Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Hobbs Cross
For TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in Hobbs Cross, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Hobbs Cross
Do you work in villages like Hobbs Cross?
Yes. Hobbs Cross is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Hobbs Cross?
That’s Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
A small kitchen with a short duct can be done in a few hours, while long runs and tall risers take longer and may need more than one visit. We will tell you how long when we quote.
What accreditations do you hold?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, with certificates issued through the BESCA portal. We’ve been trading since 2009.
Which sectors do you work in?
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.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
All of it, from the canopy through to the discharge. Sections with no access are listed on the report, and extra panels can be fitted.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
What should I send you?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Hobbs Cross
The canopy over the range is only the start of a kitchen extract system. 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. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. The work covers plenums and filters, extract fans and horizontal duct runs, and the jobs we see most are an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and an extract that no longer clears the smoke. Most calls from Hobbs Cross 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.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, so that is where most of the work in Hobbs Cross goes.
In a village or hamlet like Hobbs Cross, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Hobbs Cross (CM16)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What we are called out for in Hobbs Cross
A lot of duct grease gets there because the filters let it through. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and from there it travels on to the fan.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St. Margaret's Hospital (about 2.3 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether a survey comes first
How the visit works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Somewhere like Hobbs Cross, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Why act early in Hobbs Cross
Any food business in Hobbs Cross can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why us?
- In business since 2009
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
Nearby places to Hobbs Cross
Also in Hobbs Cross
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. A daily wipe isn’t a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Hobbs Cross
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 7 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around Hobbs Cross, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Food hygiene inspections in Hobbs Cross are the job of Epping Forest council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Hobbs Cross sits within the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Hill Hall, about 0.9 miles east, is one of the historic houses near Hobbs Cross; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. Bursars and site managers at schools such as St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Hobbs Cross is about 3 miles north-east of Loughton, in Essex. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Hobbs Cross and the rest of Essex. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, Hobbs Cross among them. For sites nearby, see our London page, about 15 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of CM16 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. If your site is just outside Hobbs Cross, we cover Theydon Garnon (1 mile west), Steward's Green (1 mile north), Fiddlers Hamlet (1 mile north), Abridge (2 miles south) and Ivy Chimneys (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Harlow (7 miles north), Brentwood (8 miles south-east), Billericay (13 miles east), Loughton (3 miles south-west), Waltham Abbey (5 miles west) and Harold Wood (7 miles south-east).
Near you in Hobbs Cross
A little further out are St. Margaret's Hospital (2.3 miles north) and Epping Signalling Museum (1.7 miles north-west). The countryside around Hobbs Cross includes Gernon Bushes.
Part by part
Extract fan and discharge
At the end of the system is the discharge, which can collect grease and stain the surface around it. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
Canopy and plenum
Behind the grease filters sits the plenum, which daily cleaning never reaches. We take the filters out and clean the plenum and housing thoroughly.
What a clean will not put right
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- A grease trap that needs emptying
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods