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Kitchen extraction cleaning in Thornton Heath
Kitchen extract cleaning across Thornton Heath and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Kitchen extracts in Thornton Heath
Food Standards Agency data counts about 209 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 207 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Thornton Heath. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. Environmental health officers from Croydon council inspect food businesses in Thornton Heath. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
If you run a café or takeaway near Thornton Heath station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Stephen, or anywhere in Thornton Heath, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Thornton Heath is about 7 miles south of London, in Greater London. Wherever you are in the CR7 postcode area, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. Thornton Heath is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. London is in our area too, around 7 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: CR7, SW16 and SE25. Local streets include Ena Road, Elm Road and Mayo Road, and we cover them all for kitchen extract cleaning. Thornton Heath sits on or near the A23 and A212, so getting to you is simple for kitchen extract cleaning. If your site is just outside Thornton Heath, we cover Norbury (1 mile north), Pollards Hill (1 mile north), Mitcham (2 miles west), Hackbridge (2 miles west) and Eastfields (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (7 miles north), City of Westminster (8 miles north), Marylebone (8 miles north), Kensington (8 miles north-west), St Pancras (9 miles north) and Shoreditch (9 miles north).
Around Thornton Heath
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Archbishop Lanfranc School, Prince George pub and Grangewood Park. Thornton Heath has its own railway station: Thornton Heath station. Well-known places in the area include Centrale Croydon (1.7 miles south) and Croydon University Hospital (0.7 miles south). Open spaces near Thornton Heath include Biggin Wood and Duppas Hill.
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Thornton Heath
We have been trading since 2009, cleaning kitchen extracts across the South East and London. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, we clean to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. If you have an extract that no longer clears the smoke and an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer, we can help, from extract fans, vertical risers and horizontal duct runs onwards. People looking for “duct cleaning near me” in Thornton Heath normally mean the kitchen extract, and that’s our main job: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Thornton Heath: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so work in Thornton Heath is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Thornton Heath (CR7, SW16, SE25)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Ductwork and risers
Long flat runs of duct are where grease collects. We open access panels along the route and clean each section, recording any that cannot be reached.
Canopy and plenum
Behind the grease filters sits the plenum, which daily cleaning never reaches. We take the filters out and clean the plenum and housing thoroughly.
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What we are called out for in Thornton Heath
Grease in the extract matters because it burns. A flare-up on the range can be drawn up into the canopy and duct, and once grease in the duct catches, fire can spread through the building’s ductwork. That’s why controlling extract grease belongs in the fire risk assessment.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Grease smells coming from the extract
A hospital like Croydon University Hospital, about 0.7 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Questions to ask before you book
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Thornton Heath
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- What state the system is in
- Travel, parking and unloading
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
What we need to know
When you contact us, these details help:
- A few general shots of the system
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Honest limits
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- A fan motor that has burnt out
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
What we work on in Thornton Heath
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
Questions from Thornton Heath
Who is the fire and rescue service for Thornton Heath?
Fire safety enforcement in Thornton Heath is handled by London Fire Brigade. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Who inspects food businesses in Thornton Heath?
That is Croydon council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Thornton Heath. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Overnight, weekend and between-service cleans are all possible, so you don’t lose a service.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it does not spread.
What do you need from me for a quote?
A short description and a few pictures, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
Do you cover Thornton Heath?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Thornton Heath included.
Is a quote from pictures possible?
Yes, where the pictures show enough. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, and the quote follows that.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
What we do, step by step
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes anything from a few hours to a full night, depending on the size of the system. Security desks and permits-to-work are routine in London, so let us know what your building in Thornton Heath needs from us.
- You send pictures or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.