Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Leigh, Kent
Kitchen extract cleaning for Leigh, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
Leave it or put it right?
A clogged extract doesn’t only raise the fire risk. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky and the fan strains to keep up. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. In a place like Leigh, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
What you get with us
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Trading since 2009
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Leigh
Not sure when the extract was last cleaned, or by whom? Just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with photos of the canopy and filters, and we’ll come back with a fixed price for the work in Leigh, normally within one working day. If you are dealing with a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate and rancid smells from grease in the duct, we can help, from extract fans, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs onwards. When a restaurant in Leigh asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that is our main job: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
Most kitchens in Leigh 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.
For a kitchen in or near Leigh, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Leigh (TN11)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Leigh
Which fire service covers Leigh?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Leigh. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Is Leigh within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
A TR19 Grease clean covers the full extract route, not just the canopy. Canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers, fan and discharge are all included, reached through access panels where needed.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, our work sits within an independently audited scheme. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we’re fully insured.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Allow a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Many policies require TR19 cleaning, and insurers often ask to see the certificate. An insurer may refuse or reduce a claim if there’s no evidence, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
How the visit works
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 pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Leigh run smoothly.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Clear loose items from the work area
Getting a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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Common problems we fix in Leigh
The type of cooking changes the amount of grease. Frying, grilling and roasting send far more fat into the canopy than steaming or boiling, which is why grease readings matter more than the calendar.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Mary's Church or anywhere around Leigh, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What to look for in a quote
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- When the next visit should be, and why
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Kitchen extracts in Leigh
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Leigh. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Kitchens in Leigh get their food hygiene inspections from Sevenoaks council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for Leigh is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
For kitchens close to Leigh (Kent) station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Tonbridge Cottage Hospital about 2.7 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Leigh is about 3 miles west of Tonbridge, in Kent. Wherever you are in the TN11 postcode area, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. 922 places in Kent are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 14 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the TN11 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Whether your site is on High Street, Green View Avenue and The Green or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Close by, we work in Lower Haysden (1 mile east), Printstile (2 miles south), Bidborough (2 miles south-east), Tonbridge (3 miles east) and Stockland Green (3 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (14 miles east), Sevenoaks (6 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (5 miles south-east), Swanley (14 miles north), Kings Hill (10 miles north-east) and Foley Park (15 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Leigh
In Leigh, that means kitchens and buildings near Haysden Country Park, Fleur De Lis Cottages Fleur De Lis Public House and The Judd School. Leigh has its own railway station: Leigh (Kent) station. A little further out are Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (2.7 miles south-east) and The Milne Museum (2.4 miles east). The countryside around Leigh includes Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
Every clean ends with a photo report. It shows the system before and after, part by part, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.