Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
New Cross kitchen extract cleaning
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around New Cross, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
How it works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Many London buildings have a managing agent, a security desk or a permit-to-work system, so tell us who to contact in New Cross.
- 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.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in New Cross, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
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Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in New Cross
We’ve been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. Common call-outs are for years of baked-on grease in the ducts and an extract that no longer clears the smoke, on extract fans, discharge points and plenums and filters. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in New Cross, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork.
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 New Cross goes well beyond the canopy.
Kitchens in New Cross, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, which is why keeping it clean to TR19® matters.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- New Cross (SE8, SE14, SE4)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in New Cross
Is parking a problem for work in New Cross?
London parking can be tight, so details of loading bays and permits help. If the building has a loading slot system, we will book into it.
Do you work at weekends in New Cross?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. That way a site in New Cross doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Is New Cross in your area?
Yes. Our technicians work in New Cross, as part of our area across London and the South East.
Do you survey before quoting?
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.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Can you quote from pictures?
Often, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
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Common problems we fix in New Cross
A kitchen in New Cross builds up grease in the same places as any other: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. Cooler sections of duct collect the most.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
If you run a café or takeaway near New Cross station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Questions to ask before booking
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Proof of insurance
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether the quote shows VAT
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
You leave with a date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date is not missed.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Any permits to work or inductions
- What state the system is in
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What to send for a quote
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Problems your staff have spotted
- A few general shots of the system
- Your last certificate, test record or report
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
What the work involves, part by part
Ductwork and risers
Bends and changes of direction trap more grease than straight runs. We test at points like these before and after cleaning, so the report shows the difference.
Canopy and plenum
Grease meets the system first at the canopy and the plenum behind the filters. We clean both inside and out, with the filter housing cleaned too.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Kitchen extract cleaning around New Cross
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 434 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 273 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around New Cross, up to about a mile and a half out. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. In New Cross, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Lewisham council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Fire safety in New Cross 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.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Miller General Hospital (about 0.6 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. For schools such as Myatt Garden Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
New Cross is about 3 miles south-east of London, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in New Cross, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading isn’t interrupted. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, New Cross among them.
We cover every part of SE8, SE14 and SE4 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include Ivy Road, Mona Road and Avon Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. New Cross is on the A2209 and A2210, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover St Johns (1 mile east), Telegraph Hill (1 mile south-west), Deptford (1 mile north-east), Nunhead (1 mile south-west) and Lewisham (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (3 miles north-west), City of Westminster (6 miles north-west), Marylebone (6 miles north-west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (4 miles north-west).
Around New Cross
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Wickham Arms, Fordham Park and Addey and Stanhope School. Nearby too are St. Paul's (0.7 miles north-east) and Laban Centre (0.9 miles north-east). There’s a railway station in New Cross itself: New Cross station. Nearby you will also find Fan Museum (1.2 miles north-east) and Greenwich Castle (1.5 miles east). Open spaces near New Cross include St. James's Park Lake and Tower Hill.
Why deal with it now?
Any food business in New Cross can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. Leaving it on a busy London site only adds to the work.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Every visit written up, with photos
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.