Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Lexden
Our technicians work in Lexden on kitchen extract cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Fat running down the canopy edge
FAQs for Lexden
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Lexden?
Lexden is in the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can the work in Lexden be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Lexden doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Yes, for many jobs. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we normally come back within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we’ll say so.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, so many insurers want evidence it’s being cleaned to TR19. Our certificate and photo report give you that evidence.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Lexden
Think of it as a health check for the kitchen’s airways: diagnose with a survey, treat with a thorough clean, then sign it off. The sign-off is a TR19 certificate with a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. Common call-outs are for fat running down the canopy edge and grease smells coming from the extract, across vertical risers, horizontal duct runs and discharge points. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Most kitchens in Lexden fall into one of BESA’s three bands: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
For a smaller kitchen near Lexden, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
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, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Lexden (CO3, CO2)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Your opening hours decide when we come to Lexden, not ours.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
How to prepare
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
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Why it’s worth doing now in Lexden
A clogged extract doesn’t only raise the fire risk. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky, while the fan works harder to move less air. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. Booking now means the visit to Lexden is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why us?
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Photo reports with every job
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.
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Other services in Lexden
Aftercare tips
So the system stays in good health:
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. A filter that is clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
When to call us in Lexden
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. Under BESA guidance, heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means a clean at least every 3 months, moderate use every 6 months and light use every 12. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Leonard, or anywhere in Lexden, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Before you book anyone
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Lexden kitchens: local notes
Look up Lexden on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 182 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 35 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Lexden. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. In Lexden, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Colchester council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Lexden is covered by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Lexden is Essex County Hospital, about 1 mile east. School kitchens, at schools like Philip Morant School and College for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Lexden is about 1 mile west of Colchester, in Essex. From the centre of Lexden to the outskirts, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, and Lexden is one of them. Chelmsford is in our area too, about 19 miles from Lexden.
Work in CO3 and CO2 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Park Road, Heath Road and Capel Road and nearby roads. You’ll find Lexden on the A1124, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Lexden: Camulodunum (1 mile east), Braiswick (1 mile north), Abbey Field (1 mile south-east), Colchester (1 mile east) and Beacon End (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Braintree (13 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (13 miles south-east), Maldon (13 miles south-west), Witham (11 miles south-west), Halstead (11 miles west) and Heybridge (12 miles south-west).
Around Lexden
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Lexden Park, Prettygate Infant School and The Sun Inn, among other places. Lexden’s nearest station is Colchester station, roughly 1.6 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Essex County Hospital (1 mile east) and Lion Walk (1.5 miles east). Not far away are Lexden Gathering Grounds.
What affects the quote in Lexden
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
- The times the site is available
- Parking and loading at the site
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Helping us quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- A few general shots of the system
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
For kitchen extract cleaning in Lexden, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.