Hotels — Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Manchester

A hotel kitchen can be cooking from the first breakfast to the last room-service order, and a restaurant, banqueting suite and bar grill may each have their own canopy and duct. We arrange TR19 extract cleaning quotes for hotels across Greater Manchester, from the city centre and Salford Quays to Altrincham, Stockport and Bolton. An independent specialist provider carries out the work and issues a certificate for each system cleaned.

Which TR19 band a hotel kitchen falls into

TR19 Grease sets the minimum cleaning interval by daily cooking hours: every 3 months at 12 to 16 hours, every 6 months at 6 to 12 hours, and every 12 months at 2 to 6 hours. Three meal services a day plus room service will usually put a full-service hotel at 12 hours or more, the quarterly band. A smaller hotel with breakfast and a light evening menu is more likely to be six-monthly. Where each kitchen has its own duct, each can follow its own interval, confirmed by the grease readings taken at every visit. See the TR19 compliance guide.

Sleeping guests, the Fire Safety Order and insurance

GMFRS lists hotels, hostels and guest houses under its residential fire risk assessment guidance. The responsible person must keep the fire risk assessment up to date, and since 1 October 2023 it must be recorded in writing along with the details of the person who made it. BESA warns that grease left in a duct can let flames travel through the ductwork into other parts of the building, and in a hotel those parts include bedrooms. GMFRS guidance written for pubs, restaurants and takeaways warns that flammable fats, dust and grease in uncleaned extraction ducts can stop ventilation working properly and help fire spread rapidly, and the same grease collects above a hotel range. It adds that most insurance companies make extraction duct cleaning a condition of building insurance, while BESA says insurers may deny claims when they trace a fire back to poor maintenance.

Conference weeks and working around guests

Manchester Central, the conference and exhibition centre converted from the city's former Central railway station, has hosted conferences for the Labour Party, the Conservative Party, the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and the CBI, and since 2001 it has included the Manchester International Convention Centre with an 804-seat auditorium. If your hotel takes delegate bookings, keep the clean clear of the busiest conference weeks. Overnight work, or a slot between breakfast and lunch service, can be requested, with noise, roof access and service lift use planned to keep disruption to guests down.

What a full hotel clean covers

For each system the provider cleans the canopy and filters, the ductwork including vertical risers and horizontal runs, and the extract fan and discharge. BESA notes that kitchen ductwork is often hidden above false ceilings, in roof voids and in plant rooms, so access panels are fitted where needed. Grease depth is tested, and the report includes before and after photographs from matching positions and a hygiene certificate. Where the duct routes are undocumented, an inspection report is a sensible first step.

Food hygiene, hotel groups and next steps

A food safety officer from the borough council inspects and rates hotel kitchens under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme, which lists canteens and hotels among the places it covers, and display of the rating is voluntary in England. Hotel groups can put every property on a single quote while each kitchen system keeps its own schedule and certificate. The cost guide covers the main pricing factors, and the restaurants page covers hotel restaurants open to the public. We arrange quotes in Manchester city centre, Salford Quays, Altrincham, Didsbury, Stockport, Bolton and Oldham. Request a quote.

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