Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Millbank, Greater London
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Millbank? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Stale cooking odours from the system
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
When your team notices a problem 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 send you a fixed quote.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Millbank
The canopy over the range is only the start of a kitchen extract system. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and grease settles in every one of them. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. If you have rancid smells from grease in the duct and a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer, we can put it right, from vertical risers, plenums and filters and canopies and hoods onwards. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Millbank, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork, wherever you are in Greater London.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. For a kitchen in Millbank, that usually means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Millbank (SW1P, W1J, SW1V)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Getting kit into a London building takes planning, so let us know where we can load and park in Millbank.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, 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.
How to prepare
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Ask for a quote
For kitchen extract cleaning in Millbank, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
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Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Millbank
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
What the work involves, part by part
Ductwork and risers
Vertical risers carry the air up through the building, and grease often collects at the bottom of them. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. We clean what can be reached and note anything that can’t.
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Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Millbank
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Millbank during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 85 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Millbank. You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the dates the site is empty.
Can parking be tricky for a job in Millbank?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Millbank, and about any building rules on loading. Working overnight, as we often do in London, normally makes it simpler.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
Out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. We need the equipment cool, and we leave the kitchen ready to cook.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
What accreditations do you hold?
We are 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.
When to call us in Millbank
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so those sections were never reached. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
Where a hall near Christ Church, or anywhere in Millbank, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The times the site is available
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How big the system is
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- A few general shots of the system
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Millbank: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3,298 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 440 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Millbank. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Fire safety in Millbank falls to London Fire Brigade. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Food hygiene inspections in Millbank are the job of Westminster council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
A hospital like Westminster Hospital, about under half a mile east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Harris Westminster Sixth Form, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Millbank is about 1 mile south-east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Millbank and the rest of Greater London. Millbank is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for kitchen extract cleaning.
All of SW1P, W1J and SW1V is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on Eaton Lane, Wilton Road and Castle Lane and nearby roads. Being close to the A4 and A202, Millbank is easy for our technicians to reach for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to Millbank include Westminster (1 mile north), Victoria (1 mile south-west), Pimlico (1 mile south), Vauxhall (1 mile south-east) and Lambeth (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Kensington (3 miles west), Shoreditch (3 miles north-east), Walthamstow (8 miles north-east), Hoxton (3 miles north-east), Whitechapel (3 miles north-east) and Hampstead (4 miles north-west).
Around Millbank
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Blewcoat School, St Matthew's School and London Library, among other places. Also close by are St James's Park (under half a mile north) and Grafton Arms (less than half a mile south). The nearest railway station is London Victoria station, about 0.6 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Westminster Hospital (within half a mile east) and Kingly Court (0.9 miles north). Not far away are St. James's Park Lake and Ludgate Hill.
Why deal with it now?
If your kitchen in Millbank is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. The job takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends so you do not lose a service. Every extra month adds grease. In a London building, a problem in a duct, damper or fan rarely stays in one unit.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why book with us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London