Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Compton, Hampshire
Grease filter exchange for Compton, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Grease left in baffles after washing
Why act early in Compton
Grease dripping from the canopy is a sign the filters cannot hold any more. Left, it ends up on equipment, food areas and staff and that’s the kind of thing inspectors look for. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What you get with us
- In business since 2009
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Grease filter exchange in Compton, done properly
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork, but only while they’re reasonably clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. Typical jobs include filters that leave gaps in the canopy and blocked baffle filters, across school and hospital kitchens, restaurants and pubs and island canopies.
Somewhere as small as Compton, 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.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Compton (SO21)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Places near Compton
Other services in Compton
What grease filter exchange looks like in Compton
Look up Compton on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 9 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Compton and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. The fire and rescue service for Compton is Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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. Kitchens in Compton get their food hygiene inspections from Winchester City council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Where a hall near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Compton, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. A hospital like Royal Hampshire County Hospital, about 2.8 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Commuter trade near Shawford station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Compton is about 3 miles south of Winchester, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Compton, we can take on grease filter exchange. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Compton is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work for grease filter exchange. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby, about 8 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of SO21 for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Field Way, Clease Way and Cliff Way or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Compton: South Down (1 mile south), Shawford (1 mile east), Otterbourne (1 mile south), Twyford (1 mile east) and Oliver's Battery (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Winchester (3 miles north), Eastleigh (4 miles south), Fareham (13 miles south-east), Andover (14 miles north-west), Totton (10 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (3 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Compton
In Compton, that means kitchens and buildings near The Bridge Inn, Thornden School and St. Cross Park and the streets around them. Compton’s nearest station is Shawford station, roughly 0.5 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Balfour Museum of Hampshire Red Cross History (2.4 miles north) and Royal Hampshire County Hospital (2.8 miles north). Not far away are Shawford Down and Twyford Down.
How we price grease filter exchange
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The condition of the system
- Site rules, permits and inductions
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
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 many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
What happens on the day
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Compton before we set off.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Clear the space around the work
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
If you need grease filter exchange in Compton, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
Related advice
Compton: your questions answered
Who is the fire and rescue service for Compton?
That’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Will you come out to Compton?
Yes, Compton is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
What do you do with what you remove?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. We typically quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
Will we have to stop cooking for a filter change?
Most changes take a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies, so the impact is small. We plan visits outside your busiest times wherever we can.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
Damaged filters don’t seat properly and let grease through. We point them out on the visit and explain what’s needed.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Book full TR19 cleans alongside filter changes
Fresh filters improve airflow at the canopy straight away. Always run the extract during cooking so they catch grease as intended.
Dripping filters are a clear sign they’re full. Changing them now reduces the fuel above the cooking and the plenum may need a clean as well.
What a clean will not put right
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A canopy that does not capture the vapour properly
- A fan that is failing or too weak for the system
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters