Oxfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in West Challow, Oxfordshire
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for businesses, landlords and public buildings in West Challow. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
- Poor airflow at the canopy
What we do, step by step
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like West Challow.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
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About our kitchen extract cleaning in West Challow
Few kitchens can stop cooking for a day so the extract can be cleaned. 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 stale cooking odours from the system and extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit, we can put it right, from plenums and filters, extract fans and canopies and hoods onwards. If you need a kitchen extract clean in West Challow, one call covers the survey, the clean and the paperwork, wherever you are in Oxfordshire.
The fire risk in a kitchen extract sits in the parts nobody sees: the plenum, the duct and the fan, which is why a TR19® clean in West Challow goes well beyond the canopy.
Somewhere as small as West Challow, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Where
- West Challow (OX12)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in West Challow
You’ll get a fixed price before work begins. It takes into account:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Parking and loading at the site
- The condition we find in the survey
- A single visit or a regular plan
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- A few general shots of the system
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Any previous report or certificate
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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FAQs for West Challow
Can school kitchens in West Challow be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 3 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of West Challow. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Which fire service covers West Challow?
It’s Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers West Challow. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Are you a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member?
We are members of Vent Hygiene Elite, the scheme run by BESCA, and we clean to BESA TR19® Grease. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we’re fully insured.
Can you quote from photos?
Yes, where the pictures show enough. If not, a site survey comes first, then a fixed quote.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Where the site is, what it is and when it’s open, along with a few pictures and any previous report.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.
Grease, kitchens and West Challow
West Challow is covered by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Food hygiene inspections in West Challow are the job of Vale of White Horse council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Where a hall near Church of St Laurence, or anywhere in West Challow, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
West Challow is about 2 miles west of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. Whether your site is in the middle of West Challow or further out, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, West Challow among them. For sites nearby, see our Oxford page, about 15 miles away.
All of OX12 is within our area for kitchen extract cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on Orchard Gardens, The Glebe and Silver Lane and nearby roads. We also cover Childrey (1 mile south-west), East Challow (1 mile east), Letcombe Regis (1 mile south-east), Wantage (2 miles east) and Letcombe Bassett (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (15 miles north-east), Didcot (10 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (10 miles north-east), Witney (13 miles north), Carterton (13 miles north-west) and Faringdon (6 miles north-west).
What’s near West Challow
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to King Alfred's, The Hatchet Public House and Betjeman Millennium Park and the streets around them. Nearby you will also find Williams F1 Grand Prix Collection (3.1 miles north-east). Open spaces near West Challow include Chain Hill and Letcombe Valley.
What a clean won’t put right
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what kitchen extract cleaning will not do:
- Faulty fire dampers in the duct
- Fat blocking the kitchen drains
- A duct that is holed or coming apart
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
Signs you need kitchen extract cleaning in West Challow
Grease in the extract matters because it burns. A flare-up on the range can be drawn up into the canopy and duct, where burning grease can carry a fire along the ducts and into other parts of the building. For a kitchen in West Challow, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
What we are most often called out for:
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Missing paperwork after a change of operator
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
School kitchens, at schools like St Nicholas CofE Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Comparing quotes
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- What insurance they carry
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Part by part
Grease filters
Between TR19 cleans, filters still need regular cleaning and we offer a filter exchange service for that. Clean filters slow the build-up further down the system.
Ductwork and risers
Horizontal runs collect grease as the air slows and cools. We open access panels along the route and clean each section, recording any that cannot be reached.
Multi-site and managed buildings
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- Switch the fan on before cooking starts
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, giving you before and after readings alongside the photos. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.