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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Smarden
Kitchen extract cleaning in Smarden from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Smarden
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and some may refuse or reduce a claim when it’s missing. For a kitchen in Smarden, our certificate and photo report give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. If you’re dealing with extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and stale cooking odours from the system, we can help, from vertical risers, plenums and filters and canopies and hoods onwards. When a restaurant in Smarden 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.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and readings afterwards go into your report.
Somewhere as small as Smarden, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Smarden (TN27)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Common problems we fix in Smarden
The reason for all this is fire. Flames from a pan or grill can be pulled into the canopy by the fan, and once grease in the duct catches, fire can spread through the building’s ductwork. For a kitchen in Smarden, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Benenden Hospital (about 5.3 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the price is fixed
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether VAT is included
Why act early in Smarden
If your kitchen in Smarden is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. It takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system, and we fit around your opening hours. Every extra month adds grease. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
What you get with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Full insurance on every job
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- We diagnose before we treat
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
Between visits
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
You leave with a date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date isn’t missed.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. A daily wipe is not a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
How it works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Somewhere as small as Smarden, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before we start.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- Readings and pictures are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
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Kitchen extracts in Smarden
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 pubs, bars and clubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Smarden. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Smarden is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. In Smarden, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Ashford council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Michael or anywhere around Smarden, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Smarden Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Smarden is about 8 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. Across the TN27 area, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. Maidstone is in our area too, around 11 miles away.
All of TN27 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include The Street, The Acorns and Water Lane, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Biddenden Green (1 mile north-east), Smarden Bell (1 mile north-west), Monk's Hill (1 mile south-west), Swift's Green (1 mile north-west) and Standen (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (11 miles north-west), Ashford (8 miles east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north), Faversham (14 miles north-east), Kings Hill (15 miles north-west) and Davington (14 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Smarden
Around Smarden, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Chequers Inn, among other places. The nearest railway station is Pluckley station, about 2.6 miles east. Nearby you will also find Romden Castle (1 mile east) and Benenden Hospital (5.3 miles south-west).
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
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What the work involves, part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
High-heat cooking loads the extract with grease, so grease readings help set the right interval.
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.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Smarden
Who is the fire and rescue service for Smarden?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Smarden. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Smarden?
In Smarden, it’s Ashford 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.
What happens to the waste?
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.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
Everything from canopy to discharge: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we cannot reach is recorded on the report.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
Our work is to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, with certificates issued through the BESCA portal. We have been trading since 2009.
What information do you need?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and the last report help too. Then call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
TR19® itself isn’t law. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.