East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Lewes
We cover Lewes for kitchen extract cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
Kitchen duct cleaning in Lewes
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Behind it sit the plenum and grease filters, then the ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, and grease settles in every one of them. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Typical jobs include grease dripping from the canopy or filters and an extract that no longer clears the smoke, on discharge points, extract fans and vertical risers. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Lewes, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
Kitchens in towns like Lewes are often in older buildings that were never designed for them, which can mean awkward duct routes, long flat runs and not enough access panels. Where the duct can’t be reached, new panels can be fitted, and anything left uncleaned is recorded on the report.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Lewes (BN7, BN8, BN6, RH15)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Lewes
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- The number of sites or systems
- How big the system is
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The times the site is available
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The site address and the type of premises
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
Part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
A pub or restaurant cannot afford to cancel a service for a clean. We work overnight and at weekends where that suits, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. Where they can be cleaned, they are, and the report notes anything that cannot.
Lewes kitchens: local notes
There are about 50 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 13 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Lewes, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. In Lewes, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Lewes council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for Lewes is East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Lewes is Lewes Victoria Hospital, about 0.5 miles west. School kitchens, at schools like Lewes Old Grammar School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. For kitchens close to Lewes station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Lewes is about 7 miles north-east of Brighton, in East Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Lewes, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Lewes is one of 289 towns, villages and districts in East Sussex where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Brighton, about 7 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: BN7, BN8, BN6 and RH15. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Market Lane, Market Street and High Street and nearby roads. With the A26 and A275 close by, Lewes is simple for us to get to for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Lewes: South Malling (1 mile north-east), Southover (1 mile south-east), Cliffe (1 mile east), Offham (1 mile north-west) and Hamsey (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (14 miles south-east), Seaford (8 miles south-east), Hailsham (11 miles east), Crowborough (14 miles north-east), Uckfield (8 miles north-east) and Newhaven (6 miles south). Being one of East Sussex’s larger places, Lewes has a wide mix of commercial premises, all within our area for kitchen extract cleaning.
Near you in Lewes
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Priory School, St Pancras Catholic Primary School and Railway Land, among other places. Lewes’s nearest station is Lewes station, about 0.6 miles south-east. A little further out are Lewes Victoria Hospital (0.5 miles west) and Museum of Agricultural Bygones (3.9 miles east). The countryside around Lewes includes Offham Hill and Malling Down.
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, giving you before and after readings alongside the photos. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, which slows build-up further down the system.
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The process
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 the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. A few photos of the system and its access points help us plan a visit in Lewes.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Clear the space around the work
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
Related advice
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Lewes questions
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Lewes out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. With about 7 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Lewes, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Which council inspects kitchens in Lewes?
The local authority for Lewes is Lewes council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No law names TR19 directly, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19 as the standard, and many policies require it.
Will I get a certificate after the clean?
A TR19 certificate, plus a full photo report. It records what was cleaned, what wasn’t accessible and the recommended next clean date.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
When the kitchen is closed, at whatever time suits you. The equipment is switched off and left to cool, and we hand the kitchen back ready for the next service.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Lewes and across East Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.