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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Shalmsford Street
Kitchen extract cleaning in Shalmsford Street from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Shalmsford Street: your questions answered
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Shalmsford Street?
In Shalmsford Street, it’s Canterbury City council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Which fire authority looks after Shalmsford Street?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Shalmsford Street. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What should I send you?
Some pictures and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
How far ahead should we book?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and we’ll quote them together.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
A small kitchen with a short duct can be done in a few hours, while long runs and tall risers take longer and may need more than one visit. We will tell you how long when we quote.
Kitchen duct cleaning in Shalmsford Street
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and grease settles in every one of them. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. If you are dealing with a system with no record of a TR19 clean and a kitchen taken over without any extract records, we can put it right. Hood cleaning is where most enquiries from Shalmsford Street start: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
In a smaller place like Shalmsford Street, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Shalmsford Street (CT4)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. In a smaller place like Shalmsford Street, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Shalmsford Street
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Shalmsford Street and across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Why act early in Shalmsford Street
If your kitchen in Shalmsford Street 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 work evenings, overnight and weekends so you don’t lose a service. Every extra month adds grease. A visit arranged in advance is far less disruptive than a callout on a busy day.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Why Shalmsford Street businesses choose us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Each visit written up, with photos
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Kitchen extracts in Shalmsford Street
We cover Shalmsford Street, about 51 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, so the visit fits around the site. Food hygiene inspections in Shalmsford Street are the job of Canterbury City council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
A kitchen near Chartham station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. School kitchens, at schools like Chartham Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Shalmsford Street is about 3 miles south-west of Canterbury, in Kent. Sites in Shalmsford Street get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Shalmsford Street among them. We also work in Maidstone, about 21 miles from Shalmsford Street.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: CT4. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Old Church Road, Pomfret Road and Summer Piece Grove or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Shalmsford Street: Chartham (1 mile north), Mystole (1 mile west), Garlinge Green (1 mile south), Chartham Hatch (1 mile north) and Thanington (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Ashford (10 miles south-west), Canterbury (3 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (13 miles south-east) and Whitstable (7 miles north).
Landmarks near Shalmsford Street
Around Shalmsford Street, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Artichoke Inn and Broadham Down. The closest station to Shalmsford Street is Chartham station, about 0.5 miles north. Nearby you will also find Chilham Castle (2.6 miles west) and Whitefriars Shopping Centre (3.3 miles north-east). Open spaces near Shalmsford Street include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- How easy every part is to reach
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
What the work involves, part by part
Ductwork and risers
Horizontal runs collect grease as the air slows and cools. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that can’t be reached.
Grease filters
Filters need cleaning far more often than the duct and we offer a filter exchange service for that. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.
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Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Shalmsford Street
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
What we are most often called out for:
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Shalmsford Street, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What paperwork you get at the end