Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Fawley, Hampshire
Grease filter exchange across Fawley and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Damaged filters letting grease past
How we handle grease filter exchange in Fawley
An exchange visit in Fawley doesn’t take long. The greasy filters come out, clean ones go in, and we check they’re seated with no gaps. Anything that needs attention is pointed out. We’re often asked to deal with grease building up behind the canopy filters and grease dripping from the canopy, on baffle filters, island canopies and wall canopies.
Work in a small place like Fawley starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Fawley (SO45)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
Grease filter exchange cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change won’t reach
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
For landlords and multi-site operators
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Fawley
Can a school canteen extract in Fawley be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 3 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Fawley. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Which environmental health team covers Fawley?
That is New Forest council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Fawley. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Can you give a price for filter changes?
We price it on the number of filters and the visit frequency. Send us details or pictures and we’ll quote, usually within one working day.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
Do you handle baffle and mesh filters?
Baffle and mesh filters are both covered. The first step is recording what you have and set up the service around them.
Do we need to close the kitchen while filters are changed?
Not for long, and we can time it to avoid service. The canopy shouldn’t be used without filters so the swap is done promptly.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
How long does the visit take?
Your quote will say how long we expect to be there. For a typical site, it takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies.
Grease filter exchange in Fawley: the local picture
The coast is only about 1 mile from Fawley. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. There are about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 8 sandwich bars and takeaways in and around Fawley, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. Fire safety in Fawley falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Coldeast about 4.2 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Fawley (Beaulieu Palace House is about 4.4 miles west), fitting access panels needs care.
Fawley is about 3 miles south-east of Hythe, in Hampshire. Anywhere in SO45, we can take on grease filter exchange. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Fawley among them. We also work in Southampton, around 7 miles away.
All of SO45 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on The Square, Whites Lane and Forge Lane or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we work in Stonehills (1 mile south-east), Ashlett (1 mile east), Sprat's Down (1 mile south), Blackfield (1 mile south-west) and Calshot (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Gosport (9 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles north), Fareham (7 miles east), Totton (9 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (11 miles north) and Hedge End (6 miles north).
Local landmarks in Fawley
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Falcon Hotel and The New Forest Academy, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Hamble station, roughly 3.2 miles north. A little further out are Coldeast (4.2 miles north-east) and Calshot Castle (1.9 miles east). For a walk, there’s Mercury Marshes.
What the work involves, part by part
The plenum
Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the plenum, but it’s still cleaned during a full TR19 clean.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
When service is non-stop, filters get forgotten. A regular exchange means nobody has to remember.
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What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- The condition we find in the survey
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The scale of the work
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The postcode and the type of business
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, you get a fixed price before we start.
The process
The visit has three parts: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Fawley run smoothly.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- At every visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
When to call us in Fawley
Kitchens in Fawley, as everywhere, find filter washing slips down the list on busy weeks. It only takes a couple of missed weeks for a filter bank to clog.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of All Saints or anywhere around Fawley, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether VAT is included
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor