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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Littlehampton
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Littlehampton? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Leave it or put it right?
Grease build-up causes everyday problems too. Filters block, airflow drops and the kitchen gets hotter and smokier and the fan strains to keep up. Smells, dripping grease and condensation often follow. A fresh certificate on file is the best thing to have when someone asks to see your records.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
What you get with us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- Trading since 2009
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Littlehampton
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. If you have proof of cleaning requested by an insurer and stale cooking odours from the system, we can put it right, from extract fans, horizontal duct runs and plenums and filters onwards. 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.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
Around a town like Littlehampton, extract cleaning usually means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Each has a canopy, filters, ductwork and a fan to keep clear of grease.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Littlehampton (BN17, BN16)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extract cleaning around Littlehampton
Sea air reaches Littlehampton, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. Food Standards Agency records list about 67 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 39 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Littlehampton. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. Environmental health officers from Arun council inspect food businesses in Littlehampton. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
For kitchens close to Littlehampton station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Where a hall near The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in Littlehampton, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Bursars and site managers at schools such as The Littlehampton Academy tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Littlehampton is about 6 miles west of Worthing, in West Sussex. From the centre of Littlehampton to the outskirts, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, Littlehampton among them. You can also see our page for Brighton, roughly 18 miles from Littlehampton.
We work across the BN17 and BN16 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. We cover sites on High Street, Parkside Avenue and Norman Close and nearby roads. Littlehampton sits on or near the A259 and A284, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Other places close to Littlehampton include Toddington (1 mile north), Rustington (1 mile east), Wick (1 mile north-west), Lyminster (1 mile north-west) and Climping (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Worthing (6 miles east), Bognor Regis (7 miles west), Chichester (11 miles west), Selsey (12 miles south-west), Shoreham-by-Sea (12 miles east) and Lancing (9 miles east). Littlehampton is one of the larger places we cover in West Sussex for kitchen extract cleaning.
Around Littlehampton
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around River Beach Primary School, New Inn Hotel and Littlehampton College and the streets around them. The closest station to Littlehampton is Littlehampton station, about 0.7 miles west. Nearby you’ll also find Zachary Merton Hospital (1.4 miles east) and Lyminster Siege Castle (2.8 miles north). The countryside around Littlehampton includes Highdown Hill and WWT Arundel.
Towns and villages near Littlehampton
Also in Littlehampton
What a clean won’t put right
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
How the visit works
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Photos taken on a phone are typically enough for us to plan a job in Littlehampton and give a fixed quote.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by pictures or a visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
How to prepare
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
FAQs for Littlehampton
Does the sea air around Littlehampton make a difference to kitchen extract cleaning?
It can. Salt air reaches Littlehampton, which is within about 1 mile of the coast, and it speeds up rust. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Littlehampton in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around Littlehampton, the Food Standards Agency lists about 18 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
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.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. We will recommend a date after measuring the grease.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
Any section without access is marked on the report. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Littlehampton
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across West Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
Part by part
Canopy and plenum
Grease meets the system first at the canopy and the plenum behind the filters. We clean both inside and out, including the filter housing.
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. We clean what can be reached and note anything that cannot.