West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Ifield kitchen extract cleaning
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Ifield, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Poor airflow at the canopy
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 call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Ifield, done properly
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, removing thick grease by hand, then using degreasers, hot water or steam to suit the deposit. Anything out of reach is noted in the report, and new panels can be fitted. The work covers plenums and filters, extract fans and horizontal duct runs, and the jobs we see most are a kitchen taken over without any extract records and poor airflow at the canopy. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
For a smaller kitchen near Ifield, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Ifield (RH11, RH10)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Ifield as everywhere else, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters will not go unnoticed. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. Around Ifield, a kitchen or building out of action is missed straight away.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why Ifield businesses choose us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Nearby places to Ifield
Other services in Ifield
Common problems we fix in Ifield
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. 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.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Margaret's Church or elsewhere in Ifield, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Comparing quotes
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What records you will receive afterwards
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Ifield
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The times the site is available
- Parking and loading at the site
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before we start.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any previous report or certificate
- A few general shots of the system
- Problems your staff have spotted
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Questions from Ifield
Which fire authority looks after Ifield?
Ifield is in the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Ifield in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 15 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Ifield. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll fit the work in.
Can you quote from pictures?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, and the quote follows that.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
You get both a certificate and a photo report. Keep them in the maintenance log with the fire risk assessment, ready for your insurer or an inspection.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, and readings will tell you.
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 law, but it’s the benchmark.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
When it’s something else
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Ifield
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
Managing agents and facilities teams in Ifield
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
The process
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Visits to a place like Ifield are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
We don’t publish a 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 start, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Related advice
Kitchen extract cleaning around Ifield
The Food Standards Agency lists about 20 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 10 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses across Ifield and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Ifield. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Environmental health officers from Crawley council inspect food businesses in Ifield. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Commuter trade near Ifield station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Crawley Hospital about 0.6 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Ifield is about 1 mile north-west of Crawley, in West Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Ifield, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, Ifield among them. We also work in Guildford, about 18 miles from Ifield.
Work in RH11 and RH10 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include Mill Lane, Hare Lane and Brock Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to Ifield include Gossops Green (1 mile south), Ifieldwood (1 mile west), Bewbush (1 mile south-west), Russ Hill (2 miles north-west) and Charlwood (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Horsham (6 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (10 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (12 miles south), East Grinstead (9 miles east), Billingshurst (13 miles south-west) and Roffey (5 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Ifield
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Ifield Community College, Target Hill Park and St Wilfrid's Catholic School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Ifield station, about 0.6 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Crawley Hospital (0.6 miles south-east) and County Mall (1.2 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Tilgate Lake.