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Grease filter exchange in Boughton Malherbe, Kent
Grease filter exchange for Boughton Malherbe, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- A canopy that drips grease
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Boughton Malherbe
We run grease filter exchange for all kinds of kitchens in Boughton Malherbe, from a single canopy to several. Visits can be timed around your service so nobody has to stop cooking. Typical jobs include missing filters in the filter bank and damaged filters letting grease past, across wall canopies, island canopies and restaurants and pubs.
Somewhere as small as Boughton Malherbe, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
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
- Boughton Malherbe (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
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How the job changes from site to site
School, care home and staff kitchens
Lighter kitchens can often go longer between changes. The interval is set to fit.
The plenum
The plenum is the space behind the filters. Grease that gets past the filters settles there.
Why it’s worth doing now in Boughton Malherbe
Clogged filters choke the extract. The kitchen gets hotter and smokier, and the fan works harder to pull air through. Keeping filters clean keeps the extract working properly. It’s simpler to plan the work at Boughton Malherbe now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
What you get with us
- Fully insured
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
Grease, kitchens and Boughton Malherbe
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 pubs and bars within about 1.5 miles of central Boughton Malherbe. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Boughton Malherbe sits within the area of Kent 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. Environmental health officers from Maidstone council inspect food businesses in Boughton Malherbe. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Nicholas or elsewhere in Boughton Malherbe, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. For schools such as Platts Heath Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Boughton Malherbe is about 8 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. We carry out grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Boughton Malherbe and the rest of Kent. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Boughton Malherbe is one of them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (8 miles or so).
Every address in ME17 is covered for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If your site is just outside Boughton Malherbe, we cover Liverton Street (1 mile north-west), Grafty Green (1 mile south-west), Platt's Heath (1 mile north-west), Sandway (1 mile north) and Broadstone (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (8 miles north-west), Ashford (9 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north), Faversham (11 miles north-east), Minster (15 miles north) and Kings Hill (13 miles west).
Landmarks near Boughton Malherbe
Around Boughton Malherbe, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Kiln Wood, The Lenham School and The Kings Head Public House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Lenham station, about 1.5 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Coldbridge Castle (1.1 miles south) and The Dog Collar Museum (3.5 miles north-west).
What happens on the day
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Somewhere like Boughton Malherbe, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- We exchange the dirty filters for a clean set.
- 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
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Boughton Malherbe
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- What state the system is in
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Whether several sites go on one quote
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- A few general shots of the system
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Problems your staff have spotted
If you need grease filter exchange in Boughton Malherbe, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
When it’s something else
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Grease behind the filters that a swap cannot remove
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Boughton Malherbe
Will you come out to Boughton Malherbe?
Yes, Boughton Malherbe is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Which fire service covers Boughton Malherbe?
That is Kent 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.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that can’t wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
Which records should we keep?
Every certificate and report from each visit, kept together in your maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
Do you clean filters as well as exchanging them?
We can. Some kitchens prefer their own filters cleaned on a schedule, and others prefer a straight swap. Either way, the canopy is not left without filters during service.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we are fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it, for sites that check contractor safety.
Do you need grease filter exchange in Boughton Malherbe?
Filters get bent and damaged with handling. A bent filter does not seat properly, leaving gaps for grease to slip through.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Boughton Malherbe (Leeds Castle is about 3.6 miles north-west), fitting access panels needs care.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach