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Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Wrotham Heath
Professional kitchen extract cleaning in and around Wrotham Heath, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Grease drips onto cooking equipment
- An extract that no longer clears the smoke
- Years of baked-on grease in the ducts
Commercial kitchen extraction cleaning in Wrotham Heath
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. Typical jobs include a kitchen with no current TR19 certificate and an extract that no longer clears the smoke, on canopies and hoods, plenums and filters and horizontal duct runs. Canopy cleaning, extract cleaning and duct cleaning are often used to mean the same thing, but a proper TR19® clean in Wrotham Heath covers all of it, from the hood to the fan.
Most kitchens in Wrotham Heath fall into one of BESA’s three bands: every 3 months for 12–16 hours, every 6 months for 6–12 hours and every 12 months for 2–6 hours, adjusted by what the grease readings show.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Wrotham Heath (ME19, TN15)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How we price kitchen extract cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The condition of the system
- Parking and loading at the site
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- A few general shots of the system
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your last certificate, test record or report
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
What a clean will not put right
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A canopy that’s too small or a system that was badly designed
- A duct that’s holed or coming apart
- A damper that sticks or has a damaged link
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Wrotham Heath
- Plenums and filters
- Horizontal duct runs
- Extract fans
- Canopies and hoods
- Vertical risers
- Discharge points
Also in Wrotham Heath
Common problems we fix in Wrotham Heath
Grease in an extract starts as vapour. Once it cools inside the ductwork, it condenses onto every surface it touches, and the layer grows a little with every meal cooked. The grease filters stop some, never all of it.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- A TR19 certificate needed for the insurer
- Fat running down the canopy edge
- A new tenancy or takeover with no cleaning history
- A smoky, hot kitchen with weak extraction
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Common questions in Wrotham Heath
Which council inspects kitchens in Wrotham Heath?
That is Tonbridge and Malling council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Wrotham Heath. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can the work in Wrotham Heath be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Wrotham Heath needn’t be disturbed. When you ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos, mention when the site is quiet.
What accreditations do you hold?
As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, our work sits within an independently audited scheme. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
Can you quote from photos?
Normally, yes. Send a few wide pictures plus close-ups of panels, filters or grilles, and we typically come back within one working day. If pictures are not enough, we’ll survey first.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Will my insurer ask for a TR19 certificate?
Extract grease is fuel for a kitchen fire, so many insurers want evidence it’s being cleaned to TR19. Each clean gives you a certificate and photo report to show them.
How the visit works
Every visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes one visit for most kitchens, while large or complex systems may need more than one. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Wrotham Heath.
- Diagnosis comes first, with a survey of the system and how it’s reached.
- We record grease levels at set points, then fix the price.
- We arrive after close, protect the area and contain the waste.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a 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 give you a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Report grease drips, smells or fan noise right away
- Diarise the next clean as soon as you get the certificate
- Make sure every filter is fitted before cooking
We hand the kitchen back clean, with the sheeting removed and waste taken away. Waste grease and water are contained and removed, so you can start cooking as normal.
Run the extract whenever the kitchen is cooking. Cooking with the extract off lets grease and heat settle in the canopy, and the next clean has more to do.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy and plenum
The plenum is out of sight behind the filters, so it’s easy to forget. With the filters out, the plenum is scraped and degreased.
Restaurant and pub kitchens
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens often cook for long hours, frying and grilling, which can put them in BESA’s 3 or 6-monthly bands. Cleans are done after close, overnight or before opening.
Kitchen extracts in Wrotham Heath
The Food Standards Agency lists about 8 pubs, bars and clubs as registered food businesses across Wrotham Heath and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Kitchens in Wrotham Heath get their food hygiene inspections from Tonbridge and Malling 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. Wrotham Heath is covered by Kent 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.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Old Soar Manor is about 2.7 miles south-west), access may need planning. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Margaret, or anywhere in Wrotham Heath, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Wrotham Heath is about 7 miles east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Wrotham Heath or further out, we cover kitchen extract cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. 922 places in Kent are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 8 miles away.
We cover every part of the ME19 and TN15 postcode area for kitchen extract cleaning and the roads nearby. We cover sites on London Road, Sandy Lane and Clearway and nearby roads. Other places close to Wrotham Heath include Comp (1 mile south-west), Platt (1 mile south-west), Offham (1 mile east), Borough Green (2 miles west) and Crouch (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (8 miles east), Dartford (11 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (7 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles south), Gravesend (9 miles north) and Tonbridge (8 miles south-west).
Near you in Wrotham Heath
In Wrotham Heath, that means kitchens and buildings near Wrotham School and Trosley Country Park. For rail, the closest station is Borough Green & Wrotham station, roughly 1.9 miles west. A little further out are Beechin Wood Archery Museum (1.2 miles south-west) and Ightham Court (2.7 miles west).