West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Nuthurst kitchen extract cleaning
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Nuthurst? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
Nuthurst kitchens: local notes
Fire safety in Nuthurst falls to West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. 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 Horsham council inspect food businesses in Nuthurst. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near The Parish Church of St Andrew, or anywhere in Nuthurst, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Andrew's CofE Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Nuthurst is about 3 miles south of Horsham, in West Sussex. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Nuthurst and the rest of West Sussex. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, Nuthurst among them. For sites nearby, see our Brighton page, about 15 miles away.
Work in RH13 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Other places close to Nuthurst include Maplehurst (1 mile south), Southwater (2 miles west), Tower Hill (3 miles north-west), Horsham (3 miles north) and Brooks Green (4 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Crawley (8 miles north-east), Worthing (14 miles south), Haywards Heath (9 miles east), Burgess Hill (9 miles south-east), East Grinstead (15 miles north-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (13 miles south).
Around Nuthurst
Typical jobs here are in premises near Leonardslee, among other places. The closest station to Nuthurst is Horsham station, about 3.1 miles north. Nearby you’ll also find Christs Hospital School Museum (3.1 miles north-west) and Horsham Hospital (3.4 miles north). For a walk, there’s Knepp Wildland.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Nuthurst
We treat an extract system much as a doctor treats a patient: survey first, clean second, sign-off last. The sign-off is a TR19 certificate with a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. We are often asked to deal with a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate and heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs, on plenums and filters, canopies and hoods and vertical risers. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Nuthurst start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Nuthurst: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
Work in a small place like Nuthurst starts with a call to agree access and timings, 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.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Nuthurst (RH13)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
We will not sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so here are the limits:
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Nuthurst
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
When to call us in Nuthurst
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so nobody could get to them. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Horsham Hospital about 3.4 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Before booking anyone
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What insurance they carry
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- How they set the interval to the next visit
What happens if it’s left?
A clogged extract doesn’t only raise the fire risk. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky, while the fan works harder to move less air. Grease drips, smells and condensation are common next. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why us?
- Full insurance on every job
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- What state the system is in
- The times the site is available
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The number of sites or systems
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The postcode and the type of business
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
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. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Questions from Nuthurst
Which fire service covers Nuthurst?
That’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Nuthurst?
Food hygiene inspections in Nuthurst are carried out by Horsham council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What do I get after the clean?
Yes, a TR19 certificate, along with a photo report. The report lists what was cleaned, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next clean is due.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Keep the baffle filters clean
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.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, which slows build-up further down the system.
How the visit works
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. In a small place like Nuthurst, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Get a fixed quote
To get 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 pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will typically have a quote within one working day.