Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Foley Park, Kent
A scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones for Foley Park, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
About our grease filter exchange in Foley Park
A filter that doesn’t sit right lets grease straight past. Gaps in the filter bank are a direct route into the plenum, so we check every one at each visit. We point out any that need replacing. The work covers school and hospital kitchens, mesh filters and restaurants and pubs, and the jobs we see most are smoke and heat lingering under the hood and grease building up behind the canopy filters.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Foley Park gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Foley Park (ME14, ME15, ME16)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What a clean will not put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Odours from the discharge that filters won’t stop
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change won’t reach
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What the work covers
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
The process
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. In a place like Foley Park, we fit the visit around your hours.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Before we arrive
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Getting a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. 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.
Related advice
Why deal with it now?
For any kitchen in Foley Park, filters cannot stand in for a full TR19 clean. They do help keep the system in better shape between cleans and the canopy and plenum stay cleaner. In a smaller place like Foley Park, a site that has to close is felt quickly.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Foley Park
- A fixed price before any work starts
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Fully insured
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Grease filter exchange around Foley Park
Food Standards Agency records list about 157 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 53 takeaways and sandwich shops within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Foley Park. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. The fire and rescue service for Foley Park is Kent 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. Environmental health officers from Maidstone council inspect food businesses in Foley Park. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Where a hall near Church of St Luke, or anywhere in Foley Park, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like KIMS hospital about 1.1 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Foley Park is about 1 mile north of Maidstone, in Kent. Wherever you are in the ME14 postcode area, we can carry out grease filter exchange at your premises. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Foley Park among them.
Every address in ME14, ME15 and ME16 is covered for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Well Road, Rock Road and Byron Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Foley Park sits on or near the A249, which makes travel easy for grease filter exchange. Other places close to Foley Park include Penenden Heath (1 mile north-east), Harbourland (1 mile north), Grove Green (1 mile east), Ringlestone (1 mile north-west) and Maidstone (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south-west), Gravesend (12 miles north-west), Tonbridge (12 miles south-west) and Northfleet (13 miles north-west).
Around Foley Park
Typical jobs here are in premises near Valley Park School, Vinters Valley Park and The Hollybush Public House. Foley Park’s nearest station is Maidstone East station, roughly 0.6 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum (0.6 miles south-west) and KIMS hospital (1.1 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
Questions from Foley Park
Can school kitchens in Foley Park be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. With about 23 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Foley Park, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll fit the work in.
Which fire authority looks after Foley Park?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Foley Park. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
What do you do to protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before we start, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes. Cleaning your existing filters is an option, and others prefer a straight swap. Either way, the canopy isn’t left without filters during service.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are 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.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites on one programme. Every site has its own report.
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Foley Park
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- A few general shots of the system
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Common problems we fix in Foley Park
Missing filters are more common than you’d think. Every gap in the filter bank lets grease straight into the plenum and on into the ductwork.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A canopy that drips grease
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Paul's Infant School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Questions to ask before booking
- What paperwork you get at the end
- What insurance they carry
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
Part by part
The plenum
A greasy plenum is a sign filters have been left too long or that the next TR19 clean is due.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
The more a kitchen cooks, the more grease the filters see. Changing them on time protects the ducts behind.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.