Greater London · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in St Helier, Greater London
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in St Helier and across Greater London. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
What we do, step by step
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 it goes on the report too. The visit takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Before any visit in St Helier, we agree where the van can stop and how equipment reaches the system.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in St Helier, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Advice
Kitchen extract cleaning in St Helier, done properly
We’ve been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers vertical risers, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs, and people most often call us about an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and stale cooking odours from the system. Kitchens in St Helier 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.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, and the duct may run up through several floors before it discharges at the roof. For a kitchen in St Helier, that usually means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Where
- St Helier (SM5, SM4, SM1)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
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Managing agents and facilities teams in St Helier
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
When it’s something else
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It will not put right:
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Vertical risers
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
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, next to our reports.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in St Helier
A kitchen in St Helier builds up grease in the same places as any other: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. Cooler sections of duct collect the most.
The symptoms we are asked about most include:
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
Commuter trade near Sutton Common station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
What your quote should include
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Proof of insurance
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Grease, kitchens and St Helier
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 18 pubs and bars within about 1.5 miles of central St Helier. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. It’s Sutton council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in St Helier. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St Helier Hospital (about under half a mile south), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Tweeddale Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
St Helier is about 3 miles south-east of Wimbledon, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in St Helier, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, large and small. London is in our area too, around 9 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the SM5, SM4 and SM1 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. You will find streets such as Kelso Road, Wrythe Lane and Whitby Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover Rosehill (1 mile north-east), Benhilton (1 mile south-west), The Wrythe (1 mile south-east), Carshalton (1 mile south-east) and Sutton (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover London (9 miles north-east), City of Westminster (9 miles north), Marylebone (9 miles north), Kensington (8 miles north), St Pancras (10 miles north) and Shoreditch (11 miles north-east).
Around St Helier
In St Helier, that means kitchens and buildings near Greenshaw High School, The Cricketers Inn and Merton College and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Sutton Common station, about 0.8 miles south-west. Nearby you will also find St Helier Hospital (within half a mile south) and Chessington Castle Hill (5 miles west). For a walk, there’s Bennett's Hole and Duppas Hill.
Leave it or put it right?
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, and in a kitchen that means keeping extract grease under control. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. Every month a London system goes without attention adds to what has to be done later.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Why book with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Full insurance on every job
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in St Helier
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- How easy every part is to reach
- How big the system is
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- What state the system is in
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Questions from St Helier
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in St Helier during the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 36 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of St Helier. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will fit the work in.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for St Helier?
That’s London Fire Brigade. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
You receive a TR19 certificate and a photo report. The certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after pictures, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 sit alongside that, and we are fully insured.
Can you quote from pictures?
Yes, where the photos show enough. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
What does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. For a quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few photos, with the address and opening hours. We will ask for anything else we need.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away when we go. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.