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Kitchen extraction cleaning in New Southgate
Need kitchen extract cleaning in New Southgate? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Poor airflow at the canopy
What happens on the day
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. Security desks and permits-to-work are routine in London, so let us know what your building in New Southgate needs from us.
- 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.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in New Southgate
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. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. Common call-outs are for proof of cleaning requested by an insurer and an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer, on vertical risers, extract fans and canopies and hoods. Need a TR19 duct cleaning contractor for New Southgate? We have been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, with a certificate and photo report after every clean.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and readings afterwards go into your report.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in New Southgate is usually done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- New Southgate (N11, N10, N14)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Why it’s worth doing now in New Southgate
An overdue clean in New Southgate is best dealt with now rather than after the next inspection. It takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system, and we fit around your opening hours. Waiting only adds grease and risk. In New Southgate, as across London, ductwork often passes through shared risers and other people’s space.
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why us?
- In business since 2009
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
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. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. 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.
Keeping the system healthy
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as photos. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, which slows build-up further down the system.
New Southgate: your questions answered
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in New Southgate during the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 41 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of New Southgate. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in New Southgate?
That’s Enfield council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in New Southgate. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
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.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
The whole system: canopy inside and out, plenum, grease filters, ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we cannot reach is recorded on the report.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. We normally quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Yes, for many jobs. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we typically come back within one working day. If pictures aren’t enough, we’ll survey first.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, opening hours and a few photos.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
What a clean will not put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
How the job changes from site to site
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Some healthcare kitchens never fully close. We plan the clean around meal times and work in a contained, tidy way with as little disruption as possible.
Extract fan and discharge
The fan pulls the air through the whole system, and grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned as part of the TR19 clean.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in New Southgate
The Food Standards Agency lists about 33 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of New Southgate. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. The fire and rescue service for New Southgate is London Fire Brigade. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Environmental health officers from Enfield council inspect food businesses in New Southgate. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Paul's Church or anywhere around New Southgate, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to New Southgate is Coppetts Wood Hospital, about 1 mile south-west. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Paul's CofE Primary School N11 or anywhere near New Southgate, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
New Southgate is about 2 miles north-east of Finchley, in Greater London. Sites in New Southgate get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. New Southgate is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. You can also see our page for London, roughly 8 miles from New Southgate.
Work in N11, N10 and N14 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include High Road, Orion Road and Atlas Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Being close to the A1003 and A1110, New Southgate is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. Other places close to New Southgate include Friern Barnet (1 mile west), Arnos Grove (1 mile east), Bounds Green (1 mile south-east), Brunswick Park (1 mile north) and Southgate (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover London (8 miles south), City of Westminster (7 miles south), Marylebone (7 miles south), Kensington (8 miles south), St Pancras (6 miles south) and Shoreditch (7 miles south-east).
Around New Southgate
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Friern Barnet School, Ming-Ai and The Ranelagh pub and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include O. R. Tambo Recreation Ground (0.9 miles south-east) and Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum (1.8 miles west). New Southgate has its own railway station: New Southgate station. A little further out are Grand Arcade (1.5 miles west) and Broomfield House Museum (1.1 miles east). The countryside around New Southgate includes Barfield Allotments Nature Park and Highgate Hill.