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Grease filter exchange in Bonnington, Kent
Grease filter exchange in Bonnington, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
Questions from Bonnington
Do you work at weekends in Bonnington?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which environmental health team covers Bonnington?
In Bonnington, it’s Ashford council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Do you handle baffle and mesh filters?
Both baffle filters and mesh filters are covered. We record the sizes and number of filters at the start so the clean set always fits.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
No. Filter exchange works between full cleans, not instead of them. TR19® cleaning covers the canopy, plenum, ductwork and fan, with a certificate and photo report.
How long does grease filter exchange take?
The work itself takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. Bigger or more complicated systems take longer, and we’ll tell you what to expect.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. We put a recommended next date on the report. For kitchen extracts, BESA’s minimum intervals run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use, and fire dampers need testing at least once a year.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
Grease filter exchange in Bonnington
Grease filters are the first line of defence in a kitchen extract. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork and they do it best when they’re clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. The work covers wall canopies, island canopies and baffle filters, and common reasons people get in touch are grease collecting in the filter channels and filters left unwashed on busy weeks.
For a kitchen in or near Bonnington, 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 to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Bonnington (TN25)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The number of sites or systems
- Parking and loading at the site
- The scale of the work
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any previous report or certificate
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Nearby places to Bonnington
What else we do in Bonnington
Between visits
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Do not refit a filter that is bent
- Never cook with the extract switched off
Keep an eye out for filters that have been taken out. Gaps let grease into the plenum, so let us know if one goes missing or gets damaged.
If cooking has stepped up, the filter schedule should too. Changing the interval early stops grease building up unseen in the ducts.
What we are called out for in Bonnington
Missing filters are more common than you’d think. A missing filter leaves an open route into the system and on into the ductwork.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Rumwold, or anywhere in Bonnington, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Before booking anyone
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Proof of insurance
Grease, kitchens and Bonnington
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens in and around Bonnington, up to about a mile and a half out. Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. Bonnington is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Food hygiene inspections in Bonnington are the job of Ashford council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as William Harvey Hospital (about 3.8 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Bonnington (Westenhanger Castle is about 4.4 miles east), fitting access panels needs care.
Bonnington is about 5 miles south-east of Ashford, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Bonnington, we can take on grease filter exchange. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 21 miles away.
We work across TN25 for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include Cherry Orchard Lane and Bourne Road, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Aldington (1 mile north-east), Clap Hill (1 mile north-east), Aldington Frith (1 mile north-west), Stonestreet Green (1 mile north-east) and Postling Green (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Ashford (5 miles north-west), Canterbury (15 miles north-east), Folkestone (10 miles east), Hythe (7 miles east), Hawkinge (10 miles east) and Wincheap (14 miles north-east).
Near you in Bonnington
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Poulton Wood and Walnut Tree Inn and the streets around them. The closest station to Bonnington is Ham Street station, roughly 3.6 miles west of the centre. Nearby you will also find William Harvey Hospital (3.8 miles north) and Lympne Castle (4.2 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Hatch Park.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
What the work involves, part by part
The plenum
With good filters, less grease ends up in the plenum, but it still needs cleaning as part of TR19.
Mesh filters
Mesh filters are still found in many canopies. We exchange them on the same basis as baffles.
The process
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Bonnington before we set off.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- 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
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.