Pubs and Bars — Kitchen Extract Cleaning in Manchester
TR19 extract cleaning quotes for pubs and bars across Greater Manchester.
Whether your pub serves Sunday roasts to a full room or your bar runs a short menu of burgers and wings, grease collects in the extract every time the fryers and grill are on. We arrange TR19 extract cleaning quotes for pubs and bars across Greater Manchester. An independent specialist provider carries out the work and issues the certificate.
Which TR19 band applies to a pub kitchen
TR19 Grease links the minimum cleaning interval to daily cooking hours. Cooking 12 to 16 hours a day means a clean every 3 months, 6 to 12 hours means every 6 months, and 2 to 6 hours means every 12 months. Lunch and evening food on most days typically adds up to 6 to 12 hours, so six-monthly. Serve food from noon to close and you may be cooking for 12 hours or more, which means quarterly, while a bar offering snacks for a few hours a day may only need an annual clean. The provider's grease readings show whether the interval is right for your kitchen, and the TR19 compliance guide goes through each band.
What GMFRS expects from licensed premises
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service publishes guidance aimed at licensed premises. It says that under the Fire Safety Order the responsible person of every licensed premises should complete a written fire risk assessment, and its hospitality information sheet for cafes, bars, pubs and restaurants adds that it is good practice to review the assessment at least once a year even when nothing has changed. GMFRS says that in most premises the likeliest causes of fire are electrical or related to cooking, and it names cleaning and maintenance of commercial cooking equipment as one way to cut the risk. On extract systems it warns that uncleaned ducts gather flammable fats, dust and grease that can stop ventilation working and help fire spread, and that most insurers make duct cleaning a condition of building insurance.
Bar districts, match days and timing
The Northern Quarter is well known for its bar scene, and the Etihad Stadium, home of Manchester City, holds 61,038 for domestic football. If your trade peaks on match days or Northern Quarter weekends, book the clean away from those dates, either late on a quiet night once the kitchen has closed or early on a weekday before opening. In May 2021, as indoor hospitality reopened, GMFRS fire safety teams visited bars and pubs across Greater Manchester's ten boroughs to give fire safety advice.
Leased, tenanted and shared buildings
If you lease or manage the pub rather than own the building, GMFRS points out that shared premises are likely to have more than one responsible person, and that for common or shared areas the responsible person is the landlord, freeholder or managing agent. Put in writing whose job it is to book the extract clean and where the certificate is kept. GMFRS also recommends a fire safety log book to record inspection, testing and maintenance, and the certificate belongs alongside it.
What the clean includes
The provider cleans the canopy and filters, the whole ductwork run and the extract fan, with access panels added wherever the duct is boxed in. Grease readings are taken, and you receive before and after photographs from matching positions and a certificate. In an older pub the duct can pass through a function room, a cellar void or the flat upstairs; when the route is unclear, an inspection report is the place to start.
Food hygiene and where we arrange quotes
If you serve food, a food safety officer from your borough council inspects and rates you under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme, which the Food Standards Agency runs with local authorities and which covers restaurants, pubs and cafes alike. In England you are encouraged to display the rating but do not have to. The extract certificate sits on the fire safety side. We arrange quotes for pubs and bars in Manchester city centre, Didsbury, Chorlton, Stretford, Sale, Altrincham, Bury and Rochdale. For a pub with a separate dining room, see the restaurants page, and the cost guide explains pricing.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How often should a Greater Manchester pub kitchen extract be cleaned?
Count your daily cooking hours. Lunch plus evening food on most days is typically 6 to 12 hours, TR19's moderate band, so at least every 6 months. Food served all day can push that to every 3 months, while a few hours of bar snacks may only need a yearly clean.
Does GMFRS expect a written fire risk assessment for a pub?
Yes. GMFRS says that under the Fire Safety Order the responsible person of every licensed premises should complete a written fire risk assessment, and its hospitality guidance recommends reviewing it at least once a year. Grease in the kitchen extract should be covered.
Our kitchen only opens for weekend food. Is a TR19 clean still needed?
Yes. Light use usually means the twelve-month band rather than a shorter one, but grease keeps building in the duct and fan whenever the fryers run, and a dated certificate is how you show the system has been looked after.
Who arranges the clean in a tenanted or managed pub?
Start with the lease. GMFRS notes that shared premises are likely to have more than one responsible person, and that the landlord, freeholder or managing agent is responsible for shared areas. Agree who books the clean and file the certificate with the fire risk assessment.
Can the clean be kept away from match days and busy weekends?
Yes. Give the dates to avoid when you enquire, such as home games at the Etihad Stadium, and the work can be booked late at night or before opening. We arrange the quote; an independent specialist provider does the work and issues the certificate.
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