London and the South East
Grease Filter Exchange in Southampton
We cover 40 towns and villages in Southampton for grease filter exchange, working out of hours with a written report and photos after every visit., done evenings, overnight or at weekends, quoted at a fixed price before any work starts and a report with photos afterwards.
Where we work in Southampton
A scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones. Choose your town from the list to see local details, and get in touch for a quick quote.
Larger towns
Other services in Southampton
- Grease trap cleaning
- Canopy and hood cleaning
- Extract fan repair and replacement
- Ventilation duct cleaning
- Extract fan cleaning
- Commercial kitchen deep cleaning
- Air handling unit cleaning
- Fire damper testing
- Ductwork cleaning
- Kitchen extract cleaning
- TR19 inspections and grease testing
Postcode districts
Grease filter exchange in Southampton: how it works
Filter exchange sits between full TR19® cleans. Fresh filters help limit what gets into the ductwork, but some grease still passes through as vapour. So the canopy, plenum and ducts still need their full TR19 clean. Common call-outs are for filters that leave gaps in the canopy and hand-washed filters that still look greasy, on school and hospital kitchens, wall canopies and mesh filters.
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes well under an hour for most canopies, and we clear up before we go.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- 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.
What you’ll pay
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Why businesses in Southampton choose us
- Fully insured
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- In business since 2009
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Local landmarks in Southampton
Around Southampton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Saint Mary's, St Mary's Independent School and Rockstone Place Park and the streets around them. Nearby too are Bevois Town Primary School (under half a mile west), The Hobbit pub (less than half a mile west) and St Anne's Catholic School (0.6 miles south-west). There’s a railway station in Southampton itself: St Denys station. Other landmarks nearby include Marlands Shopping Centre (1 mile south-west) and R J Mitchell Museum (0.9 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Netley Common.
Where we work in Southampton
Our grease filter exchange work across Southampton takes in places such as Shirley, Regents Park and Townhill Park and the villages in between. Every place on our Southampton list (40 in all) is covered, with cleans booked around trading hours.
We work across London and the South East, and Southampton is part of that area. Every job is surveyed first and quoted at a fixed price, wherever it is in Southampton. Near the coast in Southampton, salt and damp speed up corrosion in fans, ducts and dampers, and corrosion is one of the things that can stop a fire damper closing.
Southampton: If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Saint Mary's or elsewhere in Southampton, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Commuter trade near St Denys station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
What grease filter exchange can’t fix
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- Grease deep in the extract system
- Odours from the discharge that filters will not stop
Why act early?
Dripping canopies and greasy smells often start with the filters. Left, it ends up on equipment, food areas and staff and that is the kind of thing inspectors look for.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the figure could change on the day
How we price grease filter exchange
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The condition we find in the survey
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- A few general shots of the system
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We usually come back within one working day.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
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 each one has its own record.
Common questions in Southampton
How often should grease filters be changed?
The right interval depends on the kitchen. If filters clog early, the interval needs shortening and we will adjust it.
How far ahead should we book?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
A bent filter leaves a gap for grease. We point them out on the visit and explain what’s needed.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.