Kent · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Westbere
For TR19 Grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge in Westbere, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
- A kitchen taken over without any extract records
- Fat running down the canopy edge
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A canopy that is too small or a system that was badly designed
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
- Damaged duct sections that need replacing
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Extract fans
- Plenums and filters
- Canopies and hoods
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Westbere
Across Westbere, we clean kitchen extract systems to BESA TR19® Grease. The job starts with a survey and grease readings, then works through canopy, plenum, filters, ductwork, fan and discharge. At the finish there’s a TR19 certificate and a before and after photo report. Typical jobs include cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey and grease smells coming from the extract, on discharge points, vertical risers and plenums and filters. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but a proper TR19® clean in Westbere covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
We clean every reachable part of the system in Westbere: canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers and fan, then record anything that couldn’t be reached.
Work in a small place like Westbere starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Westbere (CT2)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What kitchen extract cleaning looks like in Westbere
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 7 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 3 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Westbere. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. Westbere 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. In Westbere, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Canterbury City council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Spires Academy or anywhere near Westbere, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Westbere, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like St Martins Hospital about 2.8 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Westbere is about 3 miles north-east of Canterbury, in Kent. Sites in Westbere get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small. Maidstone is in our area too, about 27 miles from Westbere.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: CT2. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Island Road, Pennington Close and Bushy Hill Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Westbere, we cover Hersden (1 mile north-east), Sturry (1 mile west), Calcott (2 miles north-west), Broad Oak (2 miles west) and Stodmarsh (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (3 miles south-west), Margate (11 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south-east), Ramsgate (12 miles east), Broadstairs (13 miles east) and Whitstable (6 miles north-west).
Around Westbere
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Hersden Village Primary School, Ye Olde Yew Tree Inn and Frank Montgomery School, among other places. The closest station to Westbere is Sturry station, about 1.2 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Canterbury Castle (3.9 miles south-west) and Canterbury Roman Museum (3.5 miles south-west). Not far away are West Blean and Thornden Woods.
Different parts, different methods
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.
Canopy and plenum
The plenum is out of sight behind the filters, so it’s easy to forget. We take the filters out and clean the plenum and housing thoroughly.
What affects the quote in Westbere
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- The condition of the system
- Travel, parking and unloading
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The number of sites or systems
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What we need to know
When you call or email, these details help:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Westbere questions
Do you work at weekends in Westbere?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Westbere needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Westbere?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Westbere. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
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.
Can you quote from photos?
Usually, yes. Send wide shots, close-ups of any access panels and anything that worries you, and we normally come back within one working day. If pictures are not enough, we’ll survey first.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19 is not written into law, but the responsible person still has a legal duty under the Fire Safety Order 2005. TR19 is the standard insurers and fire officers expect, and many policies require it.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
What should I send you?
Only a few details: where it is, what kind of site, when it’s open and the access. Photos and any previous paperwork make it quicker. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Why deal with it now?
If there’s a fire and the extract hasn’t been cleaned, the paperwork becomes the problem. Many insurers ask for proof of TR19 cleaning and may reduce or refuse a claim without it. A certificate in the file answers that question. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Why Westbere businesses choose us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- Don’t let the canopy gutters overflow
- Run the extract fan throughout cooking
- Book the next clean before the date on the report
Any section without access is marked on the report. A TR19 report should record what wasn’t cleaned as well as what was, and new access panels can be fitted so the next clean covers it.
Wipe the canopy down regularly and empty grease troughs or collection points. A daily wipe isn’t a deep clean, but it helps between visits.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
What happens on the day
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes as long as the system needs, from a few hours to several planned visits. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Westbere before we set off.
- We start with a survey, so we know every part of the system before we quote.
- We measure the grease at set points along the system, then give you a fixed price.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- Canopy, plenum, filters, duct runs, risers, fan and discharge are all cleaned to TR19® Grease.
- Finally the system is re-tested and photographed, and the certificate and report follow.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.