Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Stanway, Essex
One call covers kitchen extract cleaning in Stanway: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Poor airflow at the canopy
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
Some systems have attenuators to cut noise, and they hold grease. Where they can be cleaned, they are, and the report notes anything that cannot.
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning and we offer a filter exchange service for that. Clean filters slow the build-up further down the system.
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Stanway
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. The work covers horizontal duct runs, extract fans and canopies and hoods, and the jobs we see most are a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction and a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a system that is clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
In a small place like Stanway, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Stanway (CO3, CO6)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
Grease that is left only gets thicker. BESA guidance says the mean should not go above 200 microns between cleans, and 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. Heavy build-up takes longer to remove than regular cleans. With notice, the visit to Stanway can be fitted around your bookings and events.
The cost depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why us?
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Fully insured
- We diagnose before we treat
- A fixed price before any work starts
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Stanway
Look up Stanway on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 31 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 5 takeaways and sandwich shops across Stanway and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. Fire safety in Stanway 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 Colchester council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Stanway. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Parish Church of St Albright, or anywhere in Stanway, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Historic houses near Stanway, such as Layer Marney Tower about 4.2 miles south, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Stanway is about 2 miles west of Camulodunum, in Essex. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Stanway and the rest of Essex. Stanway is one of 644 towns, villages and districts in Essex where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 17 miles from Stanway.
Kitchen extract cleaning in CO3 and CO6 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on Church Lane, Red Panda Road and Turkey Cock Lane and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Stanway: Beacon End (1 mile east), Copford Green (1 mile south-west), Eight Ash Green (1 mile north), Heckfordbridge (2 miles south) and Lexden (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (4 miles east), Braintree (11 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (15 miles east), Maldon (12 miles south-west), Witham (10 miles south-west) and Halstead (9 miles north-west).
What’s near Stanway
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to White Hart Toby Carvery pub and The Stanway School and the streets around them. The closest station to Stanway is Marks Tey station, roughly 1.5 miles west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Social History Museum (3.5 miles east) and Birch Castle (2.6 miles south). For a walk, there’s Iron Latch.
More services for Stanway
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Stanway?
A kitchen in Stanway builds up grease in the same places as any other: in long flat runs, at bends and changes of direction, and in the fan housing. The cooler the duct, the more grease drops out of the air.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Essex County Hospital (about 3.1 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Before you book anyone
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether the figure could change on the day
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Stanway: your questions answered
Who is the fire and rescue service for Stanway?
It’s Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Stanway. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Which environmental health team covers Stanway?
That is Colchester council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Stanway. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
TR19 isn’t written into law, but the responsible person still has a legal duty under the Fire Safety Order 2005. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19 as the standard, and many policies require it.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Where there are not enough access panels to reach a section, it’s recorded, and we can fit new ones.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before any work starts.
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.
When something else is needed
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- A fan motor that has burnt out
If you are not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
What we do, step by step
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before we start, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Seeing the system in photos first means the trip to Stanway can be planned properly.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
Preparing for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.