Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Hicks Forstal kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Hicks Forstal and across Kent. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do 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. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Hicks Forstal can be planned properly.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Move anything stored near the system
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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About our kitchen extract cleaning in Hicks Forstal
We have been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. We’re often asked to deal with an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19, across horizontal duct runs, plenums and filters and discharge points. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, it’s the job we do every week across Kent.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Hicks Forstal: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
In a village or hamlet like Hicks Forstal, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Hicks Forstal (CT3)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hicks Forstal?
In Hicks Forstal, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: in long flat runs, at bends and changes of direction, and in the fan housing. Cooler sections of duct collect the most.
What we are most often called out for:
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Spires Academy tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What your quote should include
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What records you will receive afterwards
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Hicks Forstal
Hicks Forstal is within about 3 miles of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. There are about 5 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around Hicks Forstal, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Fire safety in Hicks Forstal falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St Martins Hospital is the nearest hospital to Hicks Forstal, about 3.9 miles south.
Hicks Forstal is about 2 miles south of Herne Bay, in Kent. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hicks Forstal, please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Hicks Forstal included. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Hicks Forstal among them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (26 miles or so).
Kitchen extract cleaning in CT3 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We also cover the places around Hicks Forstal: Calcott (1 mile south-west), Herne Common (1 mile north), Knave's Ash (1 mile east), Herne (1 mile north) and Bullockstone (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (4 miles south-west), Margate (12 miles east), Dover (15 miles south-east), Ramsgate (12 miles east), Broadstairs (13 miles east) and Whitstable (4 miles west).
Landmarks near Hicks Forstal
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Curtis Wood, among other places. The nearest railway station is Sturry station, roughly 2.2 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find St Martins Hospital (3.9 miles south) and Canterbury Castle (4.6 miles south-west). Open spaces near Hicks Forstal include West Blean and Thornden Woods.
Part by part
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.
Grease filters
A filter that’s missing or bent lets grease straight past. Each filter is checked as it goes back in, and flag any that don’t.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Hicks Forstal
Can you come to Hicks Forstal after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Hicks Forstal needn’t be disturbed. When you call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
Can you get to a site in Hicks Forstal?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. We’ll recommend a date after measuring the grease.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
A TR19 Grease clean covers the full extract route, not just the canopy. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where needed.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
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Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
Every clean ends with a photo report. It shows the system before and after, part by part, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.