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Grease Filter Exchange in Bexon
Our technicians work in Bexon on grease filter exchange. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- A canopy running with filters missing
Grease, kitchens and Bexon
The FSA’s data shows about 3 pubs, bars and clubs registered within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Bexon. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Bexon sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. It’s Swale council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Bexon. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St John the Baptist or anywhere around Bexon, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. For schools such as Bredgar Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Bexon is about 3 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Bexon or further out, we cover grease filter exchange for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (8 miles or so).
Grease filter exchange in ME9 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We also cover the places around Bexon: Tunstall (1 mile north), Dungate (2 miles east), Highsted (2 miles north-east), Heart's Delight (2 miles north) and Rodmersham Green (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (8 miles west), Ashford (13 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (3 miles north), Whitstable (14 miles east), Faversham (8 miles east) and Minster (9 miles north-east).
Near you in Bexon
Typical jobs here are in premises near Cromers Wood and Fulston Manor School. Bexon’s nearest station is Sittingbourne station, roughly 2.9 miles north. Nearby you will also find Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (2.8 miles north-east) and Bayford Court (3.1 miles north-east).
Grease filter exchange in Bexon
Filter exchange sits between full TR19® cleans. Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the ducts, but some grease still passes through as vapour. So the canopy, plenum and ducts still need their full TR19 clean. If you are dealing with filters that leave gaps in the canopy and grease building up behind the canopy filters, we can help.
Somewhere as small as Bexon, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, 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
- Bexon (ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are robust and widely used in commercial canopies. They do not clean themselves as the collected grease builds up between the blades.
Mesh filters
Layers of mesh catch grease droplets. They clog quickly in a busy kitchen and need frequent attention.
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Bexon and across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Honest limits
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Grease deep in the extract system
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- An extract that was undersized from the start
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
What your team can do, and what needs us
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
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.
How the visit works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Bexon run smoothly.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
How to prepare
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
Bexon: your questions answered
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Bexon during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 4 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Bexon. You can call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the dates the site is empty.
Which fire authority looks after Bexon?
That’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
What types of filter do you exchange?
Both baffle filters and mesh filters are covered. We record the sizes and number of filters at the start so every set we bring fits.
How much does a filter exchange service cost?
Filters, canopies and how often you need visits all affect the price. Tell us what you have and we will come back with a fixed quote quickly.
How regularly do grease filters need exchanging?
It varies with the type and amount of cooking. If filters clog early, the interval needs shortening, and we can change it.
How much notice should we give?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Never cook with the extract switched off
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
If the plenum behind the filters looks greasy, we say so. That might mean bringing a TR19® clean forward, and we can arrange it.
A kitchen that’s getting busier needs its filters changed more often. Changing the interval early stops grease building up unseen behind the canopy.
Other services in Bexon
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Bexon
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- What state the system is in
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
When you call or email, these details help:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any previous report or certificate
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
If you need grease filter exchange in Bexon, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.