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Grease filter exchange in Broadstairs, Kent
Looking for grease filter exchange in Broadstairs? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Blocked baffle filters
How we price grease filter exchange
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- A single visit or a regular plan
- What state the system is in
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
About our grease filter exchange in Broadstairs
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. Their job is to stop grease getting further into the system, but only while they’re reasonably clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. If you are dealing with grease left in baffles after washing and bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly, we can put it right.
Many kitchens in a town like Broadstairs were fitted into buildings built for something else, so duct runs can be awkward, with bends, long horizontal sections and too few access panels. Where the duct can’t be reached, new panels can be fitted, and anything left uncleaned is recorded on the report.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Broadstairs (CT10, CT9, CT12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
Some kitchens in Broadstairs wash filters themselves to save the cost of a service, and it works when it’s done well and never skipped. When it does not happen reliably, an exchange makes it automatic. A fresh certificate on file is the best thing to have when someone asks to see your records.
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 work begins.
Why Broadstairs businesses choose us
- Full insurance on every job
- In business since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
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How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. We arrive in Broadstairs once you’ve closed and leave the site ready for the morning.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- We fit clean filters and check they sit snugly in the housing.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
Before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Different parts, different methods
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Kitchens that fry and grill all day load their filters fast. Their exchange schedule is usually the tightest.
The plenum
A greasy plenum is a sign filters have been left too long, or that a full clean is due.
Kitchen extracts in Broadstairs
At about 1 mile from the coast, Broadstairs is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency records list about 76 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 27 takeaways and sandwich shops in Broadstairs and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. Fire safety in Broadstairs falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
For schools such as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (about 2 miles north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Broadstairs is about 16 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Broadstairs, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Broadstairs is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for grease filter exchange. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 40 miles away.
Grease filter exchange in CT10, CT9 and CT12 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on High Street, Union Square and Church Road or a nearby road, we can help. Main roads around Broadstairs include the A254 and A255, so getting to you is simple for grease filter exchange. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Upton (1 mile south-west), St Peter's (1 mile north-west), Northwood (1 mile south-west), Kingsgate (2 miles north) and Northdown (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Deal (10 miles south), Herne Bay (13 miles west), Walmer (11 miles south), Whitfield (15 miles south-west), Sandwich (7 miles south-west) and Aylesham (14 miles south-west).
Around Broadstairs
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Charles Dickens School, The Charles Dickens School and The Little Albion Inn and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Broadstairs itself: Broadstairs station. Well-known places in the area include Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (2 miles north-west) and Westwood Cross (1.5 miles west). Open spaces near Broadstairs include Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
Common questions in Broadstairs
Can sea air affect grease filter exchange in Broadstairs?
It can, as Broadstairs is within about 1 mile of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. A fan housing that’s rusting near the coast can fail sooner, so it’s worth catching early.
Who inspects food businesses in Broadstairs?
Food hygiene inspections in Broadstairs are carried out by Thanet council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
Do you take the used filters away?
We do. Used filters go with us to be cleaned and the clean set stays in the canopy.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Which records should we keep?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: reports, certificates, photos and your own cleaning or check logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
Do you cover Broadstairs?
Yes. We cover Broadstairs and the rest of Kent, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Common problems we fix in Broadstairs
Missing filters are more common than you’d think. A missing filter leaves an open route into the system where it settles out of sight.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
If you run a café or takeaway near Broadstairs station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
What your quote should include
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether a written report and pictures are included