OvenKing Nationwide Commercial Cleaning Services

Introduction to OvenKing Nationwide (OKN)

OvenKing Nationwide (OKN) provides bespoke, professional cleaning services specifically for the catering industry. In particular, the three main services we provide can be categorized as:

• Total kitchen deep cleaning

• Kitchen appliance cleaning

• TR19-compliant HVAC duct cleaning

All three services are strictly required to maintain the safety of your staff and customers. When commercial kitchens are not cleaned properly, severe hygiene issues will inevitably ensue. Consequently, the health of the general public is put at risk.

Appliances like ovens, fryers, and microwaves pose major safety risks to staff if they are poorly maintained. Furthermore, the heavy build-up of grease and grime poses a major fire risk. Your HVAC ducting—including filters, fans, and hoods—is designed to safely extract airborne particles. Therefore, neglecting these deposits creates a serious fire hazard.

Total Kitchen Deep Cleaning

Commercial kitchen staff should ideally have the training to perform basic cleaning duties. However, this is rarely the case in a busy environment. Due to the high demands placed upon kitchen staff and the high turnover rates in the catering industry, employees rarely have the time, training, or desire to complete an adequate cleaning schedule.

This lack of cleaning is clear when looking at historical data. For example, in Bournemouth alone, a previous study showed that 76 out of 1,874 food premises held a food hygiene rating of 2 or lower.

According to the Food Standards Agency, a hygiene rating of 2 means that Environmental Health Officers believe the premises need immediate improvement. A rating of 1 indicates that the premises need immediate and serious improvement. In addition, any premises receiving a rating of 0 will be shut down immediately.

Establishments must clearly display these hygiene ratings on their premises. As a result, a poor score will have a devastating effect on your business until the premises can be re-inspected. Every time your staff skips the proper cleaning routine, it becomes much harder to bring the kitchen back up to the required legal standard.

Kitchen Appliance Cleaning

OKN originally launched as a specialized offshoot of OvenKing, which has a long history of providing domestic oven cleaning. Fortunately, this expert service can easily be replicated within a commercial kitchen on a much larger scale.

The cleanliness of your commercial ovens directly affects the overall hygiene of your kitchen. In fact, regularly cleaning your appliances will significantly extend their useful life. Because the build-up of grease and fat poses a major fire risk, regular maintenance protects your staff, your customers, and your capital investment.

Additionally, aesthetics matter more than ever now that many modern restaurants feature open, front-facing kitchens. Therefore, management must ensure that all appliances stay spotless inside and out to attract and retain business. OvenKing has provided this specialist commercial appliance cleaning since before OKN’s inception, serving mobile catering operations like hog roast businesses whose equipment is always on show.

TR19 Compliant HVAC Duct Cleaning

TR19 represents the official requirement by which commercial HVAC systems must be maintained. It is the leading guidance document issued by the B&ES Association. To support this, OKN provides a comprehensive duct cleaning service to the catering trade that complies fully with all TR19 recommendations.

Part of this vital service includes issuing official TR19 certification for your duct systems. However, we only issue this certificate once our team has thoroughly cleaned the ducting and inspected the post-clean condition. It remains a mandatory requirement for all businesses possessing HVAC systems to maintain them to this exact standard.

Building managers or business owners can face heavy prosecution if they cannot provide evidence of TR19 compliance. Furthermore, it is now becoming standard practice for commercial insurance companies to demand copies of TR19 certificates before they will provide coverage.

Aside from the risk of prosecution, dirty air ducts can cause foul smells and fumes. Consequently, this can ruin your local town planning applications or future lease renewal negotiations. In addition, airborne contaminants will ruin your interior decor, damage expensive computer equipment, and cause your air conditioning systems to fail prematurely.

Summary of Services

All the professional services that OKN provides can be purchased as standalone options or bundled into a custom package. Crucially, our business model allows us to tailor our cleaning services to your exact requirements. This includes providing out-of-hours cleaning so we never disturb your daily trade.

Commercial catering establishments cannot easily replicate our services without a massive investment in specialist training and equipment. Instead, you can rely on OKN. We possess the correct insurance coverage, advanced staff training, tried-and-tested chemicals, and the labor availability to get the job done right.

Contact us today to discuss your commercial kitchen requirements and receive a bespoke quote.