Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Southwick, Hampshire
One call covers TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in Southwick, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
Kitchen extract cleaning in Southwick
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. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. Common call-outs are for extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and grease smells coming from the extract, on vertical risers, extract fans and horizontal duct runs. Most calls from Southwick come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. Either way, the answer is the same: a proper clean and the paperwork to match.
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 a small place like Southwick, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Southwick (PO17)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Southwick
Which environmental health team covers Southwick?
In Southwick, it’s Winchester City council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you cover smaller places like Southwick?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Often, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
What information do you need?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, plus photos of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
What about areas you cannot get to?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, and we can fit those.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Part by part
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, which can collect grease and stain the surface around it. We clean it where it can be safely reached, and any limits are recorded.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
A pub or restaurant can’t afford to cancel a service for a clean. Overnight and weekend cleans keep the kitchen trading, and hand back a clean kitchen ready to cook.
Southwick kitchens: local notes
At about 2 miles from the coast, Southwick is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 pubs, bars and clubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Southwick. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Kitchens in Southwick get their food hygiene inspections from Winchester City council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
A hospital like Queen Alexandra Hospital, about 2.5 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St James Without the Priory Gate or anywhere around Southwick, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Southwick is about 3 miles west of Purbrook, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Southwick or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Southwick is one of them.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: PO17. That includes premises on High Street, North Road West and Castle Road and the roads around them. We also cover Boarhunt (1 mile west), North Boarhunt (2 miles north-west), Portchester (2 miles south), Hundred Acres (3 miles north-west) and North Fareham (3 miles west). Further out, we also cover Gosport (5 miles south), Havant (5 miles east), Eastleigh (12 miles north-west), Fareham (4 miles west), Horndean (5 miles north-east) and Chandler's Ford (14 miles north-west).
Around Southwick
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Red Lion Inn, among other places. The nearest railway station is Portchester station, roughly 1.9 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Portchester Castle (2.6 miles south) and Fareham Shopping Centre (3.2 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Portsdown Hill and St Clair's Meadow.
Places near Southwick
Also in Southwick
Leave it or put it right?
If there’s a fire and the extract hasn’t been cleaned, the paperwork becomes the problem. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and may reduce or refuse a claim without it. A current certificate is far easier to produce than an explanation. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Southwick
- A fixed price before any work starts
- We’re fully insured
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise straight away
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.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.
When to call us in Southwick
Grease filters are the first line of defence, and they’re often the weak point. Damaged, missing or overloaded filters let grease straight past, and from there it travels on to the fan.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Bursars and site managers at schools such as King Richard School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
What affects the quote in Southwick
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The scale of the work
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- A few general shots of the system
- Any previous report or certificate
- The postcode and the type of business
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. The timing of a visit to Southwick is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- 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.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Move anything stored near the system
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.