Thurrock · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in South Ockendon, Thurrock
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in South Ockendon, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
You will get a fixed price before any work starts. It’s based on:
- The condition we find in the survey
- How many systems or sites are involved
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The scale of the work
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Kitchen extract cleaning in South Ockendon, done properly
Across South Ockendon, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. We survey first and take grease readings, then clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. If you’re dealing with an extract that no longer clears the smoke and years of baked-on grease in the ducts, we can put it right. Kitchens in South Ockendon book us for TR19 cleaning for three reasons: the insurer asked, the EHO asked, or the canopy is dripping. We handle the clean and the paperwork in one visit.
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.
For a smaller kitchen near South Ockendon, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- South Ockendon (RM15)
- Region
- Thurrock
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Visits to a place like South Ockendon are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by pictures or a visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
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Leave it or put it right?
Grease build-up causes everyday problems too. Blocked filters and narrowed ducts slow the airflow, leaving the kitchen hot and smoky, while the fan works harder to move less air. Smells, dripping grease and condensation often follow. A site near South Ockendon that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Why South Ockendon businesses choose us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Questions from South Ockendon
Do you work overnight in South Ockendon?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The work in South Ockendon can fit around your hours. When you ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in South Ockendon during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Around South Ockendon, the Food Standards Agency lists about 7 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will fit the work in.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
Short systems are done in a few hours, while long runs and tall risers take longer and may need more than one visit. Your quote says how long to expect.
What does TR19 mean?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
We clean every part the grease travels through. That means canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge, reached through access panels where needed.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
The legal duty sits in the Fire Safety Order 2005 rather than in TR19 itself. In practice, TR19 is how kitchens show they’re managing grease, and an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. To get one, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
If you look after several sites, 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.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
What the work involves, part by part
Grease filters
A filter that is missing or bent lets grease straight past. Each filter is checked as it goes back in, and flag any that don’t.
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.
Grease, kitchens and South Ockendon
The Food Standards Agency lists about 7 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of South Ockendon. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers South Ockendon. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Food hygiene inspections in South Ockendon are the job of Thurrock council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Bonnygate Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. For kitchens close to Ockendon station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Thurrock Community Hospital (about 2.4 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
South Ockendon is about 3 miles north-west of Grays, in Thurrock. Wherever you are in the RM15 postcode area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Our Thurrock coverage runs to 26 places, and South Ockendon is one of them. Our London page covers sites nearby (17 miles or so).
We cover every part of the RM15 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Local streets include Cullen Square, Ayron Road and Ardmore Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Close by, we work in North Ockendon (2 miles north), Aveley (2 miles south-west), Puddle Dock (3 miles north), Wennington (3 miles west) and Hacton (3 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Stanford-le-Hope (6 miles east), Grays (3 miles south-east), Balstonia (6 miles east), Corringham (7 miles east), Chadwell St Mary (4 miles south-east) and Tilbury (5 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in South Ockendon
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Beacon Hill Academy, Belhus and Royal Oak Inn, among other places. There’s a railway station in South Ockendon itself: Ockendon station. Nearby you will also find Thameside Centre (2.9 miles south-east) and Thurrock Community Hospital (2.4 miles south-east). The countryside around South Ockendon includes Chafford Gorges Nature Park.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.