West Berkshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Penwood
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Penwood. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Penwood
We have been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 and are fully insured. The work covers extract fans, discharge points and horizontal duct runs, and common reasons people get in touch are ductwork thick with old, hardened grease and a system with no record of a TR19 clean. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but a proper TR19® clean in Penwood covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
Somewhere as small as Penwood, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Penwood (RG20)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Restaurants and pubs tend to cook long hours with plenty of frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease often collects at the bottom of them. Access panels along the riser let us clean it in sections.
For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Penwood
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 pubs, bars and clubs across Penwood and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. In Penwood, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Basingstoke and Deane council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Penwood is covered by Royal Berkshire 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.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Highclere Castle is about 1.7 miles south), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as West Berkshire Community Hospital (about 4.9 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Penwood is about 4 miles south-west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Anywhere in RG20, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. Our area takes in 155 places across West Berkshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Reading, about 18 miles away.
We work across RG20 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. You will find streets such as Penwood Heights, Woodlands and Foxs Lane, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Close by, we work in Woolton Hill (1 mile north-west), Highclere (1 mile south-west), Wash Water (1 mile north-east), Enborne Row (1 mile north) and Burghclere (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Newbury (4 miles north-east), Thatcham (6 miles north-east), Burghfield Common (13 miles east), Speenhamland (4 miles north-east), Hungerford (8 miles north-west) and Calcot (15 miles north-east).
What’s near Penwood
Around Penwood, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Clere School. The nearest railway station is Newbury station, roughly 3.7 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Newbury Castle (3.5 miles north) and British Balloon Museum & Library Ltd (3.9 miles north-east). Not far away are Audrey's Meadow and Sidown Hill.
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Do not let the canopy gutters overflow
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
The kitchen is left clean and ready for the next service. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, and equipment can be switched back on once we have gone.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
You will get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Travel, parking and unloading
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How big the system is
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
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, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Why deal with it now?
Leaving the clean until the next refit does not make the grease go away. Over time, soft grease bakes into a harder, thicker crust, which is slower to clean. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable. A planned visit to Penwood is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Penwood
- In business since 2009
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Penwood questions
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Penwood?
That is Basingstoke and Deane council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Penwood. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Penwood?
Fire safety enforcement in Penwood is handled by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
A TR19 Grease clean covers the full extract route, not just the canopy. Canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers, fan and discharge are all included, reached through access panels where necessary.
How long will the clean take?
Short systems are done in a few hours, while long runs and tall risers take longer and may need more than one visit. Your quote says how long to expect.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
What is 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.
Do you work in Penwood?
Yes. Our technicians work in Penwood, within the South East and London area we cover.
Where does the waste go?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We do not leave it behind.
What we’re called out for in Penwood
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. 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.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Woolton Hill Junior School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Before booking anyone
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Also in Penwood
How it works
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Penwood.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know about parking and loading
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us 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. We usually come back within one working day.