hare Green
Who is the fire and rescue service for Hare Green?
That is Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which environmental health team covers Hare Green?
In Hare Green, it’s Tendring council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
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.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19 is not written into law, but the responsible person still has a legal duty under the Fire Safety Order 2005. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19 as the standard, and many policies require it.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
A TR19 Grease clean covers the full extract route, not just the canopy. Canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers, fan and discharge are all included, reached through access panels where needed.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Essex. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Keep grease collection points emptied
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, so you can start cooking as normal.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. It won’t replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- The times the site is available
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The size of the system
- The number of sites or systems
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The postcode and the type of business
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
What happens if it’s left?
TR19® isn’t law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. It puts a duty on the responsible person to 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. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Why us?
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Photo reports with every job
- A fixed price before any work starts
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School, hospital and care home kitchens often have fixed hours and long holidays, so cleans can be booked when the kitchen is closed. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
A pub or restaurant can’t afford to cancel a service for a clean. Overnight and weekend cleans keep the kitchen trading, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.