Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Stocks Green, Essex
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in Stocks Green and across Essex. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Stocks Green
Cooking sends fat-laden vapour into the canopy with every service. It cools inside the duct and settles as a sticky film that thickens month by month. That film is fuel, and a proper clean removes it before it becomes a fire risk. If you’re dealing with proof of cleaning requested by an insurer and years of baked-on grease in the ducts, we can put it right, from horizontal duct runs, discharge points and plenums and filters onwards. People looking for “duct cleaning near me” in Stocks Green normally mean the kitchen extract, and that is our main job: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
A clean in Stocks Green covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Stocks Green (CO5)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Stocks Green
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The size of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
Why it’s worth doing now in Stocks Green
Leaving the clean until the next refit doesn’t make the grease go away. Fat that was soft and easy to remove hardens with heat and time, and that takes more work to shift. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable. With notice, the visit to Stocks Green can be fitted around your bookings and events.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Stocks Green
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Every visit written up, with photos
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Somewhere like Stocks Green, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- 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.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Before we arrive
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
Advice
Kitchen extract cleaning around Stocks Green
Look up Stocks Green on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 7 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 5 takeaways in and around Stocks Green, up to about a mile and a half out. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. Stocks Green sits within the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Kitchens in Stocks Green get their food hygiene inspections from Braintree council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Feering Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Historic houses near Stocks Green, such as Layer Marney Tower about 4 miles south-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Stocks Green is about 5 miles north-east of Witham, in Essex. Anywhere in CO5, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. We cover 644 places across Essex, from busy centres to quieter spots. Chelmsford is in our area too, around 13 miles away.
We cover every part of the CO5 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Skye Green (1 mile north), Feering (1 mile south), Surrex (1 mile north), Broad Green (1 mile north) and Little Tey (2 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Colchester (8 miles east), Chelmsford (13 miles south-west), Braintree (7 miles west), Maldon (9 miles south), Witham (5 miles south-west) and Camulodunum (7 miles east).
Local landmarks in Stocks Green
In Stocks Green, that means kitchens and buildings near The Bell Inn, Honywood Community Science School and Brockwell Meadows and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Kelvedon station, roughly 1.5 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Birch Castle (4.2 miles east) and Laundry & Mangle Museum (2.4 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Tiptree Heath Nature Reserve.
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
What a clean will not put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that is for a ductwork contractor)
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Stocks Green
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
Stocks Green questions
Can you work in Stocks Green outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Stocks Green doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you work in villages like Stocks Green?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Stocks Green included. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Some photos and a quick description of the system, with the address and opening hours. We’ll ask for anything else we need.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Short systems are done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. Your quote says how long to expect.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
BESA guidance sets minimums by daily cooking hours: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and 12-monthly for light use. Grease readings can show a shorter interval is needed.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Towns and villages near Stocks Green
What else we do in Stocks Green
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Stocks Green
The reason for all this is fire. A flare-up on the range can be drawn up into the canopy and duct, and once grease in the duct catches, fire can spread through the building’s ductwork. For a kitchen in Stocks Green, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Parish Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Stocks Green, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What your quote should include
- What insurance they carry
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor