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Grease filter exchange in Didcot, Oxfordshire
Looking for grease filter exchange in Didcot? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and pictures.
- Blocked baffle filters
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Damaged filters letting grease past
What happens on the day
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Sites in a town like Didcot rarely need to lose trading hours, as the work fits around them.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Grease filter exchange in Didcot
We run grease filter exchange for all kinds of kitchens in Didcot, whether there’s one canopy or many. We can come before or after service so nobody has to stop cooking. Typical jobs include a greasy plenum behind the filters and grease dripping from the canopy, on school and hospital kitchens, baffle filters and wall canopies.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Didcot, losing a day’s trade to cleaning isn’t an option, so the work is done after service, overnight or on a closed day. The kitchen is handed back clean and ready to cook.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Didcot (OX11)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What grease filter exchange looks like in Didcot
Food Standards Agency records list about 34 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 29 takeaways in and around Didcot, up to about a mile and a half out. Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. Fire safety in Didcot falls to Oxfordshire 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 Didcot get their food hygiene inspections from South Oxfordshire council. 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.
For kitchens close to Didcot Parkway station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Didcot is Abingdon Community Hospital, about 4.8 miles north-west.
Didcot is about 10 miles south of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Didcot or further out, grease filter exchange is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Didcot is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire we cover for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Oxford, about 10 miles away.
All of OX11 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on Station Road, Market Place and High Street and nearby roads. Being close to the A4130 and B4016, Didcot is easy for our technicians to reach for grease filter exchange. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Great Western Park (1 mile west), Appleford-on-Thames (2 miles north), Milton (2 miles north-west), Sutton Courtenay (2 miles north-west) and Long Wittenham (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Oxford (10 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (5 miles north), Thame (15 miles north-east), Wantage (8 miles west), Grove (8 miles west) and Faringdon (15 miles west). Being one of Oxfordshire’s larger places, Didcot has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for grease filter exchange.
Around Didcot
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Didcot Girls' School, The Queens Arms and UTC Oxfordshire, among other places. Didcot has its own railway station: Didcot Parkway station. Well-known places in the area include Abingdon Community Hospital (4.8 miles north-west) and Brightwell Castle (3.4 miles east). Open spaces near Didcot include Mowbray Fields and Wittenham Clumps.
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Didcot
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- How big the system is
- Site rules, permits and inductions
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
What we need to know
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- A few general shots of the system
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The postcode and the type of business
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Towns and villages near Didcot
What else we do in Didcot
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Different parts, different methods
The plenum
Behind the filters sits the plenum, where air gathers before the duct. It collects whatever grease the filters miss.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
High-output kitchens clog filters quickly. Their exchange schedule is usually the tightest.
Do you need grease filter exchange in Didcot?
What a kitchen cooks affects how fast filters clog. Fryers, grills and woks load filters faster than ovens and steamers, so the right exchange interval varies.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A canopy that drips grease
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- A canopy running with filters missing
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of All Saints or anywhere around Didcot, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Questions to ask before you book
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Honest limits
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- Grease deep in the extract system
- An extract that was undersized from the start
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
Common questions in Didcot
Which fire service covers Didcot?
Fire safety enforcement in Didcot is handled by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you come to Didcot after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. It means the site in Didcot keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7 for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
Filters that no longer fit properly need replacing. We’ll show you which ones on the visit.
Do you take the used filters away?
We take them away to be cleaned, so your staff don’t have to wash them. Clean filters go straight in.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
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.