Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Way, Kent
For TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in Way, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
For landlords and multi-site operators
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.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
About our kitchen extract cleaning in Way
Insurers often want evidence of regular TR19 cleaning, and a claim can be refused or reduced without it. For a kitchen in Way, our certificate and photo report give you that record for the maintenance log. If you have grease smells coming from the extract and a new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history, we can help, from vertical risers, canopies and hoods and plenums and filters onwards. Kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning, extraction cleaning: whatever you call it, it’s the job we do every week across Kent.
A kitchen running fryers and chargrills all day builds up grease much faster than one that mostly steams and boils, so we look at the menu as well as the opening hours when we suggest the next date.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Way (CT12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Keep the baffle filters clean
- 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, based on your cooking hours and the grease we measured. We can put the system on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly plan, so the date isn’t missed.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.
FAQs for Way
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Way?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Way. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you work overnight in Way?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. The site is handed back ready to open. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
We clean to BESA TR19® Grease as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, and certificates go through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. We’ve been trading since 2009.
What do I get after the clean?
You get both a certificate and a photo report. Keep them in the maintenance log with the fire risk assessment so they’re to hand when an insurer asks.
Do you work in Way?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Way included.
What about areas you can’t get to?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
What your team can do, and what needs us
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, which is where we come in.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Why act early in Way
Leaving the clean until the next refit doesn’t make the grease go away. Over time, soft grease bakes into a harder, thicker crust, which is slower to clean. Staying on a regular cycle keeps each clean manageable. With notice, the visit to Way can be fitted around your bookings and events.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Why book with us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Every job surveyed first
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- Fully insured
Also in Way
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Way
The coast is only about 3 miles from Way. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 4 pubs, bars and clubs in Way and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Way sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
For kitchens close to Minster station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Ramsgate General Hospital about 3.5 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Way is about 3 miles west of Ramsgate, in Kent. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Way, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Way included. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. Maidstone is in our area too, around 35 miles away.
We work across the CT12 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. That includes premises on Wayborough Hill and Way Hill and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Way: Mount Pleasant (1 mile north-west), Sevenscore (1 mile south-east), Minster (1 mile west), Acol (1 mile north-west) and Cliffs End (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (12 miles west), Margate (4 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south), Ramsgate (3 miles east), Broadstairs (5 miles east) and Whitstable (13 miles west).
Local landmarks in Way
Typical jobs here are in premises near Sandwich and Pegwell Bay and The Bell Inn. Way’s nearest station is Minster station, roughly 0.9 miles south-west. A little further out are Westwood Cross (3.1 miles north-east) and Ramsgate General Hospital (3.5 miles east). The countryside around Way includes Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. Visits to a village like Way are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- You send pictures or we visit, and the system is surveyed from 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.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, photos taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in Way
The reason for all this is fire. Flames from a pan or grill can be pulled into the canopy by the fan, where burning grease can carry a fire along the ducts and into other parts of the building. That is why controlling extract grease belongs in the fire risk assessment.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in Way, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Questions to ask before booking
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- When the next visit should be, and why
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
Grease meets the system first at the canopy and the plenum behind the filters. Both are scraped and degreased inside and out, including the filter housing.
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning, and a filter exchange service can take that off your hands. Clean filters slow the build-up further down the system.