Wokingham · Kitchen extract cleaning
Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Woodley
TR19 grease cleaning of complete kitchen extract systems, from canopy to discharge for commercial sites in Woodley and across Wokingham. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
Why it’s worth doing now in Woodley
Any food business in Woodley can expect visits from the council’s environmental health officers, and a greasy canopy or dripping filters will not go unnoticed. Keeping the extract clean helps the whole kitchen pass muster. Before an inspection or an insurer’s visit in Woodley, it helps to have up-to-date records.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Why book with us
- Full insurance on every job
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Kitchen extract cleaning in Woodley
Any kitchen we clean in Woodley gets exactly the same specification as everywhere else we work. We survey first and take grease readings, then clean the canopy, plenum, filters, ducts, fan and discharge. You get a TR19 certificate and a photo report at the end. If you’re dealing with poor airflow at the canopy and fat running down the canopy edge, we can put it right. When a restaurant in Woodley asks for duct cleaning, it’s nearly always the kitchen extract they mean, and that is our main job: canopy to fan, to TR19® Grease.
Each job starts with a look at where grease has built up: wet film or deposit thickness readings show which parts of the duct need the most attention, and the same readings after the clean show the result.
Most kitchens in a town like Woodley cannot close for a day, so cleans are booked after closing, early in the morning or on a quiet day. By the next service, the kitchen is ready to cook in again.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Woodley (RG5, RG6, RG10)
- Wider area
- Wokingham
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Woodley
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What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Photos taken on a phone are typically enough for us to plan a job in Woodley and give a fixed quote.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- Grease readings set the baseline, and a fixed quote follows.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- Heavy deposits are scraped by hand and the system degreased to TR19® Grease.
- Then the clean bill of health: readings, a TR19 certificate and a photo report with the next date.
Before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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Multi-site and managed buildings
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
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’re happy to quote for all of it.
Do you need kitchen extract cleaning in Woodley?
Hours of cooking are the biggest factor. Under BESA guidance, heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day means a clean at least every 3 months, moderate use every 6 months and light use every 12. Those are minimums, and grease readings can show a kitchen needs cleaning sooner.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Grease smells coming from the extract
- Extraction mentioned at an environmental health visit
- Ductwork thick with old, hardened grease
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
School kitchens, at schools like Rivermead Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
Grease, kitchens and Woodley
The FSA’s data shows about 17 pubs and bars registered in Woodley and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Woodley sits within the area of Royal Berkshire 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. Kitchens in Woodley get their food hygiene inspections from Wokingham council. 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near United Reformed Church, or anywhere in Woodley, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. A hospital like Royal Berkshire Hospital, about 2.7 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Woodley is about 3 miles east of Reading, in Wokingham. From the centre of Woodley to the outskirts, kitchen extract cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Woodley is one of 35 towns, villages and districts in Wokingham where we work for commercial clients.
Postcode districts we cover here for kitchen extract cleaning: RG5, RG6 and RG10. If you need kitchen extract cleaning at premises on Church Road, Jasmine Square and London Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. With the A4 and A3290 close by, Woodley is easy for our technicians to reach for kitchen extract cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for kitchen extract cleaning include Charvil (2 miles north), Whistley Green (2 miles east), Winnersh (2 miles south), Hurst (2 miles east) and Twyford (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Reading (3 miles west), Wokingham (4 miles south-east), Crowthorne (7 miles south-east), Woosehill (3 miles south-east), Emmbrook (3 miles south-east) and Coley Park (4 miles west). Being one of Wokingham’s larger places, Woodley has a wide mix of commercial premises, and we cover all of them for kitchen extract cleaning.
Landmarks near Woodley
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Waingels College, Ali's Pond Local Nature Reserve and The Bull And Chequers pub and the streets around them. Woodley’s nearest station is Winnersh Triangle station, about 1.2 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry (2.1 miles south) and Royal Berkshire Hospital (2.7 miles west). Open spaces near Woodley include South Lake and Alder Moors.
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep the cleaning records where you can find them
- Clean grease off the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep to the recommended cleaning interval
- Empty any grease troughs or cups on the canopy
After cleaning, we re-test the same points we measured at the start, so you can see the difference in numbers as well as pictures. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Stick to the cleaning interval on the certificate. BESA guidance links the minimum interval to daily cooking hours, so a change in hours may mean a change in interval, and grease readings will show it.
When something else is needed
Kitchen extract cleaning can’t fix everything, and we’ll tell you before we start. It doesn’t solve:
- A fan motor or bearings that have failed (that needs a fan repair or replacement)
- Blocked drains from a neglected grease trap (a separate service)
- An undersized canopy or fan
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Vertical risers
- Canopies and hoods
- Extract fans
- Discharge points
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
Woodley questions
Can you work in Woodley outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Woodley needn’t be disturbed. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
Can a school canteen extract in Woodley be done out of term time?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 11 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Woodley. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
How much notice should we give?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
What paperwork comes with a kitchen extract clean?
You get both a certificate and a photo report. Keep them in the maintenance log with the fire risk assessment, ready for your insurer or an inspection.
How often should a kitchen extract be cleaned?
Under BESA guidance, the minimum depends on how long you cook each day: every 3 months for 12 to 16 hours, 6 months for 6 to 12 hours and 12 months for 2 to 6 hours. Grease readings can show a shorter interval is needed.
Do I have to clean my extract to TR19 by law?
TR19® itself is not law. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19 is the recognised way to show you’ve dealt with extract grease.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Can you price the work without visiting?
Normally, yes. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we normally come back within one working day. If photos aren’t enough, we’ll survey first.