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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in New Charlton
Kitchen extract cleaning for New Charlton, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in New Charlton
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. Common call-outs are for an extract that no longer clears the smoke and fat running down the canopy edge, across horizontal duct runs, plenums and filters and extract fans. When a restaurant in New Charlton asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that’s our main job: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. For a kitchen in New Charlton, that typically means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- New Charlton (SE7, SE18, E16)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What we do, step by step
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Many London buildings have a managing agent, a security desk or a permit-to-work system, so tell us who to contact in New Charlton.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed 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.
Related advice
New Charlton kitchens: local notes
Look up New Charlton on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 174 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 88 takeaways across New Charlton and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. Environmental health officers from Greenwich council inspect food businesses in New Charlton. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Royal Greenwich Trust School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Where a hall near St Catherine Labouré, or anywhere in New Charlton, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as British Hospital for Mothers and Babies (about 0.6 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
New Charlton is about 2 miles north-east of Greenwich, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in New Charlton, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for London, about 6 miles away.
All of SE7, SE18 and E16 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Floyd Road, Priolo Road and Hasted Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to New Charlton include Charlton (1 mile south-east), Westcombe Park (1 mile south-west), Woolwich (1 mile east), Vanbrugh Park Estate (1 mile south-west) and Maze Hill (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover London (6 miles west), City of Westminster (8 miles west), Marylebone (8 miles west), Kensington (10 miles west), St Pancras (7 miles west) and Shoreditch (5 miles north-west).
Landmarks near New Charlton
Around New Charlton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Thames Barrier Park, Thorntree Primary School and The Victoria pub and the streets around them. New Charlton has its own railway station: Charlton station. Well-known places in the area include Charlton Athletic Museum (under half a mile south) and Greenwich Castle (1.9 miles south-west). Open spaces near New Charlton include Gilbert's Pit.
FAQs for New Charlton
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for New Charlton?
It’s London Fire Brigade, which covers New Charlton. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you work at weekends in New Charlton?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in New Charlton keeps running as normal. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
All of it, from the canopy through to the discharge. Where there aren’t enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
Do you cover New Charlton?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, New Charlton included.
How long will the clean take?
Length of duct, grease levels and access all affect it. As a guide, it takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
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. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes. London sites work long hours, and the longer a job is left, the bigger it gets.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Why New Charlton businesses choose us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Towns and villages near New Charlton
What else we do in New Charlton
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
What affects the quote in New Charlton
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Travel, parking and unloading
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Managing agents and facilities teams in New Charlton
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.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
Grease that reaches the fan coats the blades and the housing. We isolate it, open it up and degrease it.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
High-heat cooking loads the extract with grease, and measured readings show whether the minimum interval is enough.