Medway · Grease filter exchange
Allhallows grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange for Allhallows, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
Different parts, different methods
Canopy filter housings
The trough or channel under the filters fills with grease. We point it out if it needs cleaning.
Mesh filters
Layers of mesh catch grease droplets. In a busy kitchen, mesh soon blocks, so they need changing often.
About our grease filter exchange in Allhallows
Across Allhallows, our filter exchange suits restaurants, pubs, cafés, schools, care homes and other kitchens, from a single canopy to several. Visits can be timed around your service, so cooking isn’t interrupted. If you’re dealing with missing filters in the filter bank and grease left in baffles after washing, we can help, from baffle filters, wall canopies and island canopies onwards.
In a village or hamlet like Allhallows, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Allhallows (ME3)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Allhallows
Also in Allhallows
What we do, step by step
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Allhallows knowing what to expect.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- We set the interval with you.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
What happens if it’s left?
Some kitchens in Allhallows wash filters themselves to save the cost of a service, and that can work if it’s done thoroughly and on time. Where it slips, an exchange service takes the job off staff. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why Allhallows businesses choose us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Kitchen extracts in Allhallows
The coast is only about 1 mile from Allhallows. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency data counts about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 4 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Allhallows, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on its filters to catch grease before it reaches the duct. It’s Medway council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Allhallows. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
School kitchens, at schools like Allhallows Primary Academy for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in Allhallows, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Allhallows is about 5 miles south-east of Canvey Island, in Medway. We carry out grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Allhallows and the rest of Medway. Across Medway, we cover 68 places, and Allhallows is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page, about 15 miles away.
We cover every part of the ME3 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on St Andrew's Walk, Avery Way and St Matthew's Way or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to Allhallows include Allhallows-on-Sea (1 mile north-east), Lower Stoke (1 mile south), Middle Stoke (1 mile south), Stoke (2 miles south-west) and St Mary Hoo (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Gillingham (7 miles south-west), Chatham (9 miles south-west), Rochester (8 miles south-west), Rainham (8 miles south), Strood (9 miles south-west) and Luton (8 miles south-west).
Near you in Allhallows
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Rose And Crown Public House, among other places. The nearest railway station is Chalkwell station, about 5 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Chartwell Private Hospital (5.5 miles north) and Bay Museum (3.9 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Bishop Saltings.
Common problems we fix in Allhallows
Filters get bent and damaged with handling. Damaged filters don’t sit flush, leaving gaps for grease to slip through.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Chartwell Private Hospital about 5.5 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What your quote should include
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether VAT is included
Allhallows: your questions answered
Who is the fire and rescue service for Allhallows?
Fire safety enforcement in Allhallows is handled by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can you come to Allhallows after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Allhallows does not have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you are closed and we will book within them.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Usually not. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Bigger sites can be done in stages to keep things running.
What happens to the dirty filters?
We take them away to be cleaned and your staff don’t have to deal with them. A clean set is fitted in their place.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. That is generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. It’s the record insurers and inspectors ask to see: a dated report with photos, listing the work and any areas we couldn’t reach.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Allhallows
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change will not reach
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- Odours from the discharge that filters will not stop
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Always run the extract while cooking
The canopy looks cleaner and the air moves better from the moment they’re fitted. Always run the extract during cooking so they catch grease as intended.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.