Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Shortlands, Greater London
For kitchen extract cleaning in Shortlands, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Shortlands
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 cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. Common call-outs are for an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and ductwork thick with old, hardened grease, across canopies and hoods, horizontal duct runs and vertical risers. When a restaurant in Shortlands asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that is exactly what we do: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
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 London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in Shortlands is usually done overnight, after the last service. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Shortlands (BR2, BR1, BR3)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A fan motor that has burnt out
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
The fan pulls the air through the whole system, and grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades. We isolate it, open it up and degrease it.
Grease filters
Gaps around filters let fat through to the duct. We check they fit as they should when we refit them, and flag any that do not.
Why act early in Shortlands
Grease that’s left only gets thicker. BESA guidance says the mean should not go above 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes. London sites work long hours, and the longer a job is left, the bigger it gets.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why us?
- A fixed price before any work starts
- We diagnose before we treat
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Shortlands: your questions answered
Can parking be tricky for a job in Shortlands?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Shortlands, and about any building rules on loading. If the building has a loading slot system, we will book into it.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Shortlands out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 6 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Shortlands. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we will plan around them.
What information do you need?
A short description and a few pictures, with the address and opening hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
Do you work in Shortlands?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes Shortlands.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Shortlands
Food Standards Agency data counts about 151 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 52 takeaways and sandwich shops in Shortlands and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. Environmental health officers from Bromley council inspect food businesses in Shortlands. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for Shortlands is London Fire Brigade. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Bromley Hospital is the nearest hospital to Shortlands, about 0.7 miles east. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Highfield Infants' School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Shortlands is about 1 mile south-west of Bromley, in Greater London. Wherever you are in the BR2 postcode area, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. We cover 764 places across Greater London, large and small. For sites nearby, see our London page (8 miles or so).
Here we cover the BR2, BR1 and BR3 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Whether your site is on Hayes Lane, Stone Road and Hayes Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Eden Park (1 mile south-west), Hayes (2 miles south), Bromley Common (2 miles south-east), West Wickham (2 miles south-west) and Southborough (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include London (8 miles north-west), City of Westminster (10 miles north-west), Marylebone (11 miles north-west), Kensington (11 miles north-west), St Pancras (10 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (10 miles north).
Landmarks near Shortlands
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Richmal Crompton pub, Church House Gardens and Langley Park School for Girls and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Shortlands station, about 0.5 miles north of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Bromley Hospital (0.7 miles east) and Bethlem Museum of the Mind (1.6 miles south-east). Open spaces near Shortlands include Summer Hill and Downham Woodland Walk.
For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
What we are called out for in Shortlands
In Shortlands, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: in long flat runs, at bends and changes of direction, and in the fan housing. Cooler sections of duct collect the most.
Clients typically contact us when they notice something like this:
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
A kitchen near Shortlands station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Comparing quotes
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Looking after it afterwards
So the system stays in good health:
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
The report gives a recommended 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 isn’t missed.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. For a job in Shortlands, tell us about loading bays, permits, lifts and roof access when you book.
- 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.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- 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
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Getting a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.