Restaurants — Kitchen Extract Cleaning in the Midlands

Restaurant kitchens put more grease into an extract system than almost any other trade. Chargrills, woks, tandoor ovens and the thin steel pans used for balti cooking all work at high heat, and the filters only catch part of the fat that rises from them. We arrange TR19 extract cleaning quotes for restaurants across Birmingham, the Black Country, Coventry, Warwickshire, Nottingham, Derby and Leicester. An independent specialist provider does the work and issues the certificate.

Which TR19 frequency band restaurants fall into

TR19 Grease is the BESA specification for kitchen extract systems, and it sets minimum cleaning intervals from daily cooking hours. Heavy use of 12 to 16 hours a day calls for a clean every three months, moderate use of 6 to 12 hours every six months and light use of 2 to 6 hours every twelve months. A restaurant serving lunch and dinner normally sits in the six-monthly band, while a kitchen cooking from late morning until midnight is heavy use. BESA is clear that these are minimums and that the type of cooking counts, so a grill, tandoor or wok kitchen can need a shorter interval than its hours alone suggest. The provider's deposit thickness readings settle it, and our TR19 compliance guide explains the bands.

Fire law, insurers and your risk assessment

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, usually the employer, owner or whoever controls the premises, to assess fire risk and keep fire safety measures maintained. Grease building up in the duct is a hazard that assessment should name. BESA notes that many insurers now ask for cleaning certificates and inspection reports at renewal, and that a claim can be refused when poor maintenance contributed to a fire. Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service points out that since 1 October 2023 every responsible person has had to record the fire risk assessment in full, however few people they employ. Local fire and rescue authorities inspect premises and can issue fire safety notices.

What a full clean covers

The provider cleans the canopy and filters, the whole ductwork run from canopy to discharge and the extract fan. TR19 Grease expects access panels along the duct, every 2 to 3 metres where that is possible, so concealed sections can be reached. Deposits are measured before and after against a mean limit of 200 microns between cleans, and the certificate comes with before-and-after photographs taken from the same positions, plus a note of any section that could not be reached.

Scheduling around service

Most restaurants book the clean after the last covers or early in the morning before prep starts, so no service is lost. Tell us your quietest night, any private bookings and how the roof or riser is reached, and the provider will plan access around them. If nobody knows when the system was last properly cleaned, start with an inspection report.

Restaurant groups and multi-site operators

Mitchells & Butlers, whose brands include Miller & Carter, Browns, Harvester and Toby Carvery, has its headquarters in Birmingham. Whether you run two kitchens or twenty, we can arrange a single quote covering every site, with each kitchen on its own interval and its own certificate, and dates staggered so two sites are never shut on the same night. In a shopping centre, agree duct access with the landlord, because responsible persons who share premises must work together. The cost guide explains what drives the price.

Restaurants we arrange quotes for across the Midlands

In Birmingham we arrange quotes from the Balti Triangle of Ladypool Road, Stoney Lane and Stratford Road in Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath, where one account says the city's first balti was served at Adil's on Stoney Lane in 1977, to Birmingham Chinatown around Hurst Street, known as the Chinese Quarter until it was officially renamed in May 2024. We also cover Digbeth, Moseley and Harborne. In Lye, near Stourbridge, up to a dozen restaurants line the High Street known as the Balti Mile. In Leicester, Belgrave Road is the Golden Mile, famous for its Indian restaurants, and Bobby's, one of the first vegetarian restaurants in Britain, has been there since 1976. Further afield we cover Leamington Spa, Hockley and the Lace Market in Nottingham and Derby city centre.

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