Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Newnham, Hertfordshire
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Newnham? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Newnham questions
Will you come out to Newnham?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Newnham is covered. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Can you work in Newnham outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Newnham keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
We clean every part the grease travels through. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where necessary.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No law names TR19 directly, but the responsible person still has a legal duty under the Fire Safety Order 2005. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Kitchen duct cleaning in Newnham
A closed kitchen is not earning, so the timing of a clean matters. We work evenings, overnight and at 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. We’re often asked to deal with a system with no record of a TR19 clean and a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer, across horizontal duct runs, plenums and filters and extract fans. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, it’s the job we do every week across Hertfordshire.
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.
Somewhere as small as Newnham, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
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, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Newnham (SG7)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
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.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
Why deal with it now?
Grease that is left only gets thicker. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean straight away. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. Somewhere as small as Newnham, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why Newnham businesses choose us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A written report with pictures after every visit
What happens on the day
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Visits to a village like Newnham are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before any work starts.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Read more
Also near Newnham
More services for Newnham
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The condition of the system
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from pictures. Try to include:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The postcode and the type of business
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Newnham?
A lot of duct grease gets there because the filters let it through. Filters that are bent, badly fitted, missing or left uncleaned let more fat into the plenum and duct, and from there it travels on to the fan.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
Bursars and site managers at schools such as The Knights Templar School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the price is fixed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- If they look at the system before pricing
Kitchen extract cleaning in Newnham: the local picture
Look up Newnham on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 8 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Newnham. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. It’s North Hertfordshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Newnham. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. The fire and rescue service for Newnham is Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Hinxworth Place is about 1.4 miles north), access may need planning. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Vincent or anywhere around Newnham, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Newnham is about 3 miles north-east of Letchworth, in Hertfordshire. Sites in Newnham get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. 381 places in Hertfordshire are on our list, large and small. Milton Keynes is in our area too, around 25 miles away.
We work across the SG7 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. That includes premises on Ashwell Road and Caldecote Road and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Newnham, we cover Caldecote (1 mile north-west), Bygrave (2 miles south-east), Ashwell End (2 miles north), Bury End (2 miles north) and Ashwell (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Stevenage (8 miles south), Welwyn Garden City (15 miles south), Hitchin (6 miles south-west), Letchworth (4 miles south-west), Letchworth Garden City (4 miles south-west) and Benslow (6 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Newnham
The closest station to Newnham is Baldock station, about 2 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Bygrave House (1.5 miles south-east) and Fairfield Hospital (3 miles south-west). Open spaces near Newnham include Arlesey Old Moat and Glebe Meadows.
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
Every clean ends with a photo report. It shows the system before and after, part by part, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. A daily wipe isn’t a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
How the job changes from site to site
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and put back so they seat correctly. We will tell you if any need replacing.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. We clean after close or before opening.