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Kitchen extraction cleaning in Mackney
Kitchen extract cleaning in Mackney 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
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Stale cooking odours from the system
Questions from Mackney
Which fire authority looks after Mackney?
Fire safety enforcement in Mackney is handled by Oxfordshire 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.
Can the work in Mackney be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Just call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
Which sectors do you work in?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
How long will the clean take?
That depends on the size of the system, the amount of grease and the number of access points. Most jobs take anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system.
What information do you need?
A short description and a few photos, with the address and opening hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. We fix the price before we start.
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Mackney
Across Mackney, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. We survey first and take grease readings, then clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. The work covers extract fans, discharge points and vertical risers, and the jobs we see most are an extract that no longer clears the smoke and cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Mackney start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Mackney: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
In a small place like Mackney, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Mackney (OX10)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Oxfordshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. For a village or hamlet like Mackney, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
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, you get a fixed price before work begins.
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Honest limits
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
Why deal with it now?
After a fire, one of the first questions is often when the extract was last cleaned. Many policies require cleaning to TR19, and an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. A certificate in the file answers that question. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Mackney rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why Mackney businesses choose us
- Fully insured
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Photo reports with every job
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Nearby places to Mackney
Also in Mackney
Kitchen extracts in Mackney
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in and around Mackney, up to about a mile and a half out. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Fire safety in Mackney falls to Oxfordshire 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. Environmental health officers from South Oxfordshire council inspect food businesses in Mackney. 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Agatha, or anywhere in Mackney, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Brightwell Manor is about 0.5 miles north), access may need planning.
Mackney is about 4 miles east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Mackney and the rest of Oxfordshire. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, Mackney among them. There’s also a page for Oxford, about 10 miles away.
We cover every part of OX10 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. We also cover the places around Mackney: Brightwell-cum-Sotwell (1 mile north), North Moreton (1 mile west), Wallingford (1 mile east), Shillingford (2 miles north-east) and Little Wittenham (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (10 miles north), Didcot (4 miles west), Abingdon-on-Thames (7 miles north-west), Thame (13 miles north-east), Wantage (11 miles west) and Henley-on-Thames (12 miles south-east).
Near you in Mackney
In Mackney, that means kitchens and buildings near Wallingford School and Kinecroft, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Cholsey station, about 2.4 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Pendon Museum (3.3 miles north-west) and Brightwell Castle (0.5 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Wittenham Clumps and Cholsey Marsh.
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
You get a photo report after every clean. Before and after pictures show each part of the system, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, which slows build-up further down the system.
What we’re called out for in Mackney
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so those sections were never reached. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
For schools such as Brightwell-Cum-Sotwell Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Proof of insurance
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether the figure could change on the day
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The condition of the system
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. Just send:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will usually have a quote within one working day.