Southampton · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Shirley, Southampton
One call covers kitchen extract cleaning in Shirley: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Shirley
Not sure when the extract was last cleaned, or by whom? Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with photos of the canopy and filters, and we will come back with a fixed price for the work in Shirley, typically within one working day. We’re often asked to deal with a kitchen taken over without any extract records and grease drips onto cooking equipment, across vertical risers, plenums and filters and discharge points. For TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Shirley, you get one team and one number for every site.
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.
Kitchens around a place like Shirley are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Shirley (SO15, SO16, SO17)
- Wider area
- Southampton
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
What the work involves, part by part
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, and grease can collect there too. We clean it where it can be safely reached, and any limits are recorded.
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.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Shirley?
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. Under BESA guidance, heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means a clean at least every 3 months, moderate use every 6 months and light use every 12. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Poor airflow at the canopy
For kitchens close to Millbrook (Hants) station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Questions to ask before you book
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
What we do, step by step
Your staff don’t need to do much 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. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Tell us when your site near Shirley is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- 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.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Related advice
Kitchen extracts in Shirley
Shirley is within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 47 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 13 hotels and guest houses within about 1.5 miles of central Shirley. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Kitchens in Shirley get their food hygiene inspections from Southampton council. 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.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Shirley Parish Church or anywhere around Shirley, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Wordsworth Primary School or anywhere near Shirley, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Shirley is about 2 miles west of Southampton, in Southampton. Across the SO15 area, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. Shirley is one of 40 towns, villages and districts in Southampton where we work for kitchen extract cleaning.
All of SO15, SO16 and SO17 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on May Road, Dyer Road and York Road and the roads around them. Main roads around Shirley include the A3057, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. If your site is just outside Shirley, we cover Regents Park (1 mile west), Freemantle (1 mile south), Millbrook (1 mile south-west), Coxford (1 mile north-west) and Maybush (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Townhill Park (3 miles east), Midanbury (3 miles east), Thornhill (4 miles east), Chartwell Green (4 miles east), Harefield (4 miles east) and Itchen (3 miles south-east). Shirley is one of the larger places we cover in Southampton for kitchen extract cleaning.
Landmarks near Shirley
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Crown Public House, St James' Park and Regents Park Community College, among other places. Shirley’s nearest station is Millbrook (Hants) station, roughly 0.7 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Netley Castle (4.4 miles south-east) and Foresters Museum & Archive (1 mile south-east). For a walk, there’s Testwood Lakes.
Nearby places to Shirley
What else we do in Shirley
Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Wash or exchange the filters often
Any section without access is marked on the report. That is part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Shirley: your questions answered
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Shirley?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Shirley. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Will you come out to Shirley?
Yes. Shirley is within the area we cover across London and the South East. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
When do you clean the extract?
Out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. The equipment is switched off and left to cool, and we hand the kitchen back ready for the next service.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
Under BESA guidance, the minimum depends on how long you cook each day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and 12-monthly for light use. Measured grease levels set the real interval.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Sections with no access are listed on the report, and extra panels can be fitted.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Allow a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. We will confirm the time when we quote.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The scale of the work
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The condition we find in the survey
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Helping us quote
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- A few general shots of the system
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
What happens if it’s left?
Any food business in Shirley can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. Even a site near Shirley that’s only busy part of the week needs its system checked on a schedule.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
What you get with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Each visit written up, with photos
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.