West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Streat
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for commercial sites in Streat and across West Sussex. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
Common questions in Streat
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Streat?
That is Lewes council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Streat. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Streat out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Streat. You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the dates the site is empty.
What should I send you?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. Then call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What happens to the waste?
We take it away when we go. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Each site gets its own report and pictures.
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Streat
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. For a kitchen in Streat, our certificate and photo report give you that record for the maintenance log. If you are dealing with years of baked-on grease in the ducts and grease drips onto cooking equipment, we can put it right, from vertical risers, canopies and hoods and extract fans onwards. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, it’s the job we do every week across West Sussex.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
For a kitchen in or near Streat, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Streat (BN6, BN7)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Where we work
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Streat
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. As the air cools on its way through the duct, the fat condenses and sticks, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Stale cooking odours from the system
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Lewes Victoria Hospital (about 4.5 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
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What we do, step by step
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Somewhere like Streat, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- The whole route is cleaned, from the canopy through the ductwork to the fan and the discharge.
- Readings and pictures are taken again, and you receive a TR19 certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Related advice
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Where the site is and how we reach it
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- The postcode and the type of business
- 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 previous report or certificate
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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 can quote for the whole system.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
You leave with a date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date isn’t missed.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
Kitchen extract cleaning around Streat
There are about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Streat, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Those that fry, grill or roast under a canopy need their extracts cleaned at intervals set by how long they cook. The fire and rescue service for Streat is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Kitchens in Streat get their food hygiene inspections from Lewes 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Plumpton Primary School or anywhere near Streat, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Streat Church, or anywhere in Streat, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Streat is about 3 miles south-east of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Across the BN6 area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Brighton, roughly 6 miles from Streat.
We work across BN6 and BN7 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Plumpton (1 mile south-east), Plumpton Green (1 mile north-east), East Chiltington (1 mile east), Ditchling Common (2 miles north) and Chiltington (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Crawley (14 miles north), Horsham (15 miles north-west), Worthing (15 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (6 miles north), Burgess Hill (3 miles north-west) and East Grinstead (15 miles north).
Around Streat
The nearest railway station is Plumpton station, about 1.1 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft (1.6 miles west) and Lewes Victoria Hospital (4.5 miles south-east). Not far away are Ditchling Beacon and Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve.