Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Upchurch, Kent
We cover Upchurch for TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- An extract that has never been cleaned to TR19
Questions from Upchurch
Is Upchurch within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Upchurch included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Is kitchen extract cleaning any different in a coastal place like Upchurch?
It can. Upchurch is within about 1 mile of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion. A fan housing that is rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
How often does a kitchen extract system need cleaning?
Under BESA guidance, the minimum depends on how long you cook each day: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Grease readings can show a shorter interval is needed.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
How long does it take to clean a kitchen extract system?
Allow one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. The survey tells us how long your system will need.
What accreditations do you hold?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
Can you quote from pictures?
Normally, yes. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we typically come back within one working day. If pictures aren’t enough, we’ll survey first.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few photos plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Upchurch
Any kitchen we clean in Upchurch gets exactly the same specification as everywhere else we work. The job starts with a survey and grease readings, then works through canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan and discharge. You get a TR19 certificate and a photo report at the end. The work covers canopies and hoods, vertical risers and discharge points, and common reasons people get in touch are an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and grease drips onto cooking equipment. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but in Upchurch, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Upchurch: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, and the discharge where it can be reached.
In a village or hamlet like Upchurch, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Upchurch (ME9, ME8)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What kitchen extract cleaning cannot fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Discharge points
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Keep the TR19 certificate and photo report in the maintenance log
- Never cook with filters missing or out of place
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, giving you before and after readings alongside the pictures. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
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.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
The canopy catches the vapour, and the plenum behind the filters is where it first condenses. We clean both inside and out, including the filter housing.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Restaurants and pubs tend to cook long hours with plenty of 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.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Grease, kitchens and Upchurch
Upchurch lies within about 1 mile of the sea. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 3 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Upchurch. Every kitchen in that count with a canopy has a full extract system, canopy to discharge, to keep clear of grease. It’s Swale council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Upchurch. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
For schools such as Holywell Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Medway Maritime Hospital (about 4.5 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary the Virgin or anywhere around Upchurch, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Upchurch is about 3 miles east of Gillingham, in Kent. If you need kitchen extract cleaning in Upchurch, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711 or email us. We work across South East England and London, including Upchurch. Upchurch is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for kitchen extract cleaning. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (9 miles or so).
All of ME9 and ME8 is covered for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Kitchen extract cleaning is available to premises on The Street, Crosier Court and Horsham Lane and nearby roads. Other places close to Upchurch include Lower Halstow (1 mile east), Breach (1 mile south), Moor Street (1 mile south-west), Lower Rainham (1 mile west) and Newington (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (9 miles south-west), Sittingbourne (4 miles south-east), Gravesend (12 miles west), Faversham (11 miles east), Northfleet (14 miles west) and Minster (7 miles north-east).
Near you in Upchurch
Around Upchurch, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Leigh Academy Rainham and Berengrave Chalk Pit. For rail, the closest station is Rainham (Kent) station, about 1.6 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Medway Maritime Hospital (4.5 miles west) and Bayford Court (4.8 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Bishop Saltings.
How it works
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. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. For a village or hamlet like Upchurch, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Getting ready for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Getting a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Why it’s worth doing now in Upchurch
Any food business in Upchurch can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters will not go unnoticed. A clean extract is one less thing to worry about on the day. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why us?
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- In business since 2009
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
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