Scheduled FOG management for commercial kitchens — quarterly, monthly or weekly. Pumped, scoured, inspected, ticketed and disposed of properly. Out-of-hours by default.
35+ years on the tools · Same-day service guaranteed · Fully insured domestic & commercial
35+
Years on the tools
Guaranteed
Same-day response
£5M PL
Fully insured
CO5 8DX
Local to West Mersea
Scheduled removal of fats, oils and greases (FOG) from passive grease traps, GRD interceptors and full pumped grease management units serving commercial kitchens. Includes vacuum recovery, internal scour, baffle inspection, certified disposal and EHO-ready paperwork — not just 'skim the top'.
Restaurants, takeaways and pubs across Colchester, Chelmsford and Ipswich. School and college catering kitchens across Essex and Suffolk on termly contracts. Care homes and hospitality groups. Managed-estate property managers responsible for shared rear-court grease traps. Cloud kitchens and dark-kitchen operators.
Slow-running sinks in the kitchen, FOG visibly to the top of the trap, smells coming back into the kitchen, EHO inspection booked, lease covenant requiring scheduled service, change of operator or due-diligence on a new site.
A grease trap that isn't properly scoured rebuilds in weeks — the cheap 'skim service' is why your trap is full again a fortnight after the contractor leaves. We empty top-to-bottom, scour the walls, inspect the baffles and dip-pipes, and dispose of the FOG through licensed waste streams. EHO inspectors recognise the paperwork.
FOG mismanagement is the single fastest way to lose a commercial kitchen on a Friday lunchtime. Here's what neglect costs:
Blocked grease trap pushes back into the prep sink. Service stops, refunds go out, reputation hits TripAdvisor by Sunday.
Visible FOG in the trap during inspection = improvement notice = re-inspection = potential temporary closure if not actioned.
Untreated FOG hardens in the main run. Now you're paying for the trap AND a main-line jetting AND potentially a section repair.
Anglian Water, Thames Water and Essex & Suffolk Water all enforce trade effluent FOG limits. Repeat offenders get charged — and the bills are substantial.
Two-minute call with Matt to scope the symptoms, agree an ETA and confirm pricing brackets before we leave the yard. No call-out fee for the conversation.
We lift covers, run flow tests and — where relevant — drop the CCTV camera in to identify the actual cause, not the easiest symptom.
Itemised price covering parts, labour, disposal and timeline. You approve in writing before any tools come out of the van.
Work carried out cleanly: dust sheets, tool mats and bagged waste. We protect floors, gardens and driveways throughout.
Post-works flow test, CCTV verification where appropriate, photos and a written job sheet emailed within 24 hours plus our workmanship guarantee.
Vacuum recovery of all contents plus internal scour of walls and baffles — trap is empty when we leave, not 'topped up later'.
Service ticket, waste transfer note, photographs, and a logged service history — what every inspector asks for.
Full Environment Agency Waste Carrier registration, FOG disposed via licensed processors — not poured back down a main.
Most cleans done overnight or pre-service so trading isn't interrupted. No on-the-day surprises for front-of-house.
Monthly, fortnightly or weekly rounds — fixed price, scheduled, no scramble for a contractor when the EHO is at the door.
Trade effluent advice, FOG management plan templates, EHO inspection prep — all included in commercial contracts.
Commercial FOG is a regulated waste stream and a regulated process. Get it right and your kitchen runs silently; get it wrong and you'll find out in front of a customer. Here's how we run the work across the patch.
Discuss your projectPassive under-sink grease traps (small café/coffee shop). Below-counter GRD interceptors (mid-size restaurant). External below-ground grease interceptors (most full restaurants and pubs). Biological FOG units (Mechline, Grease Guardian) with bacterial dosing. Full pumped grease management systems with thermostatic recovery on larger commercial sites and hospital/school catering.
Pre-inspection of trap and approach run. Vacuum recovery of all FOG, water and solids. High-pressure scour of internal walls and baffles. Inspection of dip-pipes and outlet for damage. Replacement of consumables on biological units (filters, baffles). Refill with clean water. Photograph evidence. Service ticket and waste transfer note. Logged service history available online.
Café/coffee shop: 3-monthly. Mid-size restaurant: monthly. Busy full-service restaurant or pub kitchen: fortnightly. High-volume takeaway, late-trading or fried-food specialist: weekly. School catering: termly cycle (3 visits/year). We honest-size on the first visit — not whatever pays best.
Default scheduling is overnight (22:00–05:00) or pre-service (06:00–10:00) to avoid trading impact. Kitchen team don't need to be on site — we work with managers and have lock-up arrangements with multiple Essex chains. RAMS supplied on request.
Water industry act 1991 makes blocking sewers an offence — and FOG is the most common cause. Trade effluent consents from Anglian/Thames Water set legal FOG limits. EHO inspections under the Food Safety Act expect documented FOG management. We supply paperwork that satisfies all three.
Colchester, Essex, Suffolk & London.
Call Matt direct or request a written quote — we'll come back to you fast.
Clear Drains 4 U · West Mersea, Colchester CO5 8DX · 35 years' experience
