Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Canterbury
We cover Canterbury for grease filter exchange. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Poor airflow through the filters
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. 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.
Grease filter exchange in Canterbury, done properly
Grease filters are the first line of defence in a kitchen extract. Their job is to stop grease getting further into the system and they do it best when they’re clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. Typical jobs include filter washing that keeps being missed and filters so greasy the air can barely pass, across mesh filters, baffle filters and restaurants and pubs.
In the busier parts of Canterbury, kitchens are often on the ground floor with flats or offices above, with risers that run up the back of the building to roof level. A riser needs proper access to be cleaned top to bottom, and anything we can’t reach goes on the report.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
What we’re called out for in Canterbury
Sometimes a filter is taken out and never put back. Every gap in the filter bank lets grease straight into the plenum where it settles out of sight.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Poor airflow through the filters
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (about within half a mile west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- If they look at the system before pricing
- What hours they’ll be on site
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Grease filter exchange in Canterbury: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 52 pubs and bars and about 18 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Canterbury. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. It’s Canterbury City council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Canterbury. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Fire safety in Canterbury falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Margaret or elsewhere in Canterbury, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. School kitchens, at schools like St Peter's Methodist Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Canterbury is in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Canterbury, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. 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. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 24 miles away.
We work across CT1, CT2, CT4 and CT3 for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Long Market, High Street and High Street St Gregorys or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Being close to the A2 and A28, Canterbury is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. Other places close to Canterbury include Wincheap (1 mile south-west), Harbledown (1 mile west), Hales Place (1 mile north), Thanington (1 mile south-west) and Stuppington (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Ashford (13 miles south-west), Margate (15 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south-east), Folkestone (14 miles south), Ramsgate (15 miles east) and Whitstable (6 miles north-west). Canterbury is one of the larger places we cover in Kent for grease filter exchange.
Near you in Canterbury
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Canterbury School of Architecture, Bus Company Island and St Thomas of Canterbury Church, among other places. Also close by are The Old Buttermarket pub (less than half a mile south-west) and Barton Court Grammar School (0.5 miles east). Canterbury has its own railway station: Canterbury East station. Nearby you will also find Whitefriars Shopping Centre (within half a mile south-west) and Canterbury Roman Museum (within half a mile south). Not far away are Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
How the job changes from site to site
Mesh filters
Grease lodges deep in the layers of a mesh filter, so a quick rinse rarely gets it clean.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
The more a kitchen cooks, the more grease the filters see. Regular changes help protect the ductwork.
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How it works
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. The middle part takes longest, and that takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Whoever holds the keys and signs off contractors at your site in Canterbury is the person we need to speak to before the day.
- 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.
- Anything that needs attention, such as a greasy plenum, is pointed out.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Get a fixed quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
Why act early in Canterbury
For any kitchen in Canterbury, filters cannot stand in for a full TR19 clean. They do help keep the system in better shape between cleans and the canopy and plenum stay cleaner. For a site in Canterbury with several systems, a planned schedule stops everything falling due at once.
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll talk you through it.
What you get with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Questions from Canterbury
Which fire authority looks after Canterbury?
That’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can the work in Canterbury be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Canterbury needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Our office is open from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
The cost depends on your filters and the schedule. We’ll send you a fixed quote once we know your canopies.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not typically. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. That’s generally the employer or the person in control of the premises, and where several people have control, each can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Between visits
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Do not refit a filter that’s bent
The canopy looks cleaner and the air moves better from the moment they’re fitted. Keep the extract running while you cook so they catch grease as intended.
If filters are already dripping, they’re overdue. A clean set right away cuts the grease in the canopy and the plenum may need a clean as well.