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Kitchen extraction cleaning in Ivy Hatch
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in Ivy Hatch, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Ivy Hatch kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Ivy Hatch. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. In Ivy Hatch, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Ivy Hatch is covered by Kent 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.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Sevenoaks Hospital (about 3.6 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Ightham Mote is about 0.7 miles south), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Ivy Hatch is about 4 miles east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Ivy Hatch and the rest of Kent. We cover 922 places across Kent, large and small. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 11 miles from Ivy Hatch.
Work in TN15 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Coach Road, Ismays Road and Stone Street Road and the roads around them. Close by, we work in Ightham (1 mile north-east), Stone Street (1 mile west), Sheet Hill (1 mile east), Yopps Green (1 mile east) and Oldbury (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (11 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north), Sevenoaks (4 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (9 miles south), Gravesend (12 miles north) and Tonbridge (5 miles south).
What’s near Ivy Hatch
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Ivy Hatch Nature Reserve and The Plough pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Borough Green & Wrotham station, roughly 2.2 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Beechin Wood Archery Museum (2.8 miles north-east) and Sevenoaks Hospital (3.6 miles west).
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Ivy Hatch
Think of it as a health check for the kitchen’s airways: diagnose with a survey, treat with a thorough clean, then sign it off. That clean bill of health comes as a TR19 certificate and a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. The work covers extract fans, horizontal duct runs and discharge points, and common reasons people get in touch are rancid smells from grease in the duct and grease drips onto cooking equipment. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Ivy Hatch? Duct Doctor has covered London and the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
In a small place like Ivy Hatch, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Ivy Hatch (TN15)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Ivy Hatch?
The reason for all this is fire. A flare-up on the range can be drawn up into the canopy and duct, and once grease in the duct catches, fire can spread through the building’s ductwork. That is why controlling extract grease belongs in the fire risk assessment.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Lawrence Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Ivy Hatch, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What to look for in a quote
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- If they look at the system before pricing
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
What happens if it’s left?
TR19® isn’t law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. In a place like Ivy Hatch, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Ivy Hatch
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- A fixed price before any work starts
- In business since 2009
- We are fully insured
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
You get a photo report after every clean. It shows the system before and after, part by part, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Ivy Hatch
Which environmental health team covers Ivy Hatch?
In Ivy Hatch, it’s Tonbridge and Malling council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Ivy Hatch in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around Ivy Hatch, the Food Standards Agency lists about 2 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
When do you clean the extract?
We work around your hours. Overnight, weekend and between-service cleans are all possible, so you do not lose a service.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. TR19 is the industry benchmark for meeting that duty in a kitchen extract, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, with certificates issued through the BESCA portal. We have been trading since 2009.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
What the work involves, part by part
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.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, which can put them in BESA’s 3 or 6-monthly bands. We clean after close or before opening.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
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The process
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Ivy Hatch run smoothly.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system 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
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.