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Caversham Heights grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange for Caversham Heights and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Blocked baffle filters
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Caversham Heights
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Caversham Heights during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 14 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Caversham Heights. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Which environmental health team covers Caversham Heights?
The local authority for Caversham Heights is Reading council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Do you work in Caversham Heights?
Yes. We work in Caversham Heights and the rest of Reading, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on what we found and how the system is used.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
We work with both baffle and mesh filters. We check what’s in your canopies first and plan the exchange around them.
Where does the waste go?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Caversham Heights
Filter exchange sits between full TR19® cleans. Fresh filters help limit what gets into the ductwork though vapour still carries some grease past them. So the canopy, plenum and ducts still need their full TR19 clean. The work covers mesh filters, school and hospital kitchens and baffle filters, and the jobs we see most are smoke and heat lingering under the hood and a greasy plenum behind the filters.
In a smaller place like Caversham Heights, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
We have been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Caversham Heights (RG4)
- Wider area
- Reading
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem 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’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Caversham Heights
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
How we price grease filter exchange
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- The size of the system
- Travel, parking and unloading
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- What state the system is in
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Between visits
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is in use
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
The canopy looks cleaner and the air moves better from the moment they’re fitted. Keep the extract running while you cook so the filters do their job.
Saturated filters let more grease through. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner until the next TR19 clean.
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like Caversham Heights, so let us know how to reach it.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- We check the filters are seated and the canopy is ready to use.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Advice
Grease, kitchens and Caversham Heights
The Food Standards Agency lists about 42 pubs and bars and about 4 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Caversham Heights. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Food hygiene inspections in Caversham Heights are the job of Reading council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Caversham Heights sits within the area of Royal Berkshire 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.
A hospital like Battle Hospital, about 1.3 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. For schools such as Caversham Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St. Andrew's Church or elsewhere in Caversham Heights, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Caversham Heights is about 1 mile west of Caversham, in Reading. Wherever you are in the RG4 postcode area, we can carry out grease filter exchange at your premises. Our Reading coverage runs to 34 places, and Caversham Heights is one of them.
Here we cover the RG4 postcode area for grease filter exchange. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on River Road, Chazey Road and Albert Road and the roads around them. We also cover Caversham (1 mile east), Tokers Green (1 mile north), Emmer Green (1 mile north-east), Lower Caversham (1 mile south-east) and Chalkhouse Green (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Shinfield (5 miles south), Arborfield Garrison (8 miles south-east), Horncastle (3 miles south-west), Whitley Wood (4 miles south), Sonning Common (3 miles north) and Fords Farm (3 miles south-west). As one of the bigger places in Reading, Caversham Heights has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for grease filter exchange.
Landmarks near Caversham Heights
Typical jobs here are in premises near Hemdean House School, Round Copse and Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Reading station, about 1.4 miles south-east. A little further out are Battle Hospital (1.3 miles south) and Royal Berkshire Regiment Museum (1.4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and Sonning Hill.
Part by part
Mesh filters
Mesh filters use layers of metal mesh to trap grease. They clog quickly in a busy kitchen and need frequent attention.
Baffle filters
When baffles fill with grease, less air gets through. A clean exchange set brings the airflow back.