Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Little Leighs
Kitchen extract cleaning for Little Leighs and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Little Leighs
Many insurers ask for proof that the extract has been cleaned to TR19, and some may refuse or reduce a claim when it’s missing. The certificate and photo report from each clean in Little Leighs give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. The work covers horizontal duct runs, extract fans and plenums and filters, and common reasons people get in touch are ductwork thick with old, hardened grease and an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Little Leighs, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork, wherever you are in Essex.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, with grease readings setting the real interval.
In a small place like Little Leighs, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Little Leighs (CM3)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Little Leighs
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Little Leighs?
That’s Essex County 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.
Who inspects food businesses in Little Leighs?
In Little Leighs, it’s Chelmsford council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Is Little Leighs in your area?
Yes. We work in Little Leighs and across Essex, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
What should I send you?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What happens to the waste?
We take it away when we go. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
Common problems we fix in Little Leighs
A lot of duct grease gets there because the filters let it through. Filters that are bent, badly fitted, missing or left uncleaned let more fat into the plenum and duct, and it does not stop until it reaches the fan.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
For schools such as Great Leighs Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Comparing quotes
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- When the next visit should be, and why
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Little Leighs
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The scale of the work
- The condition we find in the survey
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The times the site is available
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
What we need to know
When you call or email, these details help:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
For kitchen extract cleaning in Little Leighs, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Little Leighs
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Little Leighs and across Essex. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
What the work involves, part by part
Ductwork and risers
Horizontal runs collect grease as the air slows and cools. We open access panels along the route and clean each section, recording any that cannot be reached.
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, and grease can collect there too. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Little Leighs
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
What happens on the day
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Little Leighs knowing what to expect.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Related advice
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
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Kitchen extract cleaning around Little Leighs
Kitchens in Little Leighs get their food hygiene inspections from Chelmsford council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Little Leighs is covered by Essex County 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.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Little Leighs is Broomfield Hospital, about 3.5 miles south-west. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St John the Evangelist or anywhere around Little Leighs, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Little Leighs is about 5 miles south-west of Braintree, in Essex. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Little Leighs and the rest of Essex. Little Leighs is one of 644 places in Essex we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 6 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in CM3 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Church Lane, Main Road and The Crescent or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Little Leighs, we cover Chatham Green (1 mile south-west), Howe Street (2 miles south-west), Willows Green (2 miles north), Hartford End (2 miles west) and Ford End (3 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (6 miles south), Braintree (5 miles north-east), Maldon (10 miles south-east), Billericay (14 miles south), Witham (6 miles east) and Wickford (15 miles south).
What’s near Little Leighs
In Little Leighs, that means kitchens and buildings near The Castle pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Cressing station, about 4.1 miles north-east. Nearby you will also find Broomfield Hospital (3.5 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Sandylay and Moat Woods.