Wokingham · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in The Holt, Wokingham
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for businesses, landlords and public buildings in The Holt. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Kitchen extract cleaning in The Holt, done properly
The canopy over the range is only the start of a kitchen extract system. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and grease settles in every one of them. Our clean follows the air from canopy to discharge, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We are often asked to deal with a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate and a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer, across discharge points, canopies and hoods and plenums and filters. 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.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
Somewhere as small as The Holt, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- The Holt (RG10)
- Wider area
- Wokingham
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
If your staff spot something 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.
Different parts, different methods
Ductwork and risers
Vertical risers carry the air up through the building, and grease often collects at the bottom of them. Access panels along the riser let us clean it in sections.
Canopy and plenum
The canopy catches the vapour, and the plenum behind the filters is where it first condenses. We clean both inside and out, with the filter housing cleaned too.
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, giving you before and after readings alongside the pictures. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
When something else is needed
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- An undersized canopy or fan
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
What we do, step by step
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. For a village or hamlet like The Holt, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed 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. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
Questions from The Holt
Do you work in villages like The Holt?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, The Holt included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which fire authority looks after The Holt?
It’s Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers The Holt. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
Which parts of the extract do you clean?
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. Anything we can’t reach is recorded on the report.
What’s the right cleaning interval for a kitchen extract?
It depends on how many hours a day the kitchen cooks. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean at least every 3 months under BESA guidance, and lighter use less often. Your report gives a recommended next clean date.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
How long will the clean take?
Length of duct, grease levels and access all affect it. Most jobs take a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
We clean to BESA TR19® Grease as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. We have been trading since 2009.
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- The scale of the work
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition we find in the survey
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any previous report or certificate
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Places near The Holt
What else we do in The Holt
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in The Holt?
We often find duct sections that haven’t been cleaned since they were installed. Most of the time it’s because there were never enough access panels, so nobody could get to them. That hidden grease keeps building where nobody looks.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Robert Piggott CofE Infant School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
What your quote should include
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- If they look at the system before pricing
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in The Holt
There are about 9 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within about 1.5 miles of central The Holt, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Any of them cooking under a canopy is sending grease into its ductwork every service. It’s Wokingham council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in The Holt. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers The Holt. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to The Holt is St Mark's Hospital, about 4.4 miles north-east. Harleyford Manor, about 3.9 miles north, is one of the historic houses near The Holt; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
The Holt is about 4 miles north-east of Woodley, in Wokingham. We provide kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in The Holt and the rest of Wokingham. Our Wokingham coverage runs to 35 places, The Holt among them. Reading is in our area too, around 7 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the RG10 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. That includes premises on Blakes Lane and Bath Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Kiln Green (1 mile east), Hare Hatch (1 mile south-west), Ruscombe (2 miles south-west), Waltham St Lawrence (2 miles south-east) and Twyford (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Reading (7 miles south-west), Wokingham (6 miles south), Woodley (4 miles south-west), Earley (6 miles south-west), Crowthorne (9 miles south) and Lower Earley (6 miles south-west).
Landmarks near The Holt
In The Holt, that means kitchens and buildings near Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School and The Queen Victoria pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Wargrave station, roughly 1.7 miles west. Nearby you will also find Frazer Nash Archives (3.2 miles north-west) and St Mark's Hospital (4.4 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Weycock Hill and Hurley Chalk Pit.