Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Stansted Mountfitchet
Specialist kitchen extract cleaning for Stansted Mountfitchet: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Stansted Mountfitchet
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That layer will burn, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. If you are dealing with ductwork thick with old, hardened grease and cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey, we can help. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Stansted Mountfitchet, you get one team and one number for every site, wherever you are in Essex.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Stansted Mountfitchet: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Stansted Mountfitchet gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Stansted Mountfitchet (CM24, CM23)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How it works
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system, and we clear up before we go. For a site near Stansted Mountfitchet, the work is booked around your opening hours, evenings and weekends included.
- We survey the system first, from your photos and details or on a site visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- Once the kitchen has closed and the equipment has cooled, we sheet and protect the area.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Move anything stored near the system
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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Leave it or put it right?
Grease that is left only gets thicker. Under BESA guidance, grease shouldn’t exceed a mean of 200 microns between cleans, and anywhere reaching 500 microns or more needs a spot clean right away. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. Booking ahead lets us plan the trip to Stansted Mountfitchet at a time that suits you.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why us?
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Each visit written up, with photos
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- A single visit or a regular plan
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
Not every problem is solved by kitchen extract cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
- Fire dampers that will not close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Stansted Mountfitchet
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. 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.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Stansted Mountfitchet
The type of cooking changes the amount of grease. Frying, grilling and roasting send far more fat into the canopy than steaming or boiling, which is why grease readings matter more than the calendar.
The symptoms we’re asked about most include:
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Herts and Essex Hospital about 2.7 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Questions to ask before you book
- What records you will receive afterwards
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
Aftercare tips
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as pictures. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
Grease, kitchens and Stansted Mountfitchet
The Food Standards Agency lists about 10 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Stansted Mountfitchet. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Fire safety in Stansted Mountfitchet falls to Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s Uttlesford council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Stansted Mountfitchet. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Commuter trade near Stansted Mountfitchet station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St John the Evangelist, or anywhere in Stansted Mountfitchet, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Stansted Mountfitchet is about 3 miles north-east of Bishop's Stortford, in Essex. Anywhere in CM24, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. 644 places in Essex are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Chelmsford, around 17 miles away.
Every address in CM24 and CM23 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Church Road, Chapel Hill and Woodfield Terrace or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. With the B1051 and B1351 close by, Stansted Mountfitchet is easy for our technicians to reach for kitchen extract cleaning. Close by, we work in Bentfield Green (1 mile north-west), Manuden (2 miles north-west), Farnham (2 miles west), Mount Pleasant (2 miles north-west) and Uppend (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Harlow (10 miles south), Saffron Walden (8 miles north), Great Dunmow (7 miles east), Epping (15 miles south), Great Notley (14 miles east) and Bocking (15 miles east).
Landmarks near Stansted Mountfitchet
In Stansted Mountfitchet, that means kitchens and buildings near The Cock pub and Forest Hall School, among other places. There’s a railway station in Stansted Mountfitchet itself: Stansted Mountfitchet station. Other landmarks nearby include Herts and Essex Hospital (2.7 miles south) and House On The Hill Toy Museum (less than half a mile east). Green spaces nearby include Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve and Portingbury Hills.
Stansted Mountfitchet questions
Who is the fire and rescue service for Stansted Mountfitchet?
That is Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you work in villages like Stansted Mountfitchet?
Yes. Stansted Mountfitchet is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with photos where possible, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 sit alongside that, and we are fully insured.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Overnight, weekend and between-service cleans are all possible and the kitchen is ready to cook when we leave.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.