East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Penhurst
We cover Penhurst for TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Stale cooking odours from the system
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Penhurst
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and some may refuse or reduce a claim when it’s missing. For a kitchen in Penhurst, our certificate and photo report give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. If you are dealing with a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer and rancid smells from grease in the duct, we can help. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, which is why a TR19® clean in Penhurst goes well beyond the canopy.
In a village or hamlet like Penhurst, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Penhurst (TN33)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Penhurst questions
Who inspects food businesses in Penhurst?
In Penhurst, it’s Rother council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can you get to a site in Penhurst?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Penhurst included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes, for many jobs. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote usually follows within one working day. Some sites still need a visit, and we will say so.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
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.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
We clean to BESA TR19® Grease as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. We have been trading since 2009.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
What we are called out for in Penhurst
A lot of duct grease gets there because the filters let it through. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and it does not stop until it reaches the fan.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Bateman's is about 4.7 miles north), access may need planning.
Comparing quotes
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether they recommend a next date
- What paperwork you get at the end
Honest limits
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Penhurst
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Penhurst
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The condition we find in the survey
- The number of sites or systems
- The times the site is available
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Penhurst
Food hygiene inspections in Penhurst are the job of Rother council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Penhurst sits within the area of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Where a hall near The Parish Church of St Michael, or anywhere in Penhurst, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. A hospital like Bexhill Hospital, about 5.8 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Penhurst is about 6 miles north-west of Bexhill-on-Sea, in East Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Penhurst, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 289 places across East Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Brighton, about 24 miles from Penhurst.
Here we cover the TN33 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Steven's Crouch (2 miles south-east), Netherfield (2 miles north-east), Twelve Oaks (2 miles north), Hollingrove (3 miles north) and Brightling (3 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastbourne (11 miles south-west), Hastings (8 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (6 miles south-east), Hailsham (8 miles south-west), Crowborough (14 miles north-west) and St Leonards (8 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Penhurst
Typical jobs here are in premises near Ashburnham Park, among other places. Penhurst’s nearest station is Battle station, about 3.8 miles east. Nearby you will also find Battle Museum of Local History (3.2 miles east) and Bexhill Hospital (5.8 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Senlac Hill.
Part by part
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. We open access panels along the route and clean each section, recording any that can’t be reached.
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.
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
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.
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Somewhere as small as Penhurst, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by pictures or a visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before any work starts.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby 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
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. 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.