Oxfordshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Foscot
For grease filter exchange in Foscot, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Poor airflow through the filters
- A canopy that drips grease
How we handle grease filter exchange in Foscot
Across Foscot, 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 cooking is not interrupted. The work covers island canopies, wall canopies and school and hospital kitchens, and people most often call us about hand-washed filters that still look greasy and grease building up behind the canopy filters.
In a village or hamlet like Foscot, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Foscot (OX7)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Foscot: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like Foscot?
Yes, Foscot is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you work overnight in Foscot?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Foscot keeps running as normal. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
What happens to the dirty filters?
We do. The dirty filters are taken away for cleaning while a clean set goes in.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. A fixed quote follows.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
Who is the responsible person?
It depends on the building. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Are you accredited?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
Between visits
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
The next exchange is already in the diary. If cooking increases, we can change filters more often to keep up.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Sorting them now keeps grease where it can be caught.
What grease filter exchange can’t fix
Not every problem is solved by grease filter exchange, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change won’t reach
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Foscot
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
More services for Foscot
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Why act early in Foscot
In Foscot, as everywhere, a filter service is not a substitute for TR19 cleaning. But clean filters do help the system between cleans and the canopy and plenum stay cleaner. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Why Foscot businesses choose us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Photo reports with every job
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Take a look at our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Part by part
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
High-output kitchens clog filters quickly. Their exchange schedule is normally the tightest.
Canopy filter housings
Grease collects in the channels and drip trays below the filters. If it needs attention, we’ll tell you.
Grease filter exchange in Foscot: the local picture
Foscot is covered by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Food hygiene inspections in Foscot are the job of West Oxfordshire council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Bledington Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Moore Cottage Hospital is the nearest hospital to Foscot, about 5 miles west. If you run a café or takeaway near Kingham station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Foscot is about 9 miles north of Carterton, in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in OX7, we can carry out grease filter exchange at your premises. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, Foscot among them. For sites nearby, see our Oxford page (20 miles or so).
We cover every part of OX7 for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Station Road and Old Burford Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Idbury (2 miles south-west), Fifield (2 miles south), Milton-under-Wychwood (3 miles south), Fulbrook (6 miles south) and Little Barrington (6 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Witney (10 miles south-east), Carterton (9 miles south), Chipping Norton (5 miles north-east), Woodstock (13 miles east), Cogges (10 miles south-east) and Bloxham (14 miles north-east).
What’s near Foscot
Foscot’s nearest station is Kingham station, about 0.6 miles north-east. A little further out are Moore Cottage Hospital (5 miles west).
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
The process
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Foscot, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Find the previous report, if there is one
How to get a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.