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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Northfleet
Kitchen extract cleaning across Northfleet and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Northfleet
Has the extract gone a while without a clean, or has the paperwork gone missing? Send a few photos of the canopy and filters when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll come back with a fixed price for the work in Northfleet, typically within one working day. Typical jobs include a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate and rancid smells from grease in the duct, on plenums and filters, vertical risers and horizontal duct runs. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Northfleet, you get one team and one number for every site.
Most kitchens in Northfleet fall into one of BESA’s three bands: 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.
Many kitchens in a town like Northfleet were fitted into buildings built for something else, which can mean awkward duct routes, long flat runs and not enough access panels. Sections we can’t reach are listed on the report, and access panels can be added.
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, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Northfleet (DA11)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Northfleet?
The type of cooking changes the amount of grease. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, which is why grease readings matter more than the calendar.
What we are most often called out for:
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Cobham College is about 3.7 miles south-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Before booking anyone
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What paperwork you get at the end
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
Nearby places to Northfleet
Also in Northfleet
Kitchen extracts in Northfleet
At about 3 miles from the coast, Northfleet is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 53 pubs, bars and clubs and about 3 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses across Northfleet and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. It’s Gravesham council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Northfleet. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
School kitchens, at schools like Northfleet Technology College for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Where a hall near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Northfleet, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Northfleet is about 5 miles east of Dartford, in Kent. Sites in Northfleet 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. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Northfleet among them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (14 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of DA11 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Lawrance Square, London Road and Marks Square and the roads around them. With the A2 and A226 close by, Northfleet is simple for us to get to at any hour. We also cover Painters Ash (1 mile south-west), Springhead (1 mile west), Windmill Hill (1 mile east), Northfleet Green (1 mile south) and Gravesend (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (14 miles south-east), Dartford (5 miles west), Sevenoaks (13 miles south-west), Swanley (8 miles west), Kings Hill (11 miles south) and Foley Park (13 miles south-east).
Near you in Northfleet
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Six Bells pub, Saint George's Church of England School and Copperfield Academy, among other places. Northfleet’s nearest station is Gravesend station, about 1 mile north-east. Nearby you’ll also find Bluewater (3.3 miles west) and Stone Castle (3.1 miles west). Not far away are Chafford Gorges Nature Park and Sawyers Lake.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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. Leave those to us.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Why act early in Northfleet
Any food business in Northfleet can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters will not go unnoticed. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. Catching it early in Northfleet means you choose the day.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
What we do, step by step
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. In Northfleet, the visit is planned around your opening hours, parking and access to the system.
- 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.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
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What the work involves, part by part
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.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Losing a service isn’t an option for most restaurants and pubs. We work overnight and at weekends where that suits, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
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 isn’t missed.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. 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.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Northfleet
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The number of sites or systems
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The condition of the system
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- A few general shots of the system
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Northfleet
Which environmental health team covers Northfleet?
That is Gravesham council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Northfleet. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can sea air affect kitchen extract cleaning in Northfleet?
It can, as Northfleet is within about 3 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Because a dirty extract can spread a fire through a building. Many policies say the extract must be cleaned to TR19, and a claim may be reduced without proof, so keep every certificate.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
What do I get after the clean?
A TR19 certificate, plus a full photo report. The report lists what was cleaned, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next clean is due.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
All of it, from the canopy through to the discharge. Sections with no access are listed on the report, and extra panels can be fitted.
What about areas you cannot get to?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.