Surrey · Grease filter exchange
Egham grease filter exchange
Need grease filter exchange in Egham? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Grease left in baffles after washing
About our grease filter exchange in Egham
Filter exchange sits between full TR19® cleans. Fresh filters help limit what gets into the ductwork, but some grease still passes through as vapour. That is why the whole system still needs cleaning to TR19 at the right interval. If you have a canopy running with filters missing and filters that leave gaps in the canopy, we can help.
Around a town like Egham, extract cleaning typically means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Each has a canopy, filters, ductwork and a fan to keep clear of grease, and each is cleaned to the same TR19® standard.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we’re 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
- Egham (TW20, TW18)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Towns and villages near Egham
What else we do in Egham
How it works
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. In a town like Egham, we typically work after closing or on a quiet day, so the site opens again on time.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for 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
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Never cook with the extract switched off
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
Nothing changes for your staff, except one less greasy job. Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day and tell us if service times change.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Sorting them now keeps grease where it can be caught.
Common problems we fix in Egham
Wherever you are, Egham included, filter washing is the job that gets skipped when the kitchen is busy. It only takes a couple of missed weeks for filters to fill with grease.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Ashford Hospital is the nearest hospital to Egham, about 3.5 miles east.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the price is fixed
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
Grease, kitchens and Egham
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 68 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 16 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Egham. Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. In Egham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Runnymede council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Egham sits within the area of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Church and community hall kitchens, near St John's Church or anywhere around Egham, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. For kitchens close to Egham station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Egham is about 6 miles south-east of Slough, in Surrey. From the centre of Egham to the outskirts, grease filter exchange is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Egham is one of 395 towns, villages and districts in Surrey where we work for grease filter exchange. Guildford is in our area too, about 13 miles from Egham.
All of TW20 and TW18 is covered for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on Station Road, Church Road and High Street and the roads around them. With the A30 and A308 close by, Egham is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. Close by, we work in Englefield Green (1 mile west), Hythe End (1 mile north), Egham Hythe (1 mile east), Stroude (1 mile south) and Thorpe (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Guildford (13 miles south), Woking (8 miles south), Camberley (10 miles south-west), Epsom (14 miles south-east), Ewell (14 miles south-east) and Walton-on-Thames (7 miles south-east). As one of the bigger places in Surrey, Egham has commercial sites of every size, and we cover all of them for grease filter exchange.
Near you in Egham
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Strode's College, The Railway Public House and The Magna Carta School. Egham has its own railway station: Egham station. Nearby you’ll also find Windsor Castle (4.5 miles north-west) and Spelthorne Museum (1.5 miles east). Open spaces near Egham include St Ann's Hill and Manor Lake.
Why deal with it now?
A filter exchange is a few minutes; a choked extract affects a whole service. Few maintenance jobs are as easy and few are as easy to forget. Whatever the system, dirt and wear only get worse.
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- We are fully insured
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Part by part
Baffle filters
A clogged baffle filter restricts airflow. Swapping them for a clean set restores it.
School, care home and staff kitchens
A longer exchange interval may suit lighter cooking. The interval is set to fit.
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Egham
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Egham in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around Egham, the Food Standards Agency lists about 15 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with the dates the site is empty.
Who inspects food businesses in Egham?
In Egham, it’s Runnymede council that carries out food hygiene inspections. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
We exchange baffle and mesh filters. At the start, we note what your canopies use so the clean set always fits.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
No. Filter exchange works between full cleans, not instead of them. TR19® cleaning covers the canopy, plenum, ductwork and fan, with a certificate and photo report.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
Are you accredited?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes, that’s an option. The first step is looking at the filters you have because bent or damaged ones may need replacing.