Hertfordshire · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen extract cleaning in Widford, Hertfordshire
Need kitchen extract cleaning in Widford? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- Cleaning needed before an insurance renewal or survey
- An inspection that picked up a dirty extract
Kitchen extract cleaning in Widford
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 an inspection that picked up a dirty extract and grease smells coming from the extract, we can help. Whether you call it kitchen extract cleaning, TR19 cleaning or kitchen duct cleaning, in Widford it means the same thing to us: the whole system, cleaned and certificated.
BESA sets minimum intervals by hours of cooking a day: 3-monthly for heavy use, 6-monthly for moderate use and yearly for light use, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. File it in your maintenance log so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Widford (SG12)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Fixed quotes for kitchen extract cleaning in Widford
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The size of the system
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
What we need to know
You do not need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
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Kitchen extracts in Widford
The Food Standards Agency lists about 4 pubs and bars as registered food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Widford. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Food hygiene inspections in Widford are the job of East Hertfordshire council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The fire and rescue service for Widford is Hertfordshire 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.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Widford School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. A hospital like Princess Alexandra Hospital, about 3.7 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Widford is about 4 miles east of Ware, in Hertfordshire. Wherever you are in the SG12 postcode area, we can carry out kitchen extract cleaning at your premises. Our Hertfordshire coverage runs to 381 places, Widford among them. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, about 19 miles away.
Kitchen extract cleaning in SG12 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include High Street, Bell Lane and Priory Farm Yard, all of which we cover for kitchen extract cleaning. We also cover the places around Widford: Nether Street (1 mile north-east), Hunsdon (1 mile south), Hunsdonbury (1 mile south), Wareside (1 mile west) and Babbs Green (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Stevenage (12 miles north-west), Bishop's Stortford (5 miles north-east), Welwyn Garden City (11 miles west), Hoddesdon (6 miles south-west), Cheshunt (9 miles south-west) and Hatfield (13 miles west).
Around Widford
Around Widford, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Bell Inn On The Corner Of Bell Lane, among other places. The closest station to Widford is Harlow Town station, roughly 3.2 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Princess Alexandra Hospital (3.7 miles south) and Harlow Mill (3.7 miles south-east). Not far away are Hunsdon Mead.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Widford?
The reason for all this is fire. Flames from a pan or grill can be pulled into the canopy by the fan, and once grease in the duct catches, fire can spread through the building’s ductwork. For a kitchen in Widford, keeping that fuel under control is part of the fire risk assessment.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- A kitchen with no current TR19 certificate
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- Poor airflow at the canopy
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Parish Church of St John the Baptist, or anywhere in Widford, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What to look for in a quote
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- How they set the interval to the next visit
For landlords and multi-site operators
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
How the job changes from site to site
Extract fan and discharge
Grease that reaches the fan coats the blades and the housing. It’s isolated, opened and cleaned as part of the TR19 clean.
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. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
- An undersized canopy or fan
- A broken extract fan that won’t run
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Vertical risers
- Horizontal duct runs
- Plenums and filters
How the visit works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a single shift for most kitchens, with long duct runs and tall risers needing more time. For a village or hamlet like Widford, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We survey the system first, from your pictures and details or on a site visit.
- Set points are tested for grease thickness and the quote is fixed before work begins.
- With the kitchen closed and equipment off and cool, the area is sheeted.
- We clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We test again, photograph the result and issue your TR19 certificate and photo report.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
Common questions in Widford
Who is the fire and rescue service for Widford?
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Widford. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you cover smaller places like Widford?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, and we can fit those.
What does a TR19 kitchen extract clean include?
The whole system: the canopy, the plenum behind the filters, the filters, horizontal ducts, vertical risers, the fan and the discharge, plus attenuators where fitted. Anything we can’t reach is recorded on the report.
Will the clean disrupt our service?
Cleans are timed to avoid service. Most kitchens book us overnight or at weekends, so you don’t lose a service.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
BESA guidance sets minimums by daily cooking hours: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Measured grease levels set the real interval.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.