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Kitchen extraction cleaning in West Hagbourne
Kitchen extract cleaning in West Hagbourne, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
Kitchen extract cleaning in West Hagbourne: the local picture
Look up West Hagbourne on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 6 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 5 takeaways and sandwich shops in West Hagbourne and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each one that cooks under a canopy has an extract system that collects grease and needs regular cleaning. Food hygiene inspections in West Hagbourne are the job of South Oxfordshire council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. West Hagbourne sits within the area of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in West Hagbourne, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. School kitchens, at schools like Hagbourne Church of England Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Brightwell Manor, about 4.5 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses near West Hagbourne; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
West Hagbourne is about 2 miles south of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. West Hagbourne gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, and West Hagbourne is one of them. Our Oxford page covers sites nearby (11 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of the OX11 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Main Street, York Road and Moor Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out kitchen extract cleaning in Coscote (1 mile north-east), Upton (1 mile south), East Hagbourne (1 mile north-east), Harwell (2 miles north-west) and Blewbury (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Oxford (11 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (6 miles north), Wantage (7 miles west), Grove (7 miles west), Faringdon (15 miles west) and Benson (7 miles east).
Near you in West Hagbourne
Typical jobs here are in premises near UTC Oxfordshire, St Birinus School and The Horse and Harrow pub and the streets around them. The closest station to West Hagbourne is Didcot Parkway station, roughly 1.9 miles north-east. A little further out are Atlas Computer Laboratory (2.4 miles west) and Brightwell Castle (4.5 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Mowbray Fields and Churn Hill.
Kitchen duct cleaning in West Hagbourne
Many insurers ask for proof that the extract has been cleaned to TR19, and some may refuse or reduce a claim when it’s missing. For a kitchen in West Hagbourne, our certificate and photo report give you that record, ready for the fire risk assessment file. Typical jobs include stale cooking odours from the system and years of baked-on grease in the ducts, across vertical risers, discharge points and canopies and hoods. Most calls from West Hagbourne come after an insurer, an EHO or a fire officer asks to see the last TR19 certificate. We handle the clean and the paperwork in one visit.
Access decides how thorough a clean can be. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
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. We agree access and timings in advance.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- West Hagbourne (OX11)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Refit filters properly after cleaning
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
You get a photo report after every clean. It shows the system before and after, part by part, alongside a list of what was cleaned, anything out of reach and the recommended next clean date.
Keep the fan on throughout service. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
How it works
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. The timing of a visit to West Hagbourne is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- 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.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- Readings are repeated, pictures taken, and your TR19 certificate and photo report issued.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Advice
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
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. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
West Hagbourne questions
Can school kitchens in West Hagbourne be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around West Hagbourne, the Food Standards Agency lists about 3 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the dates the site is empty.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in West Hagbourne?
In West Hagbourne, it’s South Oxfordshire council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
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 an insurer may refuse or reduce a claim without it.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
Can you quote from pictures?
Yes, if we can see what we need. Otherwise, we book a survey at a time that suits the site, then a fixed quote.
What accreditations do you hold?
As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, our work sits within an independently audited scheme. We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 too, and we’re fully insured.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
BESA guidance gives minimum intervals of 3, 6 or 12 months, depending on daily cooking hours. Kitchens that fry or grill a lot may need cleaning sooner, and readings will tell you.
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Vertical risers
Part by part
Grease filters
We clean the grease filters as part of the job, and refitted so they sit properly in the housing. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
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 can’t be reached.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in West Hagbourne
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- How big the system is
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The condition of the system
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Why it’s worth doing now in West Hagbourne
If there’s a fire and the extract hasn’t been cleaned, the paperwork becomes the problem. Many policies require cleaning to TR19, and an insurer can refuse or reduce a claim without proof. A certificate in the file answers that question. With notice, the visit to West Hagbourne can be fitted around your bookings and events.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What you get with us
- In business since 2009
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
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