West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Slindon Common, West Sussex
Our technicians work in Slindon Common on kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Grease smells coming from the extract
Why deal with it now?
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Slindon Common as everywhere else, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters won’t go unnoticed. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. In a small place like Slindon Common, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
What you get with us
- Fully insured
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Photo reports with every job
Kitchen extract cleaning in Slindon Common, done properly
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. The work covers vertical risers, canopies and hoods and plenums and filters, and the jobs we see most are extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and grease drips onto cooking equipment. Kitchens in Slindon Common book us for TR19 cleaning for three reasons: the insurer asked, the EHO asked, or the canopy is dripping. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.

- Place
- Slindon Common (BN18)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Somewhere as small as Slindon Common, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- 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 about permits to work or site inductions
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for 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 photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Part by part
Canopy and plenum
The canopy catches the vapour, and the plenum behind the filters is where it first condenses. We clean both inside and out, including the filter housing.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In a care home or hospital, the kitchen may cook every day of the year. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight, so residents and patients are not disturbed.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- The scale of the work
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The condition we find in the survey
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- The postcode and the type of business
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Slindon Common questions
Is Slindon Common within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Slindon Common is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can a school canteen extract in Slindon Common be done out of term time?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 4 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Slindon Common. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What about areas you cannot get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few photos and any previous report.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
That comes down mainly to daily cooking hours. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
When do you clean the extract?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Overnight, weekend and between-service cleans are all possible and the kitchen is ready to cook when we leave.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Slindon Common
Food Standards Agency records list about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Slindon Common. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Slindon Common. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. In Slindon Common, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Arun council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near The Parish Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Slindon Common, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Slindon Common is Arundel and District Hospital, about 2.5 miles east.
Slindon Common is about 5 miles north-west of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Slindon Common, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, large and small. We also work in Portsmouth, about 20 miles from Slindon Common.
We cover every part of BN18 for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. That includes premises on Sunnybox Lane, Bridle Lane and Shellbridge Road and nearby roads. Close by, we work in Slindon (1 mile north-west), Avisford (1 mile south-east), Binsted (1 mile south-east), Walberton (1 mile south) and Fontwell (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Worthing (10 miles east), Bognor Regis (6 miles south-west), Chichester (7 miles west), Selsey (11 miles south-west), Littlehampton (5 miles south-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (15 miles east).
Local landmarks in Slindon Common
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Spur Public House and St Philip Howard Catholic High School and the streets around them. Slindon Common’s nearest station is Barnham station, roughly 2.1 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Arundel Castle (3 miles east) and Arundel and District Hospital (2.5 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Bignor Hill and WWT Arundel.
Nearby places to Slindon Common
Also in Slindon Common
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Common problems we fix in Slindon Common
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Poor airflow at the canopy
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Bignor Roman Villa is about 4.6 miles north), access may need planning.
Questions to ask before booking
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures