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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Ramsgate
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for commercial sites in Ramsgate and across Kent. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
How it works
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. For a site in a town like Ramsgate, tell us your opening hours, where we can park and how we reach the roof or plant.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Clear the space around the work
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Advice
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Ramsgate
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. The work covers horizontal duct runs, plenums and filters and discharge points, and common reasons people get in touch are fat running down the canopy edge and a system with no record of a TR19 clean. Searching for commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Ramsgate? We’ve been cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
Around a town like Ramsgate, extract cleaning typically means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Each has a canopy, filters, ductwork and a fan to keep clear of grease.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- Ramsgate (CT11, CT12, CT10)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What we’re called out for in Ramsgate
The type of cooking changes the amount of grease. Frying, grilling and roasting send far more fat into the canopy than steaming or boiling, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
Where a hall near St. Luke's Church, or anywhere in Ramsgate, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Questions to ask before you book
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Ramsgate
At about 1 mile from the coast, Ramsgate is close enough for sea air to matter. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 97 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 57 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Ramsgate. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. The fire and rescue service for Ramsgate is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Commuter trade near Ramsgate station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Priory Infant School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Ramsgate is in Kent. Anywhere in CT11, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Ramsgate among them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 39 miles from Ramsgate.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: CT11, CT12 and CT10. We cover sites on High Street, Church Road and High Street St Lawrence and the roads around them. Being close to the A254 and A255, Ramsgate is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. We also cover St Lawrence (1 mile west), Northwood (1 mile north-west), Upton (1 mile north-east), Broadstairs (2 miles north-east) and St Peter's (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Canterbury (15 miles west), Margate (3 miles north), Dover (15 miles south), Deal (8 miles south), Herne Bay (12 miles west) and Tower Hamlets (15 miles south).
Around Ramsgate
In Ramsgate, that means kitchens and buildings near The Derby Arms, Chatham House Grammar School and St George's Boys School, among other places. Ramsgate has its own railway station: Ramsgate station. A little further out are Westwood Cross (1.6 miles north-west) and Ramsgate Museum (under half a mile south-east). Open spaces near Ramsgate include Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
Different parts, different methods
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. Access panels along the riser let us clean it in sections.
Canopy and plenum
The plenum is out of sight behind the filters, so it’s easy to forget. We take the filters out and clean the plenum and housing thoroughly.
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
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.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. It will not replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
Ramsgate: your questions answered
Can you work in Ramsgate outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Ramsgate in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 30 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Ramsgate. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Many insurers ask for proof of regular cleaning to TR19, and many policies require it. Without proof, a claim can be refused or reduced, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
What accreditations do you hold?
We’re members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
Everything from canopy to discharge: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Any part without access is noted.
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Ramsgate
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods