Essex · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Elsenham, Essex
Grease filter exchange for commercial sites in Elsenham and across Essex. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- A canopy that drips grease
Grease filter exchange in Elsenham, done properly
A filter service works alongside TR19® cleaning, not instead of it. Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the ducts, 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 grease filters clogged with grease and grease collecting in the filter channels, we can put it right.
Kitchens around a place like Elsenham are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Elsenham (CM22)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Elsenham
Can you come to Elsenham after we close?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Elsenham keeps running as normal. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Elsenham?
Elsenham is in the area of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
How much notice should we give?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Anything that proves the system is maintained: our reports and photos, any certificates and your in-house logs. A single log for each site works best.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us when we go. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
How long does the visit take?
On site, it takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Bigger or more complicated systems take longer, and we’ll tell you what to expect.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Nearby places to Elsenham
What else we do in Elsenham
What we are called out for in Elsenham
Sometimes a filter is taken out and never put back. A missing filter leaves an open route into the system where it settles out of sight.
Clients typically contact us after spotting one of these:
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Missing filters in the filter bank
If you run a café or takeaway near Elsenham station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
What to look for in a quote
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
Grease, kitchens and Elsenham
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Elsenham. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on its filters to catch grease before it reaches the duct. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Elsenham. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. In Elsenham, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Uttlesford council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary the Virgin or anywhere around Elsenham, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. For schools such as Forest Hall School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Elsenham is about 4 miles north-east of Bishop's Stortford, in Essex. Sites in Elsenham get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Elsenham is one of them. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, roughly 17 miles from Elsenham.
All of CM22 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover sites on Station Road, High Street and Isabel Drive and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Elsenham: Fuller's End (1 mile south-east), Ugley Green (1 mile north-west), Henham (2 miles north-east), Ugley (2 miles north-west) and Brick End (3 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Braintree (14 miles east), Harlow (11 miles south-west), Saffron Walden (7 miles north), Great Dunmow (6 miles south-east), Great Notley (13 miles east) and Bocking (14 miles east).
Near you in Elsenham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Robin Hood Public House, among other places. There’s a railway station in Elsenham itself: Elsenham station. Nearby you’ll also find House On The Hill Toy Museum (1.3 miles south-west) and Little Easton Moat (4.8 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve and Portingbury Hills.
When it’s something else
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- A fan that is failing or too weak for the system
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
How the job changes from site to site
The plenum
The plenum is the space behind the filters. Grease that gets past the filters settles there.
Mesh filters
Older or smaller canopies often use mesh filters. We exchange them on the same basis as baffles.
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. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. In a smaller place like Elsenham, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- 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.
- The filters are checked for fit before we go.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We typically come back within one working day.
Advice
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Do not let the full clean slip because filters are changed
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
There’s no waiting: the canopy is ready as soon as the clean set is fitted. The dirty set leaves with us for cleaning.
Dripping filters are a clear sign they’re full. A clean set straight away cuts the grease in the canopy, and it’s worth checking the plenum too.
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
How we price grease filter exchange
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- The condition of the system
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.