Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning

Lunsford kitchen extract cleaning

Kitchen extract cleaning for Lunsford, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Call for a fixed quote.

  • Grease drips onto cooking equipment
  • Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
  • An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer

Kitchen extract cleaning across Lunsford

Leave it or put it right?

TR19® is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. 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. Booking ahead lets us plan the trip to Lunsford at a time that suits you.

You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.

Why book with us

  • Every visit written up, with photos
  • Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
  • Every job surveyed first
  • Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001

See what affects the cost and our accreditations.

How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Lunsford

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. If you’re dealing with proof of cleaning requested by an insurer and an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19, we can help. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, in Lunsford it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.

A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.

Around a smaller place like Lunsford, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.

Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.

Inside an extract duct: heavy deposits on the left, cleaned metal on the right
Where
Lunsford (ME20)
Region
Kent
Reporting
Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
Quotes
A fixed price before any work starts
Hours
Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
Call
0345 646 2711
Reviewed
30 October 2026

Kitchen extract cleaning in Lunsford: the local picture

The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 27 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 26 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Lunsford. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Lunsford. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. It’s Tonbridge and Malling council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Lunsford. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.

If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of the Holy Trinity or elsewhere in Lunsford, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Maidstone Hospital is the nearest hospital to Lunsford, about 3.2 miles south-east. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Lunsford Primary School or anywhere near Lunsford, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.

Lunsford is about 5 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Lunsford gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Lunsford is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for commercial clients.

Work in ME20 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on Sassoon Close, Chaucer Way and Masefield Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Lunsford, we cover New Hythe (1 mile east), Larkfield (1 mile south), Leybourne (1 mile south-west), Snodland (1 mile north) and Birling (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (5 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles east), Dartford (13 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west) and Gravesend (9 miles north).

What’s near Lunsford

We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Leybourne Lakes Country Park, The Malling School and The Holmesdale School, among other places. The closest station to Lunsford is New Hythe station, roughly 0.7 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Maidstone Hospital (3.2 miles south-east) and Leybourne Castle (0.9 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Blue Bell Hill and Burham Down.

Map of Lunsford © OpenStreetMap contributors

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.

Extract fan and discharge

Attenuators, where fitted, can soak up grease and need attention. We clean what can be reached and note anything that can’t.

FAQs for Lunsford

Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Lunsford?

That is Tonbridge and Malling council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Lunsford. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.

Can the work in Lunsford be done at night or at weekends?

Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Lunsford can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.

What do you need from me for a quote?

A short description and a few photos, with the address and opening hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.

Can you set up regular visits?

Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.

Do you work with multi-site operators?

Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.

What happens if you can’t reach some of it?

Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.

Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?

We’re members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.

How much notice do you need?

The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.

What happens on the day

Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time, and we clear up before we go. Because the survey comes first, a visit to Lunsford can typically be finished without a second trip.

  1. We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
  2. We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
  3. On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
  4. We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
  5. Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.

Getting ready for the visit

  • Tell us where we can park and unload
  • Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
  • Let us know about permits to work or site inductions

Get a fixed quote

To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.

Get a price

Advice

What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning

A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:

  • The condition we find in the survey
  • Any permits to work or inductions
  • Travel, parking and unloading
  • Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule

Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.

What we need to know

To help us quote quickly, send us:

  • The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
  • Any access panels or hatches you can see
  • When the site is open and when it’s quiet
  • A few general shots of the system

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.

What a clean will not put right

Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:

  • A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
  • A fan motor that has burnt out
  • A duct that is holed or coming apart

Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.

What the work covers

  • Plenums and filters
  • Canopies and hoods
  • Vertical risers
  • Extract fans
  • Horizontal duct runs
  • Discharge points

Multi-site and managed buildings

We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.

We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.

Aftercare tips

No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:

  • Wash or exchange the filters often
  • Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
  • Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
  • Book the next clean before the date on the report

You get a photo report after every clean. Before and after pictures show each part of the system, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.

Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.

BESCA Vent Hygiene EliteMember, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
CHAS · SafeContractorISO 9001 and fully insured
Certificate and photo reportWith every clean
24/7 emergency calloutEvenings, nights and weekends
Since 2009South East England and London