Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Milebush
For kitchen extract cleaning in Milebush, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Milebush
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Milebush out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 3 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Milebush. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can you work in Milebush outside opening hours?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Milebush needn’t be disturbed. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
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 will advise on what to do next.
What accreditations do you hold?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, with certificates issued through the BESCA portal. We have been trading since 2009.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes, if we can see what we need. If not, a site survey comes first, and the quote follows that.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. A fixed quote follows.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Milebush
Any kitchen we clean in Milebush gets exactly the same specification as everywhere else we work. The job starts with a survey and grease readings, then works through canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan and discharge. You get a TR19 certificate and a photo report at the end. The work covers canopies and hoods, discharge points and plenums and filters, and the jobs we see most are a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate and an inspection that picked up a dirty extract. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a system that’s clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Milebush (TN12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Somewhere like Milebush, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Getting a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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Grease, kitchens and Milebush
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 6 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Milebush. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. Milebush sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. In Milebush, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Maidstone council. 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 catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Oakwood Hospital about 5.7 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Michael and All Angels Church or elsewhere in Milebush, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Milebush is about 6 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. From the centre of Milebush to the outskirts, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Milebush among them. Maidstone is in our area too, around 6 miles away.
All of TN12 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Maidstone Road and Milebush Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. Other places close to Milebush include St Ann's Green (1 mile east), Underling Green (1 mile north-east), Wanshurst Green (1 mile south-east), Cross-at-Hand (2 miles east) and Marden Thorn (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (6 miles north), Sittingbourne (15 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles west), Tonbridge (10 miles west) and Kings Hill (7 miles north-west).
What’s near Milebush
The nearest railway station is Marden station, about 1.1 miles south-west. A little further out are Sutton Valence Castle (4.2 miles north-east) and Oakwood Hospital (5.7 miles north).
Different parts, different methods
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, including the filter housing.
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 goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
When it’s something else
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
Aftercare tips
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
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What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- How big the system is
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Any permits to work or inductions
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The site address and the type of premises
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Milebush and across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.