Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Matfield
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Matfield, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Matfield
Think of it as a health check for the kitchen’s airways: survey first, clean second, sign-off last. The sign-off is a TR19 certificate with a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If you are dealing with an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs, we can help. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but a proper TR19® clean in Matfield covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, which is why a TR19® clean in Matfield goes well beyond the canopy.
For a kitchen in or near Matfield, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Matfield (TN12)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
The canopy catches the vapour, and the plenum behind the filters is where it first condenses. We clean both inside and out, with the filter housing cleaned too.
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, which can collect grease and stain the surface around it. We clean it where it can be safely reached, and any limits are recorded.
What happens if it’s left?
Every week without a clean adds another layer. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. A planned visit to Matfield is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Why book with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Photo reports with every job
- Trading since 2009
- Fully insured
Kitchen extract cleaning in Matfield: the local picture
The FSA’s data shows about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered in Matfield and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. In Matfield, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tunbridge Wells council. 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. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Matfield. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Matfield (Scotney Castle is about 4.5 miles south), fitting access panels needs care. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Tunbridge Wells Hospital is the nearest hospital to Matfield, about 2.9 miles west.
Matfield is about 5 miles east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Matfield gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Matfield among them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 10 miles away.
Work in TN12 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. You will find streets such as Standings Close, Homebush Green and Chestnut Lane, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to Matfield include Petteridge (1 mile south-east), Brenchley (1 mile east), Colt's Hill (1 mile north-west), Key's Green (2 miles south-west) and Paddock Wood (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (12 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (5 miles west), Tonbridge (5 miles north-west), Kings Hill (8 miles north) and Foley Park (11 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Matfield
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Poet at Matfield pub, Brenchley Wood and Mascalls School, among other places. The closest station to Matfield is Paddock Wood station, roughly 2.1 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Tunbridge Wells Hospital (2.9 miles west) and The Hop Farm Museum (3.1 miles north). For a walk, there’s Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
You’ll get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- How big the system is
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The times the site is available
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any previous report or certificate
- The site address and the type of premises
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
What else we do in Matfield
How the visit works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Visits to a village like Matfield are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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FAQs for Matfield
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Matfield in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. With about 3 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Matfield, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Do you work at weekends in Matfield?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Matfield can fit around your hours. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, for many jobs. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and a fixed quote typically follows within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we will say so.
What do I get after the clean?
Every clean comes with a TR19 certificate and a photo report. Keep them in the maintenance log with the fire risk assessment so they’re to hand when an insurer asks.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. We have been trading since 2009.
How long will the clean take?
Short systems are done in a few hours, while long runs and tall risers take longer and may need more than one visit. We’ll tell you how long when we quote.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19 is the benchmark used to show extract grease is under control.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. 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.