East Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Shortgate
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Shortgate, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
What happens on the day
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which 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 Shortgate.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before work begins.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Move anything stored near the system
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Shortgate
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That film is fuel, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. If you are dealing with an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history, we can help, from vertical risers, discharge points and extract fans onwards. Most calls from Shortgate 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.
Grease that collects out of sight, behind the filters and along the duct, is what insurers and fire officers worry about, which is why a TR19® clean in Shortgate goes well beyond the canopy.
In a small place like Shortgate, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Shortgate (BN8)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Grills, fryers and woks send a lot of fat into the extract, and measured readings show whether the minimum interval is enough.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
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. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
Kitchen extract cleaning around Shortgate
There are about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Shortgate, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. It’s Wealden council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Shortgate. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Shortgate is covered by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Uckfield Community Hospital about 3.6 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Glyndebourne is about 3.5 miles south-west), access may need planning.
Shortgate is about 4 miles south of Uckfield, in East Sussex. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Shortgate, please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Shortgate. Shortgate is one of 289 towns, villages and districts in East Sussex where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Brighton page, about 12 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: BN8. We also cover Halland (1 mile north-east), East Hoathly (2 miles east), Whitesmith (2 miles east), Chiddingly (3 miles east) and Framfield (4 miles north). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (12 miles south-east), Seaford (10 miles south), Lewes (6 miles south-west), Hailsham (7 miles south-east), Crowborough (10 miles north) and Newhaven (9 miles south).
Landmarks near Shortgate
For rail, the closest station is Uckfield station, roughly 3.9 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Uckfield Community Hospital (3.6 miles north) and Tickerage Castle (4.1 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Cliffe Hill and Malling Down.
Shortgate: your questions answered
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Shortgate?
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Shortgate. 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 work in Shortgate outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Shortgate needn’t be disturbed. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, which is why many insurers require TR19 cleaning. Our certificate and photo report give you that evidence.
Do you work in Shortgate?
Yes. Our technicians work in Shortgate, as part of our area across London and the South East.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
Why it’s worth doing now in Shortgate
Grease that is left only gets thicker. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean straight away. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. In a small place like Shortgate, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- We diagnose before we treat
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Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Do not let the canopy gutters overflow
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, giving you before and after readings alongside the pictures. A TR19 certificate follows, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Clean the grease filters often, not just on clean day. Clean, well-fitted filters catch more fat before it reaches the duct, which slows build-up further down the system.