Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Swift's Green
Kitchen extract cleaning in Swift's Green, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Grease smells coming from the extract
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Swift's Green
A closed kitchen isn’t earning, so the timing of a clean matters. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or between services where the kitchen has a gap. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. The work covers plenums and filters, vertical risers and horizontal duct runs, and people most often call us about heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs and poor airflow at the canopy. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a system that is clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
A clean in Swift's Green covers the canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
In a small place like Swift's Green, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Swift's Green (TN27)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How it works
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Swift's Green.
- We survey the system, from your pictures or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
How to prepare
- Clear the space around the work
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Swift's Green?
In Swift's Green, as anywhere, grease gathers where the air slows down: long horizontal runs, bends, the base of risers and around the fan. Cooler sections of duct collect the most.
Clients typically contact us after spotting one of these:
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
Whether the kitchen is in Swift's Green itself or nearby, a TR19® clean covers the whole system, canopy to discharge.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
What kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Ductwork that’s corroded, split or leaking (that’s for a ductwork contractor)
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- An undersized canopy or fan
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What the work covers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
Common questions in Swift's Green
Is Swift's Green within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Swift's Green included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Swift's Green?
In Swift's Green, it’s Ashford council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you clean the whole extract system or just the canopy?
The whole system: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we can’t reach is recorded on the report.
What do you do with what you remove?
We take it away at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you’ll get one fixed quote.
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, which we can install.
Do insurers need proof of extract cleaning?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, so many insurers want evidence it’s being cleaned to TR19. Each clean gives you a certificate and photo report to show them.
What information do you need?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Why deal with it now?
An overdue clean in Swift's Green is best dealt with now rather than after the next inspection. The job takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time, and we fit around your opening hours. Waiting only adds grease and risk. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Why Swift's Green businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- We diagnose before we treat
Read our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Also near Swift's Green
More services for Swift's Green
Part by part
Restaurant and pub kitchens
High-heat cooking loads the extract with grease, so grease readings help set the right interval.
Ductwork and risers
Risers take the extract up through floors to roof level, and grease often collects at the bottom of them. They’re cleaned through access points along their height.
Keeping the system healthy
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Keep grease collection points emptied
You leave with a 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 is not missed.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Swift's Green
There are about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens across Swift's Green and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half), according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. In Swift's Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Ashford 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. Swift's Green is covered by Kent 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.
For a kitchen near Swift's Green, the paperwork matters as much as the clean, so you get a certificate and photos every time.
Swift's Green is about 9 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Swift's Green, please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Swift's Green. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (9 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of the TN27 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Smarden Bell (1 mile south), Southernden (1 mile north), Smarden (1 mile south-east), Biddenden Green (1 mile south-east) and Monk's Hill (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (9 miles north-west), Ashford (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north), Faversham (14 miles north-east), Kings Hill (14 miles north-west) and Davington (14 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Swift's Green
In Swift's Green, that means kitchens and buildings near The Bell Inn. Swift's Green’s nearest station is Headcorn station, about 2.1 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Kent Firefighting Museum (3.3 miles south-west) and Romden Castle (2.1 miles south-east).
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.