East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Kingston near Lewes
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Kingston near Lewes? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Kingston near Lewes
We treat an extract system much as a doctor treats a patient: survey first, clean second, sign-off last. The sign-off is a TR19 certificate with a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. We are often asked to deal with proof of cleaning requested by an insurer and a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history, on extract fans, vertical risers and canopies and hoods. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Kingston near Lewes start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Most kitchens in Kingston near Lewes fall into one of BESA’s three bands: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Kingston near Lewes (BN7)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. 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.
How the job changes from site to site
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School, hospital and care home kitchens often have fixed hours and long holidays, so cleans can be booked when the kitchen is closed. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Kingston near Lewes
Which fire authority looks after Kingston near Lewes?
Fire safety enforcement in Kingston near Lewes is handled by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you work overnight in Kingston near Lewes?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Kingston near Lewes needn’t be disturbed. When you call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
How much notice should we give?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Do you work in Kingston near Lewes?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Kingston near Lewes included.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
No law names TR19 directly, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
When to call us in Kingston near Lewes
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Grease smells coming from the extract
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Lewes Victoria Hospital (about 1.4 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What insurance they carry
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
What else we do in Kingston near Lewes
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
What we work on in Kingston near Lewes
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
What happens on the day
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Kingston near Lewes.
- 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.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
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 records stay tidy.
Grease, kitchens and Kingston near Lewes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 7 pubs and bars as registered food businesses in Kingston near Lewes and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Food hygiene inspections in Kingston near Lewes are the job of Lewes council’s environmental health team. 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. Fire safety in Kingston near Lewes falls to East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
School kitchens, at schools like Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Anne of Cleves House is about 1.5 miles north-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Kingston near Lewes is about 2 miles south-west of Lewes, in East Sussex. Kingston near Lewes 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 photos. Kingston near Lewes is one of 289 towns, villages and districts in East Sussex where we work for kitchen extract cleaning.
Kitchen extract cleaning in BN7 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on The Street, Monckton Way and Mushroom Field and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Kingston near Lewes: Iford (1 mile south-east), Northease (2 miles south-east), Southover (2 miles north-east), Lewes (2 miles north-east) and Cliffe (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (14 miles east), Seaford (8 miles south-east), Hailsham (12 miles east), Uckfield (9 miles north-east), Newhaven (5 miles south-east) and Peacehaven (4 miles south).
Local landmarks in Kingston near Lewes
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Priory School and Juggs Arms Public House and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Lewes station, roughly 1.8 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Brighton And Hove Albion Football Club Museum (2.6 miles west) and Lewes Victoria Hospital (1.4 miles north-east). Open spaces near Kingston near Lewes include Southerham Farm and Offham Hill.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Kingston near Lewes
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How big the system is
- Any permits to work or inductions
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Any previous report or certificate
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- A few general shots of the system
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.