Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Tovil kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning for Tovil, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Tovil
Not sure when the extract was last cleaned, or by whom? Send a few pictures of the canopy and filters when you ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and you will have a fixed quote for kitchen extract cleaning in Tovil, normally within one working day. If you’re dealing with a smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction and years of baked-on grease in the ducts, we can help, from vertical risers, plenums and filters and horizontal duct runs onwards. When a restaurant in Tovil asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that’s exactly what we do: the whole run from hood to roof, cleaned to TR19® Grease.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so the interval is set by what you cook as well as how long.
Kitchens around a place like Tovil are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Tovil (ME16, ME15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in Tovil
There’s no law that names TR19, but the Fire Safety Order 2005 still applies. It puts a duty on the responsible person to assess and reduce fire risk, which in a kitchen includes the grease in the extract. Cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve done it. Systems on quieter sites still build up dirt and wear, just more slowly.
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Why Tovil businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- In business since 2009
- A written report with pictures after each visit
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
Grease that reaches the fan coats the blades and the housing. We isolate it, open it up and degrease it.
Ductwork and risers
Horizontal runs collect grease as the air slows and cools. Each run is cleaned through its access panels, recording any that can’t be reached.
Common questions in Tovil
Will you come out to Tovil?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can you come to Tovil after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Tovil keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
How far ahead should we book?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
Every part the air passes through, as far as access allows. Sections with no access are listed on the report, and extra panels can be fitted.
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.
What should I send you?
Only a few details: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. After that, simply give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
How long does a kitchen extract clean take?
That depends on the size of the system, the amount of grease and the number of access points. As a guide, it takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
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Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Tell us when the extract starts to drip or smell
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
The report gives a recommended date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date is not missed.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
When to call us in Tovil
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, building a layer that gets thicker with every service. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Commuter trade near Maidstone West station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
What to look for in a quote
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether a written report and photos are included
The process
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Visits to a place like Tovil are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, 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.
- We work through the system from the canopy to the fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
How to prepare
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Move anything stored near the system
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Related advice
Grease, kitchens and Tovil
The Food Standards Agency lists about 47 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses in and around Tovil, up to about a mile and a half out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. It’s Maidstone council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Tovil. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Tovil. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Michael and All Angels Church, or anywhere in Tovil, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Archbishop Courtenay Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Tovil is about 1 mile west of Maidstone, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Tovil, we can take on kitchen extract cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Tovil is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for commercial clients.
Kitchen extract cleaning in ME16 and ME15 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Tovil Road, Wharf Road and Bower Lane or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Maidstone (1 mile east), Foley Park (2 miles north-east), Penenden Heath (2 miles north-east), Shepway (2 miles south-east) and Ringlestone (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Sittingbourne (11 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (14 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west), Gravesend (13 miles north-west), Tonbridge (11 miles south-west) and Northfleet (14 miles north-west).
What’s near Tovil
Around Tovil, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near River Len LNR, St Augustine Academy and Oakwood Park Grammar School and the streets around them. The closest station to Tovil is Maidstone West station, about 0.5 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Kent Fire Brigade Museum (within half a mile south-east) and Allington Castle (2 miles north). Not far away are Boxley Hills and Burham Down.