Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in London Docklands, Greater London
Kitchen extract cleaning in London Docklands from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Institutional kitchens tend to cook to set hours, so cleans can be booked when the kitchen is closed. The certificate and report suit estates and compliance files.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. We clean after close or before opening.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in London Docklands
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. The work covers vertical risers, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs, and people most often call us about an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and an extract that no longer clears the smoke. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but in London Docklands, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
We clean every reachable part of the system in London Docklands: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in London Docklands is typically done overnight, after the last service. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- London Docklands (E14, SE16, E22)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near London Docklands
What else we do in London Docklands
Multi-site and managed buildings
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. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
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.
How the visit works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Managed blocks in London often need contractors booked in ahead, and we’re happy to deal with the agent directly for a site in London Docklands.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Get a fixed quote
For kitchen extract cleaning in London Docklands, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
Related advice
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
Why act early in London Docklands
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. The responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. TR19 is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. A busy site in London Docklands builds up dirt and wear quickly, so putting it off makes the eventual job larger.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why us?
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Questions from London Docklands
Which fire authority looks after London Docklands?
London Fire Brigade is the fire and rescue service for London Docklands. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in London Docklands during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 59 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of London Docklands. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in London Docklands?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Do you cover London Docklands?
Yes. We cover London Docklands and the rest of Greater London, as part of our work across South East England and London. To book, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Grease in an extract is a known fire risk, which is why many insurers require TR19 cleaning. Our certificate and photo report give you that evidence.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
BESA guidance sets minimums by daily cooking hours: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Measured grease levels set the real interval.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in London Docklands
There are about 483 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 152 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around London Docklands, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading is not affected. Kitchens in London Docklands get their food hygiene inspections from Tower Hamlets council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you cook for passing trade around Canary Wharf station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Poplar Hospital about 0.7 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Tower Hamlets College tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
London Docklands is about 2 miles north-west of Greenwich, in Greater London. London Docklands gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots.
All of E14, SE16 and E22 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Castor Lane, Cassilis Road and Dockyard Lane or a nearby road, we can help. You will find London Docklands on the A1206 and A1261, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Other places close to London Docklands include Canary Wharf (1 mile west), Poplar (1 mile north), Heron Quays (1 mile south-west), Coldharbour (1 mile east) and Blackwall (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include London (3 miles west), City of Westminster (6 miles west), Marylebone (6 miles west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles west) and Shoreditch (3 miles north-west).
Around London Docklands
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Sir John McDougall Gardens, Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School and The Ledger Building pub and the streets around them. London Docklands has its own railway station: Canary Wharf station. Other landmarks nearby include Greenwich Castle (2 miles south) and Surrey Quays Shopping Centre (1.4 miles south-west). The countryside around London Docklands includes St. James's Park Lake and Lavender Pond.
Honest limits
Kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It does not solve:
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- A broken extract fan that will not run
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in London Docklands
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Keep grease collection points emptied
You get a photo report after every clean. It shows the system before and after, part by part, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.