Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Bar End, Hampshire
For a scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones in Bar End, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Grease left in baffles after washing
Bar End kitchens: local notes
Look up Bar End on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 114 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 25 takeaways and sandwich shops across Bar End and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. In Bar End, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Winchester City council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Fire safety in Bar End falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as All Saints Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Bar End, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near All Saints or elsewhere in Bar End, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like St John's Rooms And Chapel about 0.6 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Bar End is about 1 mile south-east of Winchester, in Hampshire. If you need grease filter exchange in Bar End, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. We work across South East England and London, including Bar End. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, and Bar End is one of them. There’s also a page for Southampton, about 10 miles away.
We work across SO23 and SO21 for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. We cover sites on Vale Road, Domum Road and Portal Road and nearby roads. Bar End sits on or near the A31, which makes travel easy for grease filter exchange. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in Highcliffe (1 mile north-east), Winchester (1 mile north-west), St Cross (1 mile west), Hyde (1 mile north) and Stanmore (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Eastleigh (6 miles south), Fareham (15 miles south), Andover (13 miles north-west), Totton (13 miles south-west), Chandler's Ford (6 miles south-west) and Hedge End (10 miles south).
Local landmarks in Bar End
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Leigh House Hospital, St. Cross Park and Heart in Hand pub. The closest station to Bar End is Winchester station, about 1.2 miles north-west. Other landmarks nearby include St John's Rooms And Chapel (0.6 miles north) and Wolvesey Castle (under half a mile north-west). Not far away are Twyford Down and Winnall Moors.
Grease filter exchange in Bar End
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. Their job is to stop grease getting further into the system and they do it best when they’re clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. Typical jobs include a canopy that drips grease and bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly, on mesh filters, school and hospital kitchens and restaurants and pubs.
For a kitchen in or near Bar End, 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.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Bar End (SO23, SO21)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by grease filter exchange, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A noisy or failed extract fan
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Bar End
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
How it works
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies, and we clear up before we go. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Bar End.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- We set the interval with you.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Always run the extract while cooking
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
There’s no waiting: the canopy is ready as soon as the clean set is fitted. The dirty set leaves with us to be cleaned.
Filters that are left too long stop protecting the system. Getting onto a regular exchange now keeps grease out of the plenum and ductwork between full cleans.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not 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.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
FAQs for Bar End
Can a school canteen extract in Bar End be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 12 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Bar End. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will fit the work in.
Which fire service covers Bar End?
That is Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
We check every filter at each visit. We tell you about any that are damaged, because gaps let grease into the plenum.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes, always. It’s a dated, written report with photos, and TR19® Grease cleans come with a certificate through the BESCA VHE portal. File it with your fire safety records.
What types of filter do you exchange?
Both baffle filters and mesh filters are covered. At the start, we note what your canopies use so the clean set always fits.
How long does grease filter exchange take?
That depends on the amount of work, but for a typical site it takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. We’ll give you a better idea when we quote.
Why deal with it now?
For any kitchen in Bar End, filters cannot stand in for a full TR19 clean. They do help keep the system in better shape between cleans and the canopy and plenum stay cleaner. In a small place like Bar End, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We are fully insured
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
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Different parts, different methods
Canopy filter housings
The trough or channel under the filters fills with grease. If it needs attention, we will tell you.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Visits can be planned around holidays and quieter periods, keeping the filters ready for the busy weeks.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Bar End and across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.