Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Swanley
Kitchen extract cleaning for Swanley and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Swanley
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. For a kitchen in Swanley, our certificate and photo report give you that record for the maintenance log. If you’re dealing with rancid smells from grease in the duct and proof of cleaning requested by an insurer, we can put it right, from canopies and hoods, plenums and filters and vertical risers onwards. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a clean that goes past the canopy into the duct and fan, backed by a certificate.
Before we clean, we look at where the grease is: grease readings at set points tell us where the heaviest deposits are, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
For a smaller kitchen near Swanley, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Swanley (BR8)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Swanley
The Food Standards Agency lists about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses in and around Swanley, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Fire safety in Swanley falls to Kent 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 Sevenoaks council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Swanley. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Commuter trade near Swanley station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Church and community hall kitchens, near St Mary the Virgin or anywhere around Swanley, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Swanley is about 3 miles east of Orpington, in Kent. Sites in Swanley get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Swanley among them. There’s also a page for London, roughly 14 miles from Swanley.
Here we cover the BR8 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Local streets include London Road, Station Road and High Street, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Swanley sits on or near the A20 and B258, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Crockenhill (1 mile south-west), Kevington (2 miles south-west), Derry Downs (3 miles west), St Mary Cray (3 miles west) and St Paul's Cray (3 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Dartford (4 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (8 miles south), Gravesend (9 miles east), Tonbridge (14 miles south), Northfleet (8 miles east) and Kings Hill (13 miles south-east).
Around Swanley
In Swanley, that means kitchens and buildings near Orchards Academy. There’s a railway station in Swanley itself: Swanley station. Other landmarks nearby include London Borough of Bromley Museum (3.2 miles south-west) and Queen Mary's Hospital (3.4 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include The Warren and Summer Hill.
What we are called out for in Swanley
The type of cooking changes the amount of grease. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Questions to ask before you book
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether the quote shows VAT
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Part by part
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, and grease can collect there too. It’s cleaned as far as safe access allows, and any limits are recorded.
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning, and a filter exchange service can take that off your hands. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How easy every part is to reach
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The number of sites or systems
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any previous report or certificate
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
- A broken extract fan that will not run
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
Also in Swanley
What we do, step by step
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Visits to a place like Swanley are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- 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.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
Multi-site and managed buildings
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
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.
Swanley: your questions answered
Which fire authority looks after Swanley?
Swanley is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you work at weekends in Swanley?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. That way a site in Swanley doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
We are members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, every time. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need and the fixed quote is built on it.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
BESA guidance sets minimums by daily cooking hours: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Measured grease levels set the real interval.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
Yes, a TR19 certificate, along with a photo report. It records what was cleaned, what wasn’t accessible and the recommended next clean date.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.