Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Kelvedon
Our technicians work in Kelvedon on TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Kelvedon
Any kitchen we clean in Kelvedon gets exactly the same specification as everywhere else we work. We survey first and take grease readings, then clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. The work covers horizontal duct runs, plenums and filters and extract fans, and people most often call us about a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history and years of baked-on grease in the ducts. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Kelvedon? We have been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
Kitchens around a place like Kelvedon are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Kelvedon (CO5)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Kelvedon
Can you get to a site in Kelvedon?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Kelvedon out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 2 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Kelvedon. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can you quote from photos?
Often, yes. With good pictures, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we can’t see enough, we arrange a survey.
What should I send you?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Kelvedon?
In Kelvedon, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
Clients usually contact us when they notice one of these:
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
For schools such as Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
What to look for in a quote
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Also near Kelvedon
What else we do in Kelvedon
What the work involves, part by part
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease often collects at the bottom of them. Access panels along the riser let us clean it in sections.
Canopy and plenum
The canopy catches the vapour, and the plenum behind the filters is where it first condenses. Both are scraped and degreased inside and out, with the filter housing cleaned too.
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before work begins, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Kelvedon.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Kitchen extract cleaning in Kelvedon: the local picture
Look up Kelvedon on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 4 takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Kelvedon. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Fire safety in Kelvedon falls to Essex County 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. It’s Braintree council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Kelvedon. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you run a café or takeaway near Kelvedon station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Parish Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Kelvedon, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Kelvedon is about 4 miles north-east of Witham, in Essex. From the centre of Kelvedon to the outskirts, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Kelvedon is one of 644 places in Essex we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 11 miles from Kelvedon.
Our technicians cover all of CO5 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include High Street, Church Road and Station Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Feering (1 mile north-east), Stocks Green (2 miles north-east), Windmill Hill (2 miles south-east), Messing (2 miles east) and Skye Green (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (9 miles north-east), Chelmsford (11 miles south-west), Braintree (7 miles north-west), Maldon (8 miles south), Witham (4 miles south-west) and Camulodunum (8 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Kelvedon
In Kelvedon, that means kitchens and buildings near The George Inn, Parish Church of All Saints and Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre. Kelvedon has its own railway station: Kelvedon station. Well-known places in the area include Laundry & Mangle Museum (2.6 miles north-west). The countryside around Kelvedon includes Tiptree Heath Nature Reserve.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
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, which is where we come in.
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. That’s part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. A daily wipe is not a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
When it’s something else
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Kelvedon
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
Leave it or put it right?
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. Light use slows the build-up but doesn’t stop it.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
Why book with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We’re fully insured
- Every job surveyed first