Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Shadoxhurst
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for Shadoxhurst: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
Kitchen duct cleaning in Shadoxhurst
Not sure when the extract was last cleaned, or by whom? Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with pictures of the canopy and filters, and you’ll have a fixed quote for kitchen extract cleaning in Shadoxhurst, normally within one working day. If you’re dealing with an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19 and grease dripping from the canopy or filters, we can put it right. Kitchens in Shadoxhurst book us for TR19 cleaning for three reasons: the insurer asked, the EHO asked, or the canopy is dripping. We handle the clean and the paperwork in one visit.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
Somewhere as small as Shadoxhurst, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures 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.
- Where
- Shadoxhurst (TN26)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extracts in Shadoxhurst
Fire safety in Shadoxhurst falls to Kent 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. Environmental health officers from Ashford council inspect food businesses in Shadoxhurst. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like William Harvey Hospital about 4.8 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere in Shadoxhurst, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Shadoxhurst is about 3 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Shadoxhurst and the rest of Kent. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Shadoxhurst among them. Maidstone is in our area too, about 17 miles from Shadoxhurst.
Here we cover the TN26 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Whether your site is on The Street, Park Farm Close and Woodchurch Road or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover the places around Shadoxhurst: Stubb's Cross (1 mile north-east), Chilmington Green (2 miles north), Kingsnorth (2 miles east), Fleeden (2 miles north) and Stanhope (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Ashford (3 miles north-east), Folkestone (15 miles east), Faversham (15 miles north), Hythe (12 miles east), Davington (15 miles north) and Preston (14 miles north).
Near you in Shadoxhurst
In Shadoxhurst, that means kitchens and buildings near Stone Wood and the streets around them. Shadoxhurst’s nearest station is Ham Street station, about 3.1 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Woodchurch Village Life Museum (2.9 miles south-west) and William Harvey Hospital (4.8 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Orlestone Forest.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Why it’s worth doing now in Shadoxhurst
If your kitchen in Shadoxhurst is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. It takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits, and we fit around your opening hours. Every extra month adds grease. With notice, the visit to Shadoxhurst can be fitted around your bookings and events.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Full insurance on every job
- Every job surveyed first
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Shadoxhurst questions
Which fire service covers Shadoxhurst?
That is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can you come to Shadoxhurst after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Shadoxhurst keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
What do I get after the clean?
You get both a certificate and a photo report. They belong in the maintenance log, ready for your insurer or an inspection.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
What information do you need?
Some photos and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
How long will the clean take?
Allow a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
What we’re called out for in Shadoxhurst
A kitchen in Shadoxhurst builds up grease in the same places as any other: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
Clients normally contact us when they notice one of these:
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
School kitchens, at schools like John Wallis Academy for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether a survey comes first
- What insurance they carry
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Aftercare tips
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment, so it’s to hand when an insurer, fire officer or EHO asks.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
How the job changes from site to site
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Even a kitchen that cooks only a few hours a day needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. School holidays are an easy time to do it.
Extract fan and discharge
The fan pulls the air through the whole system, and grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades. We isolate it, open it up and degrease it.
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Shadoxhurst.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.