West Sussex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Twineham Green
For kitchen extract cleaning in Twineham Green, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Heavy grease build-up inside the duct runs
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Leave it or put it right?
If there’s a fire and the extract hasn’t been cleaned, the paperwork becomes the problem. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and may reduce or refuse a claim without it. A current certificate is far easier to produce than an explanation. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- We diagnose before we treat
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- In business since 2009
TR19 kitchen extract cleaning in Twineham Green
The part of the system nobody sees is often the dirtiest. 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. If you have missing paperwork after a change of operator and an extract that no longer clears the smoke, we can help, from extract fans, horizontal duct runs and canopies and hoods onwards. Extraction cleaning, hood cleaning and TR19 duct cleaning all end up in the same place: a system that is clean inside, not just on the surface, and a certificate that proves it.
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.
Work in a small place like Twineham Green starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Twineham Green (RH17)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Twineham Green
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens across Twineham Green 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. In Twineham Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Mid Sussex council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. The fire and rescue service for Twineham Green is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
School kitchens, at schools like Twineham CofE Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Ockenden Manor, about 3.8 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses near Twineham Green; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Twineham Green is about 4 miles west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Twineham Green, kitchen extract cleaning is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, Twineham Green among them. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 10 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in RH17 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Twineham (1 mile south), Crosspost (1 mile north), Wineham (1 mile west), Kent Street (2 miles west) and Bolney (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Crawley (10 miles north), Horsham (8 miles north-west), Worthing (13 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (5 miles east), Burgess Hill (4 miles east) and East Grinstead (14 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Twineham Green
The closest station to Twineham Green is Burgess Hill station, roughly 4 miles east. Other landmarks nearby include Burgess Hill Museum (3.9 miles east) and The Dene Hospital (2.2 miles east). Not far away are Wolstonbury Hill and Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve.
What the work involves, part by part
Grease filters
Filters need cleaning far more often than the duct, and a filter exchange service can take that off your hands. Keeping them clean helps the rest of the system stay cleaner.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, so their cleaning interval is often 3 or 6 months under BESA guidance. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
Questions from Twineham Green
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Twineham Green?
That is Mid Sussex council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Twineham Green. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Which fire service covers Twineham Green?
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Twineham Green. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Are you accredited for kitchen extract cleaning?
We are members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
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 much notice should we give?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
Strictly, the legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, not from TR19. In practice, TR19 is how kitchens show they’re managing grease, and many insurers ask for proof of it.
How long will the clean take?
Allow a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
How it works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Twineham Green.
- First comes a survey of the whole system, by photos or a visit.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Get a fixed quote
For kitchen extract cleaning in Twineham Green, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures 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 Twineham Green
Cooking fat leaves the pan as a fine vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. Filters catch some of it, but never all.
Clients normally contact us when they notice one of these:
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near The Parish Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Twineham Green, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What to look for in a quote
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
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Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Extraction that can’t cope with the cooking because of its design
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
- Plenums and filters
- Discharge points
Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Clean the grease filters regularly between TR19 cleans
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, so you can start cooking as normal.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Switching it off early leaves vapour to settle on the canopy and plenum, and the next clean has more to do.