Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Royal Docks, Greater London
One call covers kitchen extract cleaning in Royal Docks: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Royal Docks?
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Calverton Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Royal Docks
The canopy over the range is only the start of a kitchen extract system. Behind it sit the plenum and grease filters, then the ductwork, risers, extract fan and discharge, and grease settles in every one of them. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The work covers vertical risers, plenums and filters and canopies and hoods, and common reasons people get in touch are an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, it’s the job we do every week across Greater London.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. In Royal Docks, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Royal Docks (E16, E6)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Royal Docks
Is parking a problem for work in Royal Docks?
We plan it in advance, so let us know about loading bays, permits and access rules at the building. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
Which environmental health team covers Royal Docks?
That’s Newham council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Royal Docks. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in Royal Docks?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 sit alongside that, and we are fully insured.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
How long will the clean take?
That depends on the size of the system, the amount of grease and the number of access points. As a guide, it takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
A TR19 Grease clean covers the full extract route, not just the canopy. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where necessary.
Looking after it afterwards
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as pictures. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
Royal Docks kitchens: local notes
There are about 218 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 118 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Royal Docks, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too. Environmental health officers from Newham council inspect food businesses in Royal Docks. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of the Ascension or anywhere around Royal Docks, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. For kitchens close to Custom House station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Royal Docks is about 1 mile south-east of Canning Town, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of Royal Docks or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Royal Docks among them. You can also see our page for London, about 6 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of E16 and E6 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. You will find streets such as Drew Road, Leyes Road and Camel Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Main roads around Royal Docks include the A1020, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. If your site is just outside Royal Docks, we cover Custom House (1 mile west), Silvertown (1 mile south-west), North Woolwich (1 mile south-east), West Silvertown (1 mile west) and Canning Town (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include London (6 miles west), City of Westminster (8 miles west), Marylebone (8 miles west), Kensington (11 miles west), St Pancras (7 miles west) and Shoreditch (5 miles west).
Around Royal Docks
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Royal Docks Academy, Beckton District Park and The Royal Docks Community School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Custom House station, roughly 0.7 miles west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Albert Dock Seamen's Hospital (less than half a mile north-west) and North Woolwich Old Station Museum (1 mile south-east). For a walk, there’s Gilbert's Pit.
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- An undersized canopy or fan
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
The process
The visit has three parts: 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 photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Royal Docks is usually out of hours.
- You send pictures or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
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What else we do in Royal Docks
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
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.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Royal Docks
You’ll get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- The times the site is available
- What state the system is in
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How easy every part is to reach
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any previous report or certificate
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Royal Docks, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.