Kent · ME11
Kitchen extract cleaning in ME11
Our technicians cover all of the ME11 postcode district, which takes in Queenborough and Rushenden. You get a certificate and photo report after every clean.
Where we work in ME11
What we do in ME11
- Commercial kitchen deep cleaning
- Ductwork cleaning
- Extract fan cleaning
- Ventilation duct cleaning
- TR19 inspections and grease testing
- Fire damper testing
- Grease trap cleaning
- Extract fan repair and replacement
- Canopy and hood cleaning
- Kitchen extract cleaning
- Air handling unit cleaning
- Grease filter exchange
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Tell us what needs doing and your postcode for a quick quote: call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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Kitchen extract cleaning across ME11: what to expect
Has the extract gone a while without a clean, or has the paperwork gone missing? Send a few pictures of the canopy and filters when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will come back with a fixed price for the work in ME11, normally within one working day. Common call-outs are for an extract that no longer clears the smoke and grease dripping from the canopy or filters, across plenums and filters, canopies and hoods and horizontal duct runs.
Every visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, carry out the kitchen extract cleaning, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a few hours for a small kitchen, longer for a large system.
- We survey the system, from your photos or on site, canopy to discharge.
- Grease thickness is measured and the price is fixed before work starts.
- On the night, the equipment is off and cool and the kitchen is sheeted.
- Filters, canopy and plenum are cleaned, then the ducts, risers, fan and discharge.
- We re-test, photograph and send your certificate and photo report.
How we quote
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
Why book with us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fully insured
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- In business since 2009
Getting a quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Landmarks near Queenborough
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey and Queen Phillippa pub and the streets around them. Queenborough has its own railway station: Queenborough station. A little further out are Queenborough Guildhall Museum (under half a mile north-west) and Castle Rough (3.7 miles south).
Kitchen extract cleaning across ME11: local notes
Across ME11, from Queenborough and Rushenden outwards, kitchens range from town-centre restaurants and takeaways to pubs, hotels, schools and care homes. Each extract is cleaned to the same TR19® standard, canopy to discharge.
Across England, including ME11, the responsible person has a legal duty to assess and reduce fire risk, and each certificate and photo report is a record you can keep in your log book. Parts of ME11 are on or near the coast, where salt air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings. We look for corrosion as well as dirt on coastal sites.
Queenborough: Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, or anywhere in Queenborough, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Queenborough School and Nursery or anywhere near Queenborough, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is lit
- Keep grease collection points emptied
- Wipe the canopy down at the end of each day
- File each certificate with the fire risk assessment
When the clean is finished, grease readings are taken again at the same points, giving you before and after readings alongside the photos. Your TR19 certificate is then issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Report drips, smells or a noisy fan early. Drips, odours and fan noise often mean grease is building, and a grease thickness test can confirm it.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
What we’re called out for in ME11
What’s on the menu matters as much as how much is cooked. Fryers, grills and open flames throw much more fat into the extract than gentler cooking, so two kitchens with the same hours can need very different intervals.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Proof of cleaning requested by an insurer
- An overdue clean flagged by an EHO or fire officer
- Grease dripping from the canopy or filters
- A system with no record of a TR19 clean
Different parts, different methods
Ductwork and risers
Vertical risers carry the air up through the building, and grease runs down their walls and pools at the base. Access panels along the riser let us clean it in sections.
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. We clean after close or before opening.
ME11 questions
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: 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.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
Why do insurers care about extract cleaning?
Because a dirty extract can spread a fire through a building. Many policies say the extract must be cleaned to TR19, and a claim may be reduced without proof, so keep every certificate.
What about areas you cannot get to?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Do we have to close the kitchen for the clean?
We clean while the kitchen is closed, so evenings, overnight, early mornings and weekends are all options. We need the equipment switched off and cooled first.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.
Is a quote from photos possible?
Often, yes. With good pictures, the site type and your last report, we can price many jobs. Larger or hidden systems need a survey on site first.