Kent · Grease filter exchange
Farningham grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Farningham, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Damaged filters letting grease past
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy filter housings
We check that filters sit snugly in the housing at each visit, because gaps let grease through.
Mesh filters
Layers of mesh catch grease droplets. In a busy kitchen, mesh soon blocks, so they need changing often.
Grease filter exchange in Farningham, done properly
Across Farningham, our filter exchange suits restaurants, pubs, cafés, schools, care homes and other kitchens, whether there’s one canopy or many. We can come before or after service so nobody has to stop cooking. The work covers school and hospital kitchens, mesh filters and wall canopies, and people most often call us about bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly and gaps where filters have been removed.
Somewhere as small as Farningham, 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, whatever the size of the place.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after every visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Farningham (DA4)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
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.
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What else we do in Farningham
How we price grease filter exchange
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The size of the system
- Parking and loading at the site
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The site address and the type of premises
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Farningham and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- At each visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Related advice
Leave it or put it right?
Grease-loaded filters are a fire risk in their own right. A flare-up on the range can reach them, and from there into the duct. Keeping filters clean takes some of that fuel away. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Farningham rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will talk you through it.
Why us?
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- Fully insured
Common problems we fix in Farningham
However long the kitchen cooks each day, the filters see every minute of it. Heavy daily use means fast build-up, so it needs more frequent changes.
Clients normally contact us when they notice something like this:
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Darenth Park Hospital is the nearest hospital to Farningham, about 4.2 miles north.
What your quote should include
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What insurance they carry
Managing agents and facilities teams in Farningham
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 records stay tidy.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Farningham: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Farningham?
Kitchens in Farningham are inspected by Sevenoaks council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Can you come to Farningham after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Farningham keeps running as normal. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
It depends on the building. The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, facilities manager or managing agent.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Which accreditations do you hold?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
We record them 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.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Kitchen extracts in Farningham
The FSA’s data shows about 7 pubs, bars and clubs registered within about 1.5 miles of central Farningham. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Kitchens in Farningham get their food hygiene inspections from Sevenoaks 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. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Farningham. 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 Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul or anywhere around Farningham, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Lullingstone Castle is about 1.8 miles south-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Farningham is about 5 miles south of Dartford, in Kent. For grease filter exchange in and around Farningham, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us. We work across South East England and London, including Farningham. Farningham is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for grease filter exchange. Maidstone is in our area too, about 15 miles from Farningham.
Our technicians cover all of the DA4 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on High Street, London Road and South Hall Close and the roads around them. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in Eynsford (1 mile south-west), Horton Kirby (1 mile north-east), Maplescombe (2 miles south-east), Speed Gate (2 miles east) and Fawkham Green (3 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (15 miles south-east), Dartford (5 miles north), Sevenoaks (7 miles south), Gravesend (8 miles north-east), Tonbridge (13 miles south) and Northfleet (7 miles north-east).
Near you in Farningham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Pied Bull pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Eynsford station, about 1.4 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Eynsford Castle (0.7 miles south-west) and Darenth Park Hospital (4.2 miles north). Green spaces nearby include The Warren.