West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Lancing
Our technicians work in Lancing on TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Lancing
Does the sea air around Lancing make a difference to kitchen extract cleaning?
It can. Lancing is within about 1 mile of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion. A fan housing that is rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
Do you work in villages like Lancing?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Lancing included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
When do you clean the extract?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Overnight, weekend and between-service cleans are all possible, so you don’t lose a service.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
What’s 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, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We do not leave it behind.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
A TR19 certificate and a photo report. The certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after photos, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Lancing
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. Access panels let us into the duct runs and risers, 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. If you have an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and a system with no record of a TR19 clean, we can help, from extract fans, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers onwards. Most calls from Lancing come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, so that is where most of the work in Lancing goes.
In a smaller place like Lancing, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Lancing (BN15)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
Every clean ends with a photo report. Before and after photos show each part of the system, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. A filter that’s clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, which slows build-up further down the system.
How the visit works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like Lancing, so let us know how to reach it.
- 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.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
How to prepare
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Kitchen extracts in Lancing
The coast is only about 1 mile from Lancing. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency data counts about 21 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 35 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Lancing. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. Kitchens in Lancing get their food hygiene inspections from Adur council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Commuter trade near Lancing station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Church and community hall kitchens, near St. Michael & All Angels or anywhere around Lancing, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Worthing Hospital is the nearest hospital to Lancing, about 2 miles south-west.
Lancing is about 3 miles east of Worthing, in West Sussex. Lancing 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. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. There’s also a page for Brighton, roughly 8 miles from Lancing.
All of BN15 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on North Road, North Farm Road and Addison Close and the roads around them. Lancing sits on or near the A2025, so getting to you is simple for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Lancing, we cover Sompting (1 mile west), East Worthing (2 miles south-west), Broadwater (2 miles west), Offington (3 miles west) and Botolphs (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Worthing (3 miles west), Haywards Heath (15 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (12 miles north-east), Littlehampton (9 miles west), Rustington (8 miles west) and Storrington (8 miles north-west).
Near you in Lancing
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Brooklands Park, Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School and The Railway pub and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Lancing itself: Lancing station. Well-known places in the area include Worthing Hospital (2 miles south-west) and Old Castle (3.1 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Lancing Ring and Widewater Lagoon.
What a clean won’t put right
Kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
What the work involves, part by part
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning, and a filter exchange service can take that off your hands. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. We open access panels along the route and clean each section, recording any that cannot be reached.
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Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Lancing
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- The number of sites or systems
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The condition of the system
- Where the site is and how we reach it
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before we start.
What we need to know
When you contact us, these details help:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The site address and the type of premises
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something 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.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.