Essex · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extraction cleaning in Wickford
Our technicians work in Wickford on kitchen extract cleaning. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Stale cooking odours from the system
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
Kitchen extract cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Wickford
A kitchen extract system is far more than the canopy you can see. Beyond the filters run the plenum, the ducts and risers, the fan and the point where air leaves the building, and grease settles in every one of them. A TR19® Grease clean deals with the whole route, not only the parts on show. The work covers horizontal duct runs, extract fans and discharge points, and common reasons people get in touch are an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and grease drips onto cooking equipment. If you need a kitchen extract clean in Wickford, you get one team and one number for every site.
What can be cleaned depends on what can be reached. Where a duct run has no panels, we say so on the report and can fit new ones.
Many kitchens in a town like Wickford were fitted into buildings built for something else, so duct runs can be awkward, with bends, long horizontal sections and too few access panels. Sections we cannot reach are listed on the report, and access panels can be added.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Wickford (SS12, SS11, CM11)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in Wickford
An overdue clean in Wickford is best dealt with now rather than after the next inspection. The job takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one, and we work evenings, overnight and weekends so you do not lose a service. Every extra month adds grease. With a fire risk assessment or inspection due, getting the work done first puts you on the front foot.
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why Wickford businesses choose us
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- We are fully insured
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
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What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. Photos taken on a phone are normally enough for us to plan a job in Wickford and give a fixed quote.
- First the diagnosis: a survey of the whole system and its access points.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- After the kitchen closes, we sheet the area and set up to contain grease and water.
- The treatment: heavy grease scraped out, then every part degreased to TR19® Grease.
- The sign-off: post-clean readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next clean date.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
Ask for a 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, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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Aftercare tips
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
- Wash or exchange the filters often
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
You leave with a date for the next clean, set from your daily cooking hours and the readings we took. A 3, 6 or 12-monthly maintenance plan keeps it on track, so the date is not missed.
Tell whoever looks after the system when something changes. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
What the work involves, part by part
Extract fan and discharge
Attenuators, where fitted, can soak up grease and need attention. Where they can be cleaned, they are, and the report notes anything that can’t.
Schools, hospitals and care homes
School, hospital and care home kitchens often have fixed hours and long holidays, so cleans can be planned for holidays or quiet times. The certificate goes straight into the site’s maintenance records.
Grease, kitchens and Wickford
Food Standards Agency records list about 39 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 29 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Wickford. Wherever food is cooked under a canopy, the extract above it gathers grease and needs cleaning on a schedule. In Wickford, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Basildon council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. The fire and rescue service for Wickford is Essex County 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.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Basildon University Hospital is the nearest hospital to Wickford, about 4.6 miles south-west. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Andrew, or anywhere in Wickford, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. For kitchens close to Wickford station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Wickford is about 4 miles north-east of Basildon, in Essex. For kitchen extract cleaning in and around Wickford, please ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Wickford. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, and Wickford is one of them. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 9 miles away.
We work across SS12, SS11 and CM11 for kitchen extract cleaning and the streets around it. You will find streets such as High Street, Market Road and Upper Market Road, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. With the A129 and A132 close by, Wickford is simple for us to get to for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Wickford: Shotgate (1 mile east), Runwell (1 mile north), Battlesbridge (2 miles north-east), Rawreth (2 miles east) and Brock Hill (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (9 miles north), Basildon (4 miles south-west), Brentwood (10 miles west), Maldon (11 miles north-east), Canvey Island (6 miles south-east) and Billericay (5 miles west).
What’s near Wickford
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Beauchamps High School. For rail, the closest station is Wickford station, about 0.7 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Rayleigh Castle (3.6 miles east) and Battlesbridge Motorcycle Museum (2.2 miles north-east). The countryside around Wickford includes Shotgate Thickets.
For landlords and multi-site operators
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.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How big the system is
- The number of sites or systems
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
What we need to know
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The site address and the type of premises
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Questions from Wickford
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Wickford?
That’s Basildon council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Wickford. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Wickford in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 15 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Wickford. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Because a dirty extract can spread a fire through a building. Many insurers require TR19 cleaning, and may refuse or reduce a claim without proof, so keep every certificate.
Do you work in Wickford?
Yes. We cover Wickford and across Essex, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.