Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Andwell, Hampshire
For grease filter exchange in Andwell, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- A canopy that drips grease
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Andwell
A filter that doesn’t sit right lets grease straight past. Bent, damaged or missing filters leave gaps, so we check every one at each visit. We point out any that need replacing. Common call-outs are for grease filters clogged with grease and gaps where filters have been removed, on school and hospital kitchens, baffle filters and island canopies.
For a kitchen in or near Andwell, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Place
- Andwell (RG25, RG27, RG24)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
We turn up 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 the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Andwell before we set off.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- The filters are checked for fit before we go.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
You will get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How easy every part is to reach
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The scale of the work
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
If the plenum behind the filters looks greasy, we say so. That might mean bringing a TR19® clean forward, and we can arrange it.
Saturated filters let more grease through. Getting onto a regular exchange now keeps grease out of the plenum and ductwork until the next TR19 clean.
Grease filter exchange in Andwell: the local picture
Look up Andwell on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Andwell. Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. It’s Basingstoke and Deane council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Andwell. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for Andwell is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
The Vyne, about 4.2 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Andwell; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Swithun's church or elsewhere in Andwell, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Andwell is about 3 miles south-west of Hook, in Hampshire. Across the RG25 area, we cover grease filter exchange for commercial sites. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Andwell among them. Our Reading page covers sites nearby (13 miles or so).
All of RG25, RG27 and RG24 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Greywell Road and Canal Reach, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. We also cover Mapledurwell (1 mile south), Water End (1 mile north-east), Old Basing (1 mile west), Lychpit (2 miles west) and Wildmoor (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (4 miles west), Farnborough (11 miles east), Fleet (8 miles east), Aldershot (11 miles east), Alton (8 miles south) and Yateley (9 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Andwell
Andwell’s nearest station is Hook station, roughly 2.4 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Festival Place (3.1 miles west) and Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital (4.2 miles west). For a walk, there’s Dogmersfield Lake and The Mill Field.
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Questions from Andwell
Do you work at weekends in Andwell?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Andwell keeps running as normal. When you call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Which fire service covers Andwell?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Andwell. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
How much notice should we give?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
How long does the visit take?
On site, it takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. Larger systems naturally take longer, and we’ll tell you what to expect.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
Do you work in Andwell?
Yes. We work across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, Andwell included.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on what we found and how the system is used.
What’s the right interval for changing filters?
It varies from kitchen to kitchen. The schedule is based on how heavily you cook, and adjust it if needed.
Honest limits
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Andwell and across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Andwell
Long cooking hours in Andwell or anywhere else mean more grease on the filters. A kitchen that cooks all day loads its filters quickly so changes need to come round sooner.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital is the nearest hospital to Andwell, about 4.2 miles west.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether VAT is included