Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Maypole, Greater London
Kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Maypole. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
FAQs for Maypole
Can you come to Maypole after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Maypole keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
How do you handle parking and loading in Maypole?
A loading bay, a visitor permit or off-street space near the site in Maypole makes the visit easier to plan. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Every site has its own report.
Do you cover Maypole?
Yes. We cover Maypole and the rest of Greater London, as part of our work across South East England and London. To book, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
TR19 isn’t written into law, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Because a dirty extract can spread a fire through a building. Many policies say the extract must be cleaned to TR19, and a claim may be reduced without proof, so keep every certificate.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Maypole
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Behind it sit the plenum and grease filters, then the ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, and each part collects grease. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The work covers canopies and hoods, discharge points and plenums and filters, and people most often call us about grease smells coming from the extract and grease drips onto cooking equipment. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for Maypole? We’ve been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
In a London area like Maypole, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Maypole (BR6)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Maypole
In Maypole, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: in long flat runs, at bends and changes of direction, and in the fan housing. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
What we are most often called out for:
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
Where a hall near Mission Chapel, or anywhere in Maypole, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether the price is fixed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether a written report and photos are included
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- A broken extract fan that will not run
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
Looking after it afterwards
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
You get a photo report after every clean. Before and after photos 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.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. A filter that is clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, so the ductwork stays cleaner for longer.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Maypole: the local picture
Look up Maypole on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Maypole. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. Maypole is covered by London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In London, kitchens are normally cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier.
For schools such as Chelsfield Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If you run a café or takeaway near Knockholt station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Maypole is about 3 miles south-east of Orpington, in Greater London. Across the BR6 area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Maypole among them. Our London page covers sites nearby, about 14 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in BR6 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Jubilee Road, Hollybush Lane and Maypole Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Bopeep (1 mile south), Well Hill (1 mile east), Chelsfield (1 mile north-west), Badgers Mount (1 mile south) and Goddington (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (14 miles north-west), Shoreditch (15 miles north-west), Whitechapel (14 miles north-west), Stockwell (14 miles north-west), Orpington (3 miles north-west) and Plaistow (13 miles north-west).
Near you in Maypole
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Harris Academy Orpington, Hewitt's Chalk Bank and The Bo-Peep pub, among other places. Maypole’s nearest station is Knockholt station, roughly 0.7 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Lullingstone Castle (2.4 miles east) and Orpington Hospital (2 miles west). The countryside around Maypole includes The Warren and Summer Hill.
Nearby places to Maypole
Also in Maypole
How the job changes from site to site
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and put back so they seat correctly. Damaged ones are noted on the report.
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. We open access panels along the route and clean each section, recording any that cannot be reached.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
How the visit 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. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Maypole is normally out of hours.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Before we arrive
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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Why act early in Maypole
TR19® is not law, but the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 is. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. TR19 is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. For a site in Maypole, fitting the work in overnight now is far easier than closing at short notice later.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Why us?
- Photo reports with every job
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- We diagnose before we treat
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease