West Berkshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Hollington, West Berkshire
Kitchen extract cleaning for Hollington and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Hollington
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. The certificate and photo report from each clean in Hollington give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. The work covers horizontal duct runs, canopies and hoods and plenums and filters, and people most often call us about poor airflow at the canopy and missing paperwork after a change of operator. When a restaurant in Hollington asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that is our main job: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, so that is where most of the work in Hollington goes.
Somewhere as small as Hollington, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Hollington (RG20)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across West Berkshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Hollington: your questions answered
Is Hollington within the area you cover?
Yes. Hollington is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Hollington?
Fire safety enforcement in Hollington is handled by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What do I get after the clean?
You get both a certificate and a photo report. They belong in the maintenance log, ready for your insurer or an inspection.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
Strictly, the legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, not from TR19. In practice, TR19 is how kitchens show they’re managing grease, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
The whole system: canopy inside and out, plenum, grease filters, ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we cannot reach is recorded on the report.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Different parts, different methods
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, which can collect grease and stain the surface around it. We clean it where it can be safely reached, and any limits are recorded.
Canopy and plenum
The plenum is out of sight behind the filters, so it’s easy to forget. We take the filters out and clean the plenum and housing thoroughly.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
When it’s something else
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Hollington
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
Hollington kitchens: local notes
Environmental health officers from Basingstoke and Deane council inspect food businesses in Hollington. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Hollington is Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
For schools such as St Thomas' Church of England Infant School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Thomas or elsewhere in Hollington, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Hollington is about 5 miles south-west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Hollington gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Across West Berkshire, we cover 155 places, and Hollington is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Reading page, about 20 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in RG20 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We also cover the places around Hollington: Highclere (1 mile north-east), Woolton Hill (2 miles north-east), Penwood (2 miles north-east), Ball Hill (2 miles north) and Enborne Row (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Newbury (5 miles north-east), Thatcham (8 miles north-east), Burghfield Common (15 miles east), Speenhamland (6 miles north-east), Hungerford (7 miles north-west) and Lambourn (13 miles north-west).
What’s near Hollington
Hollington’s nearest station is Kintbury station, roughly 4.9 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Newbury Castle (4.2 miles north). Open spaces near Hollington include Kintbury Newt Ponds and Pilot Hill.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Hollington
Grease in the extract matters because it burns. 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 Hollington, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
Clients normally contact us after spotting one of these:
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
Historic houses near Hollington, such as Stargroves about 0.8 miles north-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
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Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
The report gives a recommended date for the next clean, based on your cooking hours and the grease we measured. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date is not missed.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. A filter that’s clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, which slows build-up further down the system.
The process
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Hollington.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.