Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Shiplake
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Shiplake? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Shiplake
Think of it as a health check for the kitchen’s airways: diagnose with a survey, treat with a thorough clean, then sign it off. That clean bill of health comes as a TR19 certificate and a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If you are dealing with poor airflow at the canopy and a kitchen taken over without any extract records, we can help, from horizontal duct runs, canopies and hoods and extract fans onwards. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, it’s the job we do every week across Oxfordshire.
Kitchens that fry and grill hardest need the most frequent cleans, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
In a small place like Shiplake, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
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.
- Location
- Shiplake (RG9)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Shiplake before we set off.
- 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
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
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Shiplake questions
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Shiplake during the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Shiplake. You can call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the dates the site is empty.
Which council inspects kitchens in Shiplake?
In Shiplake, it’s South Oxfordshire council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Where there are not enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
Do you work in Shiplake?
Yes. Shiplake is part of the area we cover, within the South East and London area we cover.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Only a few details: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that cannot wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
When to call us in Shiplake
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Frying, grilling and roasting send far more fat into the canopy than steaming or boiling, which is why grease readings matter more than the calendar.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
If you cook for passing trade around Wargrave station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Keep the baffle filters clean
You leave with a date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date is not missed.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Whether it’s one hood or a long island canopy, each section is cleaned and photographed before and after.
Grease filters
Baffle filters are cleaned as part of every TR19 clean, and refitted so they sit properly in the housing. Damaged ones are noted on the report.
When it’s something else
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- A broken extract fan that will not run
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
Managing agents and facilities teams in Shiplake
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Nearby places to Shiplake
Other services in Shiplake
What your team can do, and what needs 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 don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Shiplake
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Shiplake. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Kitchens in Shiplake get their food hygiene inspections from South Oxfordshire council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Shiplake sits within the area of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Where a hall near Church of St Peter and St Paul, or anywhere in Shiplake, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Royal Berkshire Hospital is the nearest hospital to Shiplake, about 4.2 miles south-west.
Shiplake is about 3 miles north of Woodley, in Oxfordshire. Every kind of commercial site in Shiplake, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: RG9. If your site is just outside Shiplake, we cover Charvil (2 miles south), Twyford (2 miles south-east), Ruscombe (2 miles south-east), Hare Hatch (2 miles east) and The Holt (3 miles east). Further out, we also cover Benson (12 miles north-west), Chinnor (14 miles north), Tilehurst (7 miles south-west), Wallingford (12 miles north-west), Little Heath (7 miles west) and Oakley (14 miles north).
Landmarks near Shiplake
In Shiplake, that means kitchens and buildings near The Plough pub, Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School and Loddon Nature Reserve and the streets around them. Shiplake’s nearest station is Wargrave station, about 0.9 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Royal Berkshire Hospital (4.2 miles south-west) and Frazer Nash Archives (2.1 miles north). Open spaces near Shiplake include South Lake and Sonning Hill.