Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Hoddesdon
Kitchen extract cleaning for Hoddesdon, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Hoddesdon
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 grease settles in every one of them. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. If you have grease drips onto cooking equipment and an inspection that picked up a dirty extract, we can help, from plenums and filters, extract fans and discharge points onwards. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Hoddesdon start: a system that is clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Hoddesdon: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
In a town like Hoddesdon, most of the kitchen extracts we’re asked about belong to restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Each has a canopy, filters, ductwork and a fan to keep clear of grease, and each is cleaned to the same TR19® standard.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Hoddesdon (EN11, EN10, EN8, SG12)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Grease, kitchens and Hoddesdon
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 15 pubs and bars in Hoddesdon and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Fire safety in Hoddesdon falls to Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Environmental health officers from Broxbourne council inspect food businesses in Hoddesdon. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
School kitchens, at schools like Sheredes School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Catherine & St Paul or anywhere around Hoddesdon, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Hoddesdon is about 13 miles south-east of Stevenage, in Hertfordshire. Across the EN11 area, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. Hoddesdon is one of 381 places in Hertfordshire where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. Our London page covers sites nearby (18 miles or so).
Here we cover the EN11, EN10, EN8 and SG12 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Local streets include High Street, Station Road and London Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. You’ll find Hoddesdon on the A10 and B176, so it’s easy for us to get to for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Hoddesdon, we cover Broxbourne (1 mile south-west), High Leigh (1 mile north-west), Woollensbrook (1 mile north-west), Goose Green (1 mile north-west) and Wormley (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Stevenage (13 miles north-west), St Albans (13 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (11 miles north-east), Welwyn Garden City (8 miles west), Harpenden (15 miles west) and Cheshunt (3 miles south-west). As one of the bigger places in Hertfordshire, Hoddesdon has a wide mix of commercial premises, all within our area for kitchen extract cleaning.
Near you in Hoddesdon
In Hoddesdon, that means kitchens and buildings near Barclay Park, The Golden Lion Inn and St Cross Catholic Primary School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Broxbourne station, roughly 0.6 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Hertford County Hospital (4.2 miles north-west) and Barrowfield (3.4 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Danemead and Cheshunt Lake.
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Sites in a town like Hoddesdon rarely need to lose trading hours, as the work fits around them.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- 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.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
How to prepare
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
How to get a quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hoddesdon
The reason for all this is fire. A flare-up on the range can be drawn up into the canopy and duct, where burning grease can carry a fire along the ducts and into other parts of the building. For a kitchen in Hoddesdon, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
A hospital like Hertford County Hospital, about 4.2 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Why act early in Hoddesdon
Grease build-up causes everyday problems too. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky, while the fan works harder to move less air. Smells, dripping grease and condensation often follow. An inspector or insurer will want to see recent records, so it makes sense to have them ready.
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Why us?
- Full insurance on every job
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- In business since 2009
- Each visit written up, with photos
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Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Hoddesdon
Which fire authority looks after Hoddesdon?
That’s Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Which council inspects kitchens in Hoddesdon?
That’s Broxbourne council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Hoddesdon. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
BESA guidance sets minimums by daily cooking hours: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and 12-monthly for light use. Measured grease levels set the real interval.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
The report shows them clearly. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
How long will the clean take?
That depends on the size of the system, the amount of grease and the number of access points. As a guide, it takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system.
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The scale of the work
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The site address and the type of premises
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs