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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Shepway
Kitchen extract cleaning in Shepway from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Shepway
Think of it as a health check for the kitchen’s airways: survey first, clean second, sign-off last. That clean bill of health comes as a TR19 certificate and a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If you’re dealing with a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate and a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history, we can help, from vertical risers, horizontal duct runs and discharge points onwards. Most calls from Shepway come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. We handle the clean and the paperwork in one visit.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Shepway: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
In a smaller place like Shepway, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Shepway (ME15)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Shepway
The Food Standards Agency lists about 24 pubs and bars as registered food businesses in and around Shepway, up to about a mile and a half out. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Fire safety in Shepway 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. In Shepway, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Maidstone council. 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.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; KIMS hospital is the nearest hospital to Shepway, about 2.2 miles north. For schools such as Greenfields Community Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Shepway is about 1 mile south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Sites in Shepway get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small.
Kitchen extract cleaning in ME15 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Derby Road, Devon Road and Surrey Road or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover the places around Shepway: Willington (1 mile east), Park Wood (1 mile south), Otham (1 mile south-east), Maidstone (1 mile north-west) and Weavering (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south-west), Gravesend (14 miles north-west), Tonbridge (12 miles west), Faversham (15 miles east) and Northfleet (15 miles north-west).
Near you in Shepway
Typical jobs here are in premises near Mote Park, The Wheatsheaf pub and Senacre Technology College and the streets around them. Shepway’s nearest station is Maidstone West station, about 1.7 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include KIMS hospital (2.2 miles north) and Allington Castle (3.1 miles north-west). Not far away are Detling Hill.
Towns and villages near Shepway
Also in Shepway
Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
What a clean won’t put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
Why deal with it now?
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Shepway as everywhere else, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. Around Shepway, a kitchen or building out of action is missed right away.
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What you get with us
- In business since 2009
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Shepway
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
What the work involves, part by part
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease often collects at the bottom of them. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.
Canopy and plenum
Whether it’s one hood or a long island canopy, every section is cleaned and recorded in the photo report before and after.
Shepway: your questions answered
Which council inspects kitchens in Shepway?
In Shepway, it’s Maidstone council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you work in villages like Shepway?
Yes. Shepway is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Can you quote from pictures?
Yes, where the photos show enough. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19 isn’t written into law, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 does require the responsible person to manage fire risk. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together on one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
The process
Every visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Everything the job in Shepway needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Getting a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Shepway?
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and it does not stop until it reaches the fan.
Look out for any of the following:
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
Stoneacre, about 1.4 miles east, is one of the historic houses near Shepway; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Comparing quotes
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How they set the interval to the next visit