Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Tonbridge, Kent
We cover Tonbridge for kitchen extract cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
What affects the cost of kitchen extract cleaning
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Parking and loading at the site
- The scale of the work
- The number of sites or systems
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- A few general shots of the system
Need a price for kitchen extract cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Tonbridge
The ducts are where most of the grease hides. Access panels let us into the duct runs and risers, scraping heavy deposits by hand before degreasing. Anything out of reach is noted in the report, and new panels can be fitted. The work covers canopies and hoods, horizontal duct runs and extract fans, and common reasons people get in touch are a kitchen taken over without any extract records and an extract that has never been cleaned to TR19. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Tonbridge, you get one team and one number for every site, wherever you are in Kent.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and readings afterwards go into your report.
Kitchens in towns like Tonbridge are often in older buildings that were never designed for them, which can mean awkward duct routes, long flat runs and not enough access panels. Where the duct cannot be reached, new panels can be fitted, and anything left uncleaned is recorded on the report.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Tonbridge (TN9, TN10, TN11)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What a clean will not put right
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Extraction that cannot cope with the cooking because of its design
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: 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.
Tonbridge: your questions answered
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Tonbridge?
That’s 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.
Can you come to Tonbridge after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Tonbridge doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Just ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
What about areas you cannot get to?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Does the law say I must clean to TR19?
TR19® itself isn’t law. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
A TR19 certificate, plus a full photo report. The report lists what was cleaned, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next clean is due.
How long will the clean take?
A small kitchen with a short duct can be done in a few hours, but large systems may be spread over more than one visit. We will tell you how long when we quote.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey shows what needs doing and what access we need, and the quote is based on that.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
The minimum is set by BESA guidance on daily use, from 3-monthly to 12-monthly. Heavy frying and grilling can mean shorter intervals, and readings will tell you.
Different parts, different methods
Canopy and plenum
Whether it’s one hood or a long island canopy, each section is cleaned and photographed before and after.
Grease filters
Filters need cleaning far more often than the duct and we offer a filter exchange service for that. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. The more we can see of the system beforehand, the smoother the visit to Tonbridge will be.
- 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.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Clear loose items from the work area
Getting a quote
For kitchen extract cleaning in Tonbridge, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Related advice
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Tonbridge
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. 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.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Tonbridge Cottage Hospital about 1.4 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Comparing quotes
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Also near Tonbridge
Also in Tonbridge
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Tonbridge
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 24 pubs and bars in and around Tonbridge, 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. In Tonbridge, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tonbridge and Malling council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Fire safety in Tonbridge falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
If you cook for passing trade around Tonbridge station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. For schools such as New Beacon School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Tonbridge is about 12 miles south-west of Maidstone, in Kent. We carry out kitchen extract cleaning for commercial premises of every kind in Tonbridge and the rest of Kent. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Tonbridge among them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 12 miles from Tonbridge.
Work in TN9, TN10 and TN11 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. You’ll find streets such as High Street, Old London Road and London Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. Tonbridge is on the A26 and A227, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Lower Haysden (2 miles south-west), Leigh (3 miles west), Bidborough (3 miles south-west), Southborough (3 miles south) and Printstile (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (12 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (7 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (4 miles south), Swanley (14 miles north), Kings Hill (7 miles north-east) and Foley Park (12 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Tonbridge
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Haysden Country Park, Royal Rise Primary School and Hillview School for Girls, among other places. The nearest railway station is Tonbridge station, about 0.6 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include The Milne Museum (under half a mile west) and Tonbridge Castle (under half a mile south-west). Open spaces near Tonbridge include Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
Keeping the system healthy
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, and equipment can be switched back on once we have gone.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.