Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Swan Street kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning across Swan Street and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
Different parts, different methods
Extract fan and discharge
The fan pulls the air through the whole system, and grease that gets past everything else ends up on its blades. We isolate it, open it up and degrease it.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Even a kitchen that cooks only a few hours a day needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance. School holidays are an easy time to do it.
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Swan Street
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. Equipment is switched off and left to cool, the area is sheeted, and the kitchen is handed back ready to cook. If you have an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and an extract that no longer clears the smoke, we can help, from horizontal duct runs, vertical risers and plenums and filters onwards. When a restaurant in Swan Street asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that’s exactly what we do: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, so that’s where most of the work in Swan Street goes.
In a village or hamlet like Swan Street, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, 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.
- Where
- Swan Street (CO6)
- Region
- Essex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 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 the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Swan Street?
It’s common for parts of a duct to have been missed for years. The usual reason is a lack of access panels, so nobody could get to them. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
What we are most often called out for:
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Chappel Church of England Controlled Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Before booking anyone
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
Kitchen extracts in Swan Street
Food Standards Agency data counts about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens in and around Swan Street, 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. It’s Colchester council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Swan Street. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Swan Street is covered by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Halstead Hospital is the nearest hospital to Swan Street, about 5.3 miles north-west. Where a hall near Church of St Barnabas, or anywhere in Swan Street, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Swan Street is about 5 miles south-east of Halstead, in Essex. Anywhere in CO6, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, Swan Street among them. For sites nearby, see our Chelmsford page, about 16 miles away.
All of CO6 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We also cover Chappel (1 mile north), Great Tey (1 mile south), Wakes Colne (1 mile north), Rose Green (1 mile north-east) and White Colne (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (7 miles east), Braintree (8 miles west), Maldon (13 miles south), Witham (9 miles south-west), Camulodunum (6 miles east) and Halstead (5 miles north-west).
Around Swan Street
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Swan pub. For rail, the closest station is Chappel & Wakes Colne station, roughly 1 mile north-east. A little further out are Halstead Hospital (5.3 miles north-west) and Mount Bures (3.4 miles north). Open spaces near Swan Street include Sergeants Orchard.
Why deal with it now?
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. The longer it’s left, the bigger the job becomes. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
What you get with us
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fully insured
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
The report gives a recommended date for the next clean, based on your cooking hours and the grease we measured. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date isn’t missed.
Keep the outside of the canopy wiped and any grease cups emptied. A daily wipe is not a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
The process
We turn up 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 work begins, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Swan Street knowing what to expect.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and give you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
How to prepare
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Get a fixed quote
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Swan Street, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
What affects the quote in Swan Street
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The size of the system
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The postcode and the type of business
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Swan Street: your questions answered
Do you work in villages like Swan Street?
Yes. Swan Street is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Can the work in Swan Street be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. That way a site in Swan Street doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Many insurers ask for proof of regular cleaning to TR19, and many policies require it. An insurer may refuse or reduce a claim if there’s no evidence, so it’s worth checking your policy wording.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, for many jobs. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and a fixed quote typically follows within one working day. If photos aren’t enough, we will survey first.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
A TR19 certificate and a photo report. Certificates are issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal, and the report includes before and after pictures, grease readings and the recommended next clean date.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
How do you protect the area?
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.