East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Newick
Kitchen extract cleaning across Newick and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Kitchen duct cleaning in Newick
A closed kitchen is not earning, so the timing of a clean matters. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. If you are dealing with poor airflow at the canopy and ductwork thick with old, hardened grease, we can put it right, from extract fans, discharge points and canopies and hoods onwards. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Newick, you get one team and one number for every site.
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.
For a kitchen in or near Newick, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
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 and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Newick (BN8)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What we are called out for in Newick
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
Clients typically contact us after spotting one of these:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Zion Chapel or elsewhere in Newick, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the quote shows VAT
What happens if it’s left?
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. TR19 is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Newick is calmer for everyone.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Newick
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Fully insured
- We diagnose before we treat
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
What happens on the day
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Newick.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Kitchen extract cleaning around Newick
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 5 pubs, bars and clubs within about 1.5 miles of central Newick. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Newick is covered by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Kitchens in Newick get their food hygiene inspections from Lewes council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Uckfield Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Newick, about 4 miles east. For schools such as Newick Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Newick is about 4 miles west of Uckfield, in East Sussex. Wherever you are in the BN8 postcode area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. 289 places in East Sussex are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 12 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: BN8. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on High Street, Church Road and Station Road or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover the places around Newick: Founthill (1 mile south-east), North Chailey (1 mile west), Chailey (1 mile south-west), South Street (2 miles south-west) and Down Street (3 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Seaford (14 miles south), Lewes (7 miles south), Hailsham (13 miles south-east), Crowborough (9 miles north-east), Uckfield (4 miles east) and Newhaven (12 miles south).
Local landmarks in Newick
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Sheffield Park Garden and The Royal Oak Inn, among other places. Newick’s nearest station is Uckfield station, about 3.6 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Uckfield Community Hospital (4 miles east) and Heaven Farm Museum (3.2 miles north). Not far away are Brickfield Meadow.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
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 is our job.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- What state the system is in
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- The postcode and the type of business
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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Newick: your questions answered
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Newick?
Kitchens in Newick are inspected by Lewes council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you work in villages like Newick?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
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. Duct Doctor has been trading since 2009.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Can you quote from photos?
Usually, yes. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we normally come back within one working day. If pictures are not enough, we’ll survey first.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
What do I get after the clean?
Every clean comes with a TR19 certificate and a photo report. They belong in the maintenance log so they’re to hand when an insurer asks.
What the work involves, part by part
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.
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning, and a filter exchange service can take that off your hands. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Do not let the canopy gutters overflow
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, giving you before and after readings alongside the pictures. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.