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TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Three Bridges
Kitchen extract cleaning in Three Bridges from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
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’re happy to quote for all of it.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Three Bridges
Duct Doctor has been cleaning kitchen extract systems since 2009. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. If you are dealing with an overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer and years of baked-on grease in the ducts, we can help. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, in Three Bridges it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Sections without access panels are recorded on the report, and new panels can be fitted so they’re cleaned next time.
Kitchens around a place like Three Bridges are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
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, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Three Bridges (RH10)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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What else we do in Three Bridges
What affects the quote in Three Bridges
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- What state the system is in
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The size of the system
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The site address and the type of premises
If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Three Bridges, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Three Bridges: the local picture
Look up Three Bridges on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 79 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 42 takeaways across Three Bridges and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Food hygiene inspections in Three Bridges are the job of Crawley council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Three Bridges. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
A hospital like Crawley Hospital, about 1.6 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Pound Hill Junior School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. A kitchen near Three Bridges station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Three Bridges is about 1 mile east of Crawley, in West Sussex. Across the RH10 area, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Three Bridges is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex we cover for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Brighton, roughly 20 miles from Three Bridges.
Here we cover the RH10 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Ash Road, Mill Road and North Road and the roads around them. Close by, we work in Pound Hill (1 mile north-east), Worth (1 mile south-east), Maidenbower (1 mile south-east), Tilgate (1 mile south-west) and Crawley (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Horsham (8 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles south), Burgess Hill (11 miles south), East Grinstead (7 miles east), Billingshurst (14 miles south-west) and Bewbush (3 miles west).
Local landmarks in Three Bridges
In Three Bridges, that means kitchens and buildings near Hazelwick School, Central Sussex College and Grattons Park, among other places. There’s a railway station in Three Bridges itself: Three Bridges station. Nearby you will also find Crawley Hospital (1.6 miles west) and Crawley Museum (1.2 miles west). Not far away are Tilgate Lake.
Why deal with it now?
Environmental health officers inspect food businesses, in Three Bridges as everywhere else, and they look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment, extraction included. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. It’s easy to lose track of when the work was last done on a quieter site.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Why book with us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Trading since 2009
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A written report with pictures after each visit
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.
Three Bridges questions
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Three Bridges?
That’s Crawley council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Three Bridges. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Can the work in Three Bridges be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Three Bridges does not have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
We do not publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. We fix the price before we start.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
How long will the clean take?
Length of duct, grease levels and access all affect it. Most jobs take one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one.
Is Three Bridges in your area?
Yes. Three Bridges is part of the area we cover, as part of our area across London and the South East.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, alongside our reports.
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.
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
The discharge is where air leaves the building, which can collect grease and stain the surface around it. We clean it where it can be safely reached, and any limits are recorded.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
Some healthcare kitchens never fully close. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight, so residents and patients are not disturbed.
How it works
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, clear away and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. In a smaller place like Three Bridges, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- 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.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Clear the space around the work
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Aftercare tips
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Give the canopy a daily wipe
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
A TR19 certificate notes the date, the location and the technician. File it with the fire risk assessment and the maintenance log so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
Regular filter cleaning is the simplest thing a kitchen can do. A filter that is clean and seated properly stops more grease getting into the plenum, which slows build-up further down the system.