Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Islington
We cover Islington for kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Poor airflow at the canopy
Kitchen duct cleaning in Islington
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. Typical jobs include missing paperwork after a change of operator and an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19, across canopies and hoods, vertical risers and horizontal duct runs. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, it’s the job we do every week across Greater London.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. In Islington, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Islington (N1, N7, NW1, EC1V)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in Islington
Putting it off simply moves the grease further down the duct. Over time, soft grease bakes into a harder, thicker crust, and that takes more work to shift. Regular cleans keep each visit shorter. In a London building, a problem in a duct, damper or fan rarely stays in one unit.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why us?
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, and equipment can be switched back on once we’ve gone.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
What else we do in Islington
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Islington
Can the work in Islington be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Islington can fit around your hours. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Does London parking affect a job in Islington?
We plan it in advance, so let us know about loading bays, permits and access rules at the building. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. We will recommend a date after measuring the grease.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Length of duct, grease levels and access all affect it. Most jobs take anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Is Islington in your area?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Islington included.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
How it works
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in Islington.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
When it’s something else
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The number of sites or systems
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Travel, parking and unloading
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Useful things to send:
- A few general shots of the system
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Common problems we fix in Islington
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. 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.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
A kitchen near Essex Road station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they recommend a next date
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- If they look at the system before pricing
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
Kitchen extract cleaning in Islington: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 344 pubs and bars and about 100 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses in Islington and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading isn’t affected. Environmental health officers from Islington council inspect food businesses in Islington. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; King's College Hospital Charity is the nearest hospital to Islington, about 0.7 miles north-west. School kitchens, at schools like Islington Proprietary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Islington is about 3 miles north-east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Islington, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. We work across South East England and London, including Islington. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and Islington is one of them.
Here we cover the N1, N7, NW1 and EC1V postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Whether your site is on Gibson Square, Old Royal Free Square and Cloudesley Square or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Islington sits on or near the B515 and A5203, which makes travel easy for kitchen extract cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Pentonville (1 mile south), Angel (1 mile south), Barnsbury (1 mile north-west), Clerkenwell (1 mile south) and Lower Holloway (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover London (3 miles south), City of Westminster (3 miles south-west), Kensington (5 miles south-west), Walthamstow (5 miles north-east), Hampstead (3 miles west) and Ruislip (13 miles west).
Landmarks near Islington
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Islington Green School, The King's Head Public House and Pilsudski Institute of London, among other places. Nearby too are Barnard Park (within half a mile south-west) and St Mary's CofE Primary School (less than half a mile east). Islington has its own railway station: Essex Road station. Other landmarks nearby include King's College Hospital Charity (0.7 miles north-west) and Montfichet's Tower (1.7 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Barnsbury Wood and Ludgate Hill.