Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Pin Green
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Pin Green? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Pin Green
We treat an extract system much as a doctor treats a patient: diagnose with a survey, treat with a thorough clean, then sign it off. The sign-off is a TR19 certificate with a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. The work covers extract fans, canopies and hoods and plenums and filters, and common reasons people get in touch are an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and fat running down the canopy edge. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, in Pin Green it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
In a smaller place like Pin Green, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Pin Green (SG1, SG2)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How it works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Tell us when your site near Pin Green is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- 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
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Pin Green kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 29 pubs, bars and clubs and about 5 hotels and B&Bs in and around Pin Green, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Environmental health officers from Stevenage council inspect food businesses in Pin Green. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Fire safety in Pin Green falls to Hertfordshire 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.
A hospital like Lister Hospital, about 1.2 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Aston Bury is about 3 miles south-east), access may need planning.
Pin Green is about 1 mile north-west of Stevenage, in Hertfordshire. Wherever you are in the SG1 postcode area, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. Pin Green is one of 381 places in Hertfordshire where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Milton Keynes page, about 26 miles away.
All of SG1 and SG2 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Lines Road, Hawkes Lane and Aldock Road or a nearby road, we can help. If your site is just outside Pin Green, we cover Stevenage (1 mile south-east), Bedwell (1 mile south), Rooks Nest (1 mile north), St Nicholas (1 mile north-east) and Chells (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover St Albans (13 miles south-west), Bishop's Stortford (15 miles east), Welwyn Garden City (8 miles south), Harpenden (10 miles south-west), Hitchin (4 miles north-west) and Hoddesdon (13 miles south-east).
What’s near Pin Green
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Barclay School, The Standing Order pub and The John Henry Newman School. For rail, the closest station is Stevenage station, about 1.1 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Wymondley Castle (2.7 miles north-west) and Lister Hospital (1.2 miles north-west). The countryside around Pin Green includes Pryor's Wood.
What the work involves, part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In a care home or hospital, the kitchen may cook every day of the year. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight, so residents and patients aren’t disturbed.
Ductwork and risers
Grease builds up most where the duct turns. Those are among the points where we take readings before and after, so the report shows the difference.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Pin Green
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Pin Green during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Pin Green, the Food Standards Agency lists about 31 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Which council inspects kitchens in Pin Green?
In Pin Green, it’s Stevenage council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Do you work in Pin Green?
Yes. Our technicians work in Pin Green, as part of our area across London and the South East.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Pin Green?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. We’ll recommend a date after measuring the grease.
What accreditations do you hold?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, with certificates issued through the BESCA portal. We’ve been trading since 2009.
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Aftercare tips
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Grease and dirty water are collected and taken off site, so you can start cooking as normal.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. It won’t replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Pin Green?
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Comparing quotes
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
What your team can do, and what needs us
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
What affects the quote in Pin Green
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- The condition of the system
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- How easy every part is to reach
- How big the system is
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.