Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Herne Pound kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning across Herne Pound and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Herne Pound
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 are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. Typical jobs include extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and poor airflow at the canopy, on vertical risers, canopies and hoods and extract fans. When a restaurant in Herne Pound asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that is exactly what we do: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
In a small place like Herne Pound, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Herne Pound (ME18)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before any work starts, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Herne Pound run smoothly.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before we start.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by 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.
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Herne Pound
The FSA’s data shows about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Herne Pound. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council inspect food businesses in Herne Pound. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Herne Pound sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Old Soar Manor, about 2.5 miles west, is one of the historic houses near Herne Pound; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Mereworth Community Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Herne Pound is about 6 miles north-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Herne Pound and the rest of Kent. Herne Pound is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 6 miles from Herne Pound.
Work in ME18 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Butcher's Lane and Beech Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Kent Street (1 mile north-east), Mereworth (1 mile south), New Pound (1 mile west), Swanton (1 mile south-west) and Pizien Well (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (6 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (8 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (11 miles north) and Tonbridge (6 miles south-west).
Around Herne Pound
In Herne Pound, that means kitchens and buildings near The Queens Head Public House and Manor Park Country Park. Herne Pound’s nearest station is Wateringbury station, roughly 2.2 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Beechin Wood Archery Museum (2.4 miles north-west) and Leybourne Castle (3.3 miles north-east).
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Aftercare tips
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
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.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. A daily wipe is not a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
What a clean won’t put right
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Questions from Herne Pound
Who inspects food businesses in Herne Pound?
In Herne Pound, it’s Tonbridge and Malling 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.
Is Herne Pound within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Herne Pound is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
What happens to the waste?
We take it away at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19 is the benchmark used to show extract grease is under control.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
When do you clean the extract?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Overnight, weekend and between-service cleans are all possible, so you do not lose a service.
What we are called out for in Herne Pound
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. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Maidstone Hospital is the nearest hospital to Herne Pound, about 4.6 miles east.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Different parts, different methods
Ductwork and risers
Bends and changes of direction trap more grease than straight runs. Those are among the points where we take readings before and after, so the report shows the difference.
Canopy and plenum
Grease meets the system first at the canopy and the plenum behind the filters. We clean both inside and out, with the filter housing cleaned too.