West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Tortington, West Sussex
Looking for kitchen extract cleaning in Tortington? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
Kitchen extract cleaning in Tortington, done properly
A closed kitchen is not earning, so the timing of a clean matters. Cleans are booked for evenings, overnight or weekends, or during holidays where a site closes for them. With the equipment off and cool and the area sheeted, we clean and hand the kitchen back ready for the next service. If you have grease dripping from the canopy or filters and a TR19 certificate needed for the insurer, we can help. When a restaurant in Tortington asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that is exactly what we do: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, with grease readings setting the real interval.
Somewhere as small as Tortington, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
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
- Tortington (BN18)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Flag any change in how the extract sounds or works
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
The certificate records when the clean was done, where and by whom. Keep it in the maintenance log with your fire risk assessment so it’s ready when anyone asks to see it.
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.
Questions from Tortington
Which fire service covers Tortington?
Fire safety enforcement in Tortington is handled by West Sussex 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.
Is Tortington within the area you cover?
Yes, Tortington is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
How much does kitchen extract cleaning cost?
Every site is different, so each gets its own fixed quote. For a quote, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site and its opening hours.
Can you quote from pictures?
In many cases, yes. Photos of the system and the access, plus your opening hours and last report, are often enough. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Grease-filled ducts can carry fire well beyond the kitchen. Many policies say the extract must be cleaned to TR19, and a claim may be reduced without proof, so keep every certificate.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
What we do, step by step
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Tortington.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by pictures or a visit.
- Grease readings are taken at set points and you get a fixed quote.
- On the day, cooking equipment is switched off and left to cool, and everything nearby is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Kitchen extract cleaning around Tortington
The coast is only about 3 miles from Tortington. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency records list about 24 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 3 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Tortington. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. Kitchens in Tortington get their food hygiene inspections from Arun council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A kitchen near Ford station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Mary Magdalene's Church or elsewhere in Tortington, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Tortington is about 3 miles north-west of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Tortington, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Our area covers London and the South East, including Tortington. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, large and small. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 19 miles away.
All of BN18 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on Ford Road and Gaugemaster Way and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Ford (1 mile south), Lyminster (1 mile east), Arundel (1 mile north-east), Wick (2 miles south-east) and Climping (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Worthing (8 miles east), Bognor Regis (6 miles south-west), Chichester (9 miles west), Selsey (12 miles south-west), Littlehampton (3 miles south-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (13 miles east).
Around Tortington
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Arundel Arms Public House At Ford Station and The Littlehampton Academy and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Tortington itself: Ford station. Other landmarks nearby include Arundel Castle (1.8 miles north-east) and Arundel and District Hospital (1.4 miles north). Not far away are WWT Arundel.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How easy every part is to reach
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The condition we find in the survey
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
What to send for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Any previous report or certificate
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Problems your staff have spotted
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Part by part
Schools, hospitals and care homes
In a care home or hospital, the kitchen may cook every day of the year. Cleans are planned between meals or overnight with as little disruption as possible.
Canopy and plenum
Canopies vary from a single hood to long runs over several appliances, every section is cleaned and recorded in the photo report before and after.
Honest limits
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- A grease trap that needs emptying
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
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What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
When to call us in Tortington
How fast grease builds up depends mostly on how long the kitchen cooks each day. BESA guidance sets minimum cleaning intervals of every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours a day, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours, and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. They are minimums: measured grease levels set the real interval.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Arundel and District Hospital is the nearest hospital to Tortington, about 1.4 miles north.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of insurance
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed