Medway · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Cliffe Woods
One call covers a scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones in Cliffe Woods, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Gaps where filters have been removed
Managing agents and facilities teams in Cliffe Woods
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
How we handle grease filter exchange in Cliffe Woods
Across Cliffe Woods, our filter exchange suits restaurants, pubs, cafés, schools, care homes and other kitchens, from a single canopy to several. Visits can be timed around your service so nobody has to stop cooking. If you’re dealing with hand-washed filters that still look greasy and bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly, we can help.
Work in a small place like Cliffe Woods starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
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.
- Where
- Cliffe Woods (ME3)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What happens if it’s left?
A filter exchange is a few minutes; a choked extract affects a whole service. Few maintenance jobs are as easy, and one of the easiest to let slip. In a small place like Cliffe Woods, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What you get with us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Fully insured
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
When to call us in Cliffe Woods
Repeated removal and washing takes its toll on filters. Damaged filters do not sit flush and grease passes round them.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like French Hospital about 3.1 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
What staff can safely do
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.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Cliffe Woods questions
Will you come out to Cliffe Woods?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Cliffe Woods?
In Cliffe Woods, it’s Medway 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.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance, and we have been trading since 2009.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes. You get a written report with photos after every visit, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Kitchen extract cleans to TR19® Grease also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
How often should grease filters be changed?
It varies with the type and amount of cooking. If filters are dripping or clogging before the next change, it’s too long, and we can change it.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes, that’s an option. We’ll check your filters first, as damaged ones may be better replaced.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
How the job changes from site to site
Mesh filters
Older or smaller canopies often use mesh filters. We exchange them on the same basis as baffles.
Canopy filter housings
Grease collects in the channels and drip trays below the filters. We point it out if it needs cleaning.
Grease, kitchens and Cliffe Woods
Sea air reaches Cliffe Woods, which sits within about 3 miles of the coast. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. It’s Medway council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Cliffe Woods. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Fire safety in Cliffe Woods 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.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Cliffe Woods Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Temple Manor is about 3.1 miles south), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Cliffe Woods is about 3 miles north of Rochester, in Medway. For grease filter exchange in and around Cliffe Woods, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Cliffe Woods. Across Medway, we cover 68 places, and Cliffe Woods is one of them. We also work in Maidstone, around 12 miles away.
Here we cover the ME3 postcode area for grease filter exchange. You will find streets such as Cardens Road, View Road and Brewer Road, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. We also cover Mockbeggar (1 mile south-west), Church Street (1 mile west), Lower Higham (2 miles west), Cliffe (2 miles north) and Higham (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Gillingham (5 miles south-east), Chatham (5 miles south), Rochester (3 miles south), Rainham (7 miles south-east), Strood (3 miles south) and Luton (5 miles south).
Near you in Cliffe Woods
Around Cliffe Woods, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Hundred of Hoo Academy and the streets around them. Cliffe Woods’s nearest station is Higham station, roughly 1.5 miles west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Huguenot Museum (3.1 miles south) and Pentagon Shopping Centre (3.6 miles south). For a walk, there’s Gad's Hill and Rede Common.
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How it works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes less than an hour in most kitchens, and we clear up before we go. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Cliffe Woods.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- At every visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
Getting ready for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
Advice
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
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.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. Setting both up on a schedule means neither slips.