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Grease filter exchange in Addlestone, Surrey
Grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Addlestone. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Blocked baffle filters
About our grease filter exchange in Addlestone
Washing filters in the kitchen sink is messy and easily missed on a busy week. An exchange service means clean filters arrive and greasy ones leave, so the canopy is never left without filters. Common call-outs are for damaged filters letting grease past and a canopy that drips grease, on wall canopies, restaurants and pubs and school and hospital kitchens.
In a smaller place like Addlestone, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Addlestone (KT15)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Kitchen extracts in Addlestone
Food Standards Agency records include about 24 pubs and bars in and around Addlestone, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. The fire and rescue service for Addlestone is Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Environmental health officers from Runnymede council inspect food businesses in Addlestone. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you cook for passing trade around Addlestone station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Paul's or elsewhere in Addlestone, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Darley Dene Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Addlestone is about 5 miles north-east of Woking, in Surrey. From the centre of Addlestone to the outskirts, grease filter exchange is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. 395 places in Surrey are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Guildford, around 9 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: KT15. Local streets include Market Street, High Street and Station Road, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. You’ll find Addlestone on the A317 and A318, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include New Haw (1 mile south), Brooklands (2 miles south-east), Weybridge (2 miles east), St George's Hill (2 miles east) and Byfleet (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Guildford (9 miles south), Woking (5 miles south-west), Camberley (11 miles west), Epsom (10 miles east), Ewell (10 miles east) and Egham (5 miles north-west).
What’s near Addlestone
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Jubilee High School, Woburn Park and St George's College Weybridge. Addlestone has its own railway station: Addlestone station. Other landmarks nearby include Runnymede Hospital (1.5 miles west). Green spaces nearby include St Ann's Hill and Gracious Pond.
Nearby places to Addlestone
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
FAQs for Addlestone
Who is the fire and rescue service for Addlestone?
That’s Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can school kitchens in Addlestone be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Addlestone, the Food Standards Agency lists about 18 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
What do you do to protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. BESA’s minimum intervals for kitchen extracts range from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use, while fire dampers are tested at least annually.
How long will you be on site?
That depends on the amount of work, but for many sites it takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. We will give you a better idea when we quote.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes, always. The report is dated and includes pictures, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. File it with your fire safety records.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
It depends on the number and type of filters and how often they’re changed. We will send you a fixed quote once we know your canopies.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
What a clean won’t put right
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
How it works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before we start, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. Everything the job in Addlestone needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before work begins.
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What affects the quote in Addlestone
The price is fixed before any work begins. It’s based on:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Parking and loading at the site
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The times the site is available
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Different parts, different methods
The plenum
Heavy grease in the plenum often follows clogged or missing filters, or that a full clean is due.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
In a busy kitchen, filter washing is easy to skip. An exchange service takes it off the rota.
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Do not refit a filter that’s bent
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Do not let the full clean slip because filters are changed
The next exchange is already in the diary. If cooking increases, we can change filters more often to match.
If cooking has stepped up, the filter schedule should too. Adjusting the schedule now prevents a build-up in the ducts.