Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Beech grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Beech. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease left in baffles after washing
Grease filter exchange in Beech, done properly
Filter exchange sits between full TR19® cleans. Fresh filters help limit what gets into the ductwork though vapour still carries some grease past them. That is why the whole system still needs cleaning to TR19 at the right interval. We are often asked to deal with blocked baffle filters and weak extraction at the canopy, across restaurants and pubs, wall canopies and mesh filters.
For a kitchen in or near Beech, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Beech (GU34)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Beech: your questions answered
Do you work overnight in Beech?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The work in Beech can fit around your hours. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Will you come out to Beech?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Beech included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not typically. The area we’re working in has to be out of use while we’re there, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
What happens to the dirty filters?
We take them away. That is the point of an exchange: you always have a clean set fitted and nothing greasy left on site.
How long does the visit take?
We will confirm the time with your quote. In most cases, the work takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold.
Part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Lighter kitchens can often go longer between changes. We agree the schedule to match.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
High-output kitchens clog filters quickly. They often need the shortest exchange interval.
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Don’t let the full clean slip because filters are changed
- Make sure no filter is left out
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
Between visits, check that every filter is still in place. Gaps let grease into the plenum so tell us if you need a replacement.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. A maintenance plan that covers both means neither slips.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Beech
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
Why deal with it now?
Grease dripping from the canopy is a sign the filters cannot hold any more. Drips land on surfaces and equipment below, which an EHO may well notice. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
Why us?
- Every job surveyed first
- In business since 2009
- We are fully insured
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
How we price grease filter exchange
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- The condition of the system
- How easy every part is to reach
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The times the site is available
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 give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What we need to know
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: 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.
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
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What happens on the day
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Beech knowing what to expect.
- 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.
- Anything that needs attention, such as a greasy plenum, is pointed out.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Ask for a quote
If you need grease filter exchange in Beech, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Advice
Grease filter exchange in Beech: the local picture
There are about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Beech and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. Beech sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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. Kitchens in Beech get their food hygiene inspections from East Hampshire council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Amery Hill School or anywhere near Beech, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. A hospital like Alton Community Hospital, about 1.2 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Where a hall near St Peter's, or anywhere in Beech, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Beech is about 2 miles west of Alton, in Hampshire. Anywhere in GU34, we can carry out grease filter exchange at your premises. Beech is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for grease filter exchange. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 20 miles away.
We cover every part of GU34 for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. We cover sites on Wellhouse Road, Medstead Road and King's Hill and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Beech: Thedden (1 mile north-west), Wivelrod (1 mile west), Bentworth (2 miles north-west), Holt End (2 miles west) and New Copse (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Basingstoke (9 miles north-west), Winchester (14 miles south-west), Farnborough (15 miles north-east), Fleet (12 miles north-east), Aldershot (13 miles north-east) and Petersfield (10 miles south).
Landmarks near Beech
The closest station to Beech is Alton station, roughly 2.2 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Barton Castle (4.3 miles west) and Alton Community Hospital (1.2 miles east). Green spaces nearby include King's Hill.