West Berkshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Highclere kitchen extract cleaning
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Highclere? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Highclere
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and each part collects grease. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We are often asked to deal with grease drips onto cooking equipment and an inspection that picked up a dirty extract, across plenums and filters, discharge points and canopies and hoods. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, it’s the job we do every week across West Berkshire.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
In a village or hamlet like Highclere, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically 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.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Highclere (RG20)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
Each visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. In a small place like Highclere, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by pictures or a visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- Readings and pictures are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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Why deal with it now?
Any food business in Highclere can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters will not go unnoticed. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Highclere is calmer for everyone.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
Why Highclere businesses choose us
- In business since 2009
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A fixed price before any work starts
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Honest limits
Kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
Grease, kitchens and Highclere
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 pubs, bars and clubs within about 1.5 miles of central Highclere. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Highclere sits within the area of Royal Berkshire 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. It’s Basingstoke and Deane council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Highclere. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Where a hall near Church of St Michael Archangel, or anywhere in Highclere, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; West Berkshire Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Highclere, about 5.5 miles north-east.
Highclere is about 4 miles south-west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Across the RG20 area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Across West Berkshire, we cover 155 places, and Highclere is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Reading page (19 miles or so).
We cover every part of the RG20 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. That includes premises on Tubb's Lane, Arkwright Close and Coombe Corner and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Penwood (1 mile north-east), Woolton Hill (1 mile north), Hollington (1 mile south-west), Enborne Row (2 miles north) and Wash Water (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Newbury (4 miles north-east), Thatcham (6 miles north-east), Burghfield Common (14 miles east), Speenhamland (5 miles north-east), Hungerford (8 miles north-west) and Lambourn (13 miles north-west).
What’s near Highclere
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Clere School, among other places. The closest station to Highclere is Newbury station, roughly 4.3 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Newbury Castle (3.9 miles north) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (5.5 miles north-east). The countryside around Highclere includes Audrey's Meadow and Sidown Hill.
Aftercare tips
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, and equipment can be switched back on once we have gone.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
When to call us in Highclere
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. Under BESA guidance, heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means a clean at least every 3 months, moderate use every 6 months and light use every 12. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Stale cooking odours from the system
Highclere Castle, about 1.4 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Highclere; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- What insurance they carry
Highclere: your questions answered
Do you work at weekends in Highclere?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Highclere?
It’s Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Highclere. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
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.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
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.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few pictures plus the address and your hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
Do you work in Highclere?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Highclere included.
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How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The times the site is available
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The site address and the type of premises
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.