Surrey · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in West Horsley
Kitchen extract cleaning for commercial sites in West Horsley and across Surrey. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Rancid smells from grease in the duct
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
Kitchen extract cleaning in West Horsley
Think of it as a health check for the kitchen’s airways: diagnose with a survey, treat with a thorough clean, then sign it off. That clean bill of health comes as a TR19 certificate and a photo report, issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. The work covers horizontal duct runs, discharge points and plenums and filters, and common reasons people get in touch are ductwork thick with old, hardened grease and stale cooking odours from the system. Some call it canopy cleaning, others extract cleaning or duct cleaning, but in West Horsley, as everywhere, the insurer wants the full system cleaned, not just the hood.
Most kitchens in West Horsley fall into one of BESA’s three bands: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
For a smaller kitchen near West Horsley, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Place
- West Horsley (KT24, GU23)
- Region
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Ductwork and risers
Grease builds up most where the duct turns. We test at points like these before and after cleaning, so the report shows the difference.
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. We clean after close or before opening.
West Horsley kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 pubs and bars in and around West Horsley, up to about a mile and a half out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Fire safety in West Horsley falls to Surrey 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. In West Horsley, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Guildford council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Commuter trade near Horsley station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Woking Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to West Horsley, about 5.2 miles north-west. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary the Virgin or elsewhere in West Horsley, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
West Horsley is about 6 miles west of Leatherhead, in Surrey. Whether your site is in the middle of West Horsley or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Surrey coverage runs to 395 places, and West Horsley is one of them. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby, about 6 miles away.
We work across the KT24 and GU23 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on The Street, Woodside and Long Reach or a nearby road, we can help. West Horsley is on the A246 and B2039, so it’s easy for us to get to for kitchen extract cleaning. Close by, we work in East Horsley (1 mile east), Ockham (2 miles north), East Clandon (2 miles south-west), Effingham (2 miles east) and Ripley (3 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (6 miles west), Woking (6 miles north-west), Camberley (13 miles west), Epsom (9 miles north-east), Horley (14 miles south-east) and Redhill (13 miles east).
What’s near West Horsley
In West Horsley, that means kitchens and buildings near Howard of Effingham School, The Barley Mow pub and The Forest and the Highlands and the streets around them. West Horsley’s nearest station is Horsley station, roughly 0.7 miles east. Nearby you’ll also find Woking Community Hospital (5.2 miles north-west) and Send and Ripley History Society Museum (2.4 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include St Martha's Hill and Papercourt Marshes.
Places near West Horsley
Other services in West Horsley
Questions from West Horsley
Who is the fire and rescue service for West Horsley?
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for West Horsley. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in West Horsley during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. With about 4 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of West Horsley, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll fit the work in.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained so the area stays clean.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, and the emergency line covers the rest.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Typically, yes. Send a few wide photos plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and a fixed quote typically follows within one working day. If pictures are not enough, we’ll survey first.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
What should I send you?
The site address, the type of premises and your opening hours, plus pictures of the system and your last certificate or report if you have one.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Leave it or put it right?
Any food business in West Horsley can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters won’t go unnoticed. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. Booking ahead lets us plan the trip to West Horsley at a time that suits you.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Why West Horsley businesses choose us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Photo reports with every job
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
What a clean won’t put right
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Fire dampers that won’t close (that needs damper testing and remedials)
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
- A grease trap that needs emptying
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Horizontal duct runs
- Vertical risers
How it works
We’re used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like West Horsley, so let us know how to reach it.
- You send photos or we visit, and the system is surveyed from canopy to discharge.
- We take grease readings at set points and send you a fixed quote.
- The kitchen is closed, the equipment cooled and everything nearby protected.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
If we couldn’t get into part of the duct, the report says so plainly. That’s part of an honest TR19 clean, not a failing, and we can fit access panels so it’s reached next time.
Book the next clean before the last one runs out. If the kitchen starts cooking longer hours, the interval should be looked at again, and grease readings will show it.