Hampshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in St Leonards, Hampshire
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in St Leonards and across Hampshire. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Grease smells coming from the extract
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Keep grease collection points emptied
Every clean ends with a photo report. Before and after photos show each part of the system, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in St Leonards
Across St Leonards, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. The job starts with a survey and grease readings, then works through canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan and discharge. You get a TR19 certificate and a photo report at the end. If you are dealing with extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit and a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction, we can put it right, from discharge points, plenums and filters and extract fans onwards. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but a proper TR19® clean in St Leonards covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
Most kitchens in St Leonards 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, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
In a smaller place like St Leonards, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- St Leonards (BH24)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that is an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. A site near St Leonards usually has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Getting a quote
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in St Leonards
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Leave it or put it right?
After a fire, one of the first questions is often when the extract was last cleaned. 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. A quieter site near St Leonards still needs its system looked after.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What you get with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Photo reports with every job
- We diagnose before we treat
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
St Leonards: your questions answered
Which fire authority looks after St Leonards?
Fire safety enforcement in St Leonards is handled by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which council inspects kitchens in St Leonards?
Kitchens in St Leonards are inspected by New Forest council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What about areas you cannot get to?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost in St Leonards?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Ask us for a fixed quote, usually ready within one working day.
What do you do to protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before we start, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Can you price the work without visiting?
In many cases, yes. With good photos, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Where we cannot see enough, we arrange a survey.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where necessary. A fixed quote follows.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Grease in an extract is a known fire risk, which is why many insurers require TR19 cleaning. Each clean gives you a certificate and photo report to show them.
Nearby places to St Leonards
Also in St Leonards
Different parts, different methods
Restaurant and pub kitchens
High-heat cooking loads the extract with grease, and measured readings show whether the minimum interval is enough.
Grease filters
Gaps around filters let fat through to the duct. Each filter is checked as it goes back in, and flag any that do not.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- The size of the system
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How easy every part is to reach
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Kitchen extracts in St Leonards
In St Leonards, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from New Forest council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Fire safety in St Leonards falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near All Saints, or anywhere in St Leonards, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Ives Primary & Nursery School or anywhere near St Leonards, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St Leonard's Hospital (about 0.9 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
St Leonards is in Hampshire. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around St Leonards, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. We work across South East England and London, St Leonards included. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. There’s also a page for Southampton, roughly 21 miles from St Leonards.
We work across BH24 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. You’ll find streets such as Cedar Avenue, Birch Close and Malmesbury Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Other places close to St Leonards include Ashley Heath (1 mile north), St Ives (1 mile north-east), Matchams (1 mile south-east) and Avon Castle (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Lymington (14 miles east), New Milton (10 miles south-east), Ringwood (3 miles north-east), Barton on Sea (10 miles south-east), Ashley (10 miles south-east) and Milford on Sea (13 miles south-east).
Landmarks near St Leonards
In St Leonards, that means kitchens and buildings near Avon Heath Country Park. A little further out are St Leonard's Hospital (0.9 miles south-west) and Stapehill Abbey (3.9 miles south-west). The countryside around St Leonards includes Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.