Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Highwood
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Highwood? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
What happens if it’s left?
Grease that’s left only gets thicker. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Highwood rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
What you get with us
- Every job surveyed first
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Highwood
Many insurers ask for proof that the extract has been cleaned to TR19, and some may refuse or reduce a claim when it’s missing. The certificate and photo report from each clean in Highwood give you that record for the maintenance log. If you are dealing with grease smells coming from the extract and proof of cleaning requested by an insurer, we can put it right, from vertical risers, extract fans and discharge points onwards. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Highwood, you get one team and one number for every site.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Highwood (BH24)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School, hospital and care home kitchens often have fixed hours and long holidays, so cleans can be planned for holidays or quiet times. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. Where they can be cleaned, they are, and the report notes anything that can’t.
Common problems we fix in Highwood
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Avon Tyrrell House is about 4.6 miles south), access may need planning.
What your quote should include
- When the next visit should be, and why
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether a survey comes first
- Proof of insurance
Common questions in Highwood
Can a school canteen extract in Highwood be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 3 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Highwood. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can the work in Highwood be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in Highwood can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before any work starts.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Can you quote from photos?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. A fixed quote follows.
Aftercare tips
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, giving you before and after readings alongside the pictures. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
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.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Highwood: the local picture
Kitchens in Highwood get their food hygiene inspections from New Forest council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for Highwood is Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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.
School kitchens, at schools like Poulner Infant School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St John the Baptist, or anywhere in Highwood, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Highwood is about 2 miles north-east of Ringwood, in Hampshire. Sites in Highwood get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Southampton, around 16 miles away.
Every address in BH24 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If your site is just outside Highwood, we cover Hangersley (1 mile south), Rockford (1 mile north-west), Shobley (1 mile south-east), Forest Corner (1 mile south-east) and Blashford (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Totton (12 miles east), Lymington (12 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles north-east), New Milton (9 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (10 miles south-east) and Dibden Purlieu (15 miles east).
Near you in Highwood
In Highwood, that means kitchens and buildings near Ringwood School Academy and Alice Lisle Inn. Other landmarks nearby include St Leonard's Hospital (5.5 miles south-west). Not far away are Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
Nearby places to Highwood
What else we do in Highwood
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Highwood and turn up when the site is quiet.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
How to get a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.