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Kitchen extraction cleaning in Longford
Kitchen extract cleaning in Longford from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
Kitchen extract cleaning in Longford
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. We reach horizontal runs and vertical risers through access panels, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Any section we cannot reach is recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted. Common call-outs are for cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey and grease drips onto cooking equipment, on discharge points, vertical risers and extract fans. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Longford start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
Somewhere as small as Longford, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Longford (SL3, UB7, TW6)
- Wider area
- Slough
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What a clean won’t put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
Grease, kitchens and Longford
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 15 pubs, bars and clubs and about 9 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Longford. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. In Longford, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Hillingdon council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Longford sits within the area of Royal Berkshire 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.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Harlington about 2.1 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Pippins School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Longford is about 2 miles south-west of West Drayton, in Slough. Anywhere in SL3, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. Longford is one of 31 towns, villages and districts in Slough where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Guildford, about 16 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of SL3, UB7 and TW6 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Local streets include Wallis Road, Widgeon Road and Stanwell Moor Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Being close to the A3044, Longford is simple for us to get to at any hour. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Harmondsworth (1 mile north-east), Stanwell (2 miles south-east), Heathrow (2 miles east), Sipson (2 miles north-east) and West Bedfont (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Slough (6 miles north-west), Cippenham (7 miles north-west), Chalvey (5 miles west), Britwell (7 miles north-west), Langley (3 miles north-west) and Upton (5 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Longford
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Kings Arms and Arthur Jacob Nature Reserve, among other places. The nearest railway station is Heathrow Terminal 5 Rail station, about 0.5 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Windsor Castle (4.8 miles west) and Harlington (2.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Crane Meadows and Staines Reservoirs.
Questions from Longford
Do you work at weekends in Longford?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Longford doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Longford?
The local authority for Longford is Hillingdon council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
What accreditations do you hold?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote and we’ll usually reply within one working day.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. BESA’s minimums run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use. We will recommend a date after measuring the grease.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
No law names TR19 directly, but the responsible person still has a legal duty under the Fire Safety Order 2005. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19 as the standard, and many policies require it.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Longford
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Slough. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Towns and villages near Longford
Also in Longford
How the visit works
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Longford.
- 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.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
How to get 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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Different parts, different methods
Grease filters
Gaps around filters let fat through to the duct. We check they fit as they should when we refit them, and flag any that do not.
Extract fan and discharge
At the end of the system is the discharge, which can collect grease and stain the surface around it. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
When to call us in Longford
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 doesn’t stop until it reaches the fan.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary or anywhere around Longford, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What your quote should include
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What paperwork you get at the end
Why deal with it now?
Putting it off simply moves the grease further down the duct. Over time, soft grease bakes into a harder, thicker crust, and that takes more work to shift. Regular cleans keep each visit shorter. Planning a trip to Longford ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why Longford businesses choose us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- A fixed price before any work starts
- We are fully insured
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
What affects the quote in Longford
You will get a fixed price before any work starts. It’s based on:
- What state the system is in
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How many systems or sites are involved
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 work begins, so there are no surprises.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.