Portsmouth · Kitchen extract cleaning
Southsea kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Southsea. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
Between visits
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
The report gives a recommended date for the next clean, based on your cooking hours and the grease we measured. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date isn’t missed.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. It won’t replace a TR19 clean, but it slows what reaches the duct.
How we handle kitchen extract cleaning in Southsea
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That layer will burn, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. If you have missing paperwork after a change of operator and a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer, we can put it right. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, it’s the job we do every week across Portsmouth.
Most kitchens in Southsea fall into one of BESA’s three bands: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, with grease readings setting the real interval.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Southsea, losing a day’s trade to cleaning is not an option, so cleans are booked after closing, early in the morning or on a quiet day. By the next service, the kitchen is ready to cook in again.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Southsea (PO5, PO4, PO1)
- Region
- Portsmouth
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Kitchen extract cleaning in Southsea: the local picture
Southsea is within about 1 mile of the coast. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. Food Standards Agency records include about 78 pubs, bars and clubs and about 20 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Southsea. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. It’s Portsmouth council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Southsea. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St. Mary's Hospital is the nearest hospital to Southsea, about 1 mile north. Where a hall near St Margaret of Scotland, or anywhere in Southsea, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Southsea is about 2 miles south of Portsmouth, in Portsmouth. From the centre of Southsea to the outskirts, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Portsmouth, we cover 19 places, and Southsea is one of them.
Kitchen extract cleaning in PO5, PO4 and PO1 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Bath Road, Liss Road and Beach Road or a nearby road, we can help. We also cover the places around Southsea: Milton (1 mile north-east), Fratton (1 mile north), Kingston (1 mile north), Landport (1 mile north-west) and Baffins (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Hilsea (3 miles north), Wymering (4 miles north), Paulsgrove (5 miles north), Cosham (4 miles north), Drayton (4 miles north) and Farlington (5 miles north).
Around Southsea
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Festing pub, St Edmund's Catholic School and Mayville High School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Fratton station, about 0.8 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include St. Mary's Hospital (1 mile north) and Southsea Castle (1 mile south-west). The countryside around Southsea includes Milton Locks.
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 happens if it’s left?
If your kitchen in Southsea is past its cleaning date, it’s worth booking now. It takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends so you do not lose a service. Waiting only adds grease and risk. The sooner the work is done, the simpler the job for a site in Southsea.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Why us?
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Different parts, different methods
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.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
High-heat cooking loads the extract with grease, and measured readings show whether the minimum interval is enough.
What we do, step by step
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. The more we can see of the system beforehand, the smoother the visit to Southsea will be.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Southsea questions
Can school kitchens in Southsea be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 35 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Southsea. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will fit the work in.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Southsea?
Fire safety enforcement in Southsea is handled by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote and we’ll usually reply within one working day.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, which grease thickness testing will show.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
When something else is needed
We won’t sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Southsea
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Southsea
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so nobody could get to them. Grease in those sections keeps building out of sight.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Craneswater Junior School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether VAT is included
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether a survey comes first