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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Surrey Quays
Kitchen extract cleaning in Surrey Quays from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
- Grease smells coming from the extract
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Surrey Quays
There are about 618 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 326 sandwich bars and takeaways across Surrey Quays and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. Fire safety in Surrey Quays falls to London Fire Brigade. 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. In Surrey Quays, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Southwark council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St Olave's Hospital (about 0.5 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Rotherhithe Primary School or anywhere near Surrey Quays, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Surrey Quays is about 2 miles south-east of Whitechapel, in Greater London. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Surrey Quays, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Surrey Quays included. Surrey Quays is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for commercial clients.
Every address in SE16, SE8 and SE15 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Bush Road, Gomm Road and Lower Road and the roads around them. With the A200 and A2208 close by, Surrey Quays is easy for our technicians to reach for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Surrey Quays, we cover Rotherhithe (1 mile north), Surrey Canal (1 mile south-west), South Bermondsey (1 mile south-west), Millwall (1 mile east) and North Greenwich (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover City of Westminster (5 miles west), Marylebone (5 miles west), Kensington (7 miles west), St Pancras (4 miles north-west), Shoreditch (3 miles north-west) and Walthamstow (7 miles north).
Around Surrey Quays
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Spa School, Deptford Park and Bacon's College. There’s a railway station in Surrey Quays itself: Surrey Quays station. Nearby you will also find Surrey Quays Shopping Centre (less than half a mile north-west) and Brunel Museum (0.8 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Lavender Pond and Tower Hill.
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Surrey Quays
Every time food is cooked, warm vapour carries fat up into the extract. As it cools, it clings to the inside of the ductwork and keeps building. That film is fuel, and cleaning the whole system is how you keep it under control. If you’re dealing with an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and a kitchen taken over without any extract records, we can help, from extract fans, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs onwards. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but a proper TR19® clean in Surrey Quays covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, which is why a TR19® clean in Surrey Quays goes well beyond the canopy.
Kitchens in Surrey Quays, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Surrey Quays (SE16, SE8, SE15)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Your questions about kitchen extract cleaning in Surrey Quays
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Surrey Quays in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 86 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Surrey Quays. You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with the dates the site is empty.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Surrey Quays?
Fire safety enforcement in Surrey Quays is handled by London Fire Brigade. 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.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Many insurers ask for proof of regular cleaning to TR19, and many policies require it. Without proof, a claim can be refused or reduced, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
How long will the clean take?
A small kitchen with a short duct can be done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. Your quote says how long to expect.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
The clean is done when the kitchen is not cooking, working evenings, overnight or at weekends to suit you. We need the equipment switched off and cooled first.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
Everything from canopy to discharge: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Any part without access is noted.
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
Every clean ends with a photo report. Before and after photos show each part of the system, and lists what was cleaned, any areas we couldn’t reach and the date the next clean is due.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Grease dripping from the canopy, a burning smell or a fan that sounds rough are all signs of build-up, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
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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 500 microns or more at any point needs immediate spot cleaning. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes. Leaving it on a busy London site only adds to the work.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Trading since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
The process
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. For a job in Surrey Quays, tell us about loading bays, permits, lifts and roof access when you book.
- 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.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Surrey Quays?
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine 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. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
Look out for these warning signs:
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
A kitchen near Surrey Quays station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Comparing quotes
- What insurance they carry
- Whether VAT is included
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- When the next visit should be, and why
When it’s something else
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- Ductwork that is corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy and plenum
Whether it’s one hood or a long island canopy, each section is cleaned and photographed before and after.
Extract fan and discharge
Grease that reaches the fan coats the blades and the housing. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned as part of the TR19 clean.