Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Foulford, Hampshire
A scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones for commercial sites in Foulford and across Hampshire. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Grease filters clogged with grease
Grease filter exchange in Foulford, done properly
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. Their job is to stop grease getting further into the system, but only while they’re reasonably clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. Common call-outs are for filters left unwashed on busy weeks and grease building up behind the canopy filters, on wall canopies, mesh filters and island canopies.
In a small place like Foulford, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Foulford (BH24)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Book full TR19 cleans alongside filter changes
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
There’s no waiting: the canopy is ready as soon as the clean set is fitted. We take the greasy filters with us to be cleaned.
Bent or missing filters let grease straight past. Sorting them now keeps grease where it can be caught.
Do you need grease filter exchange in Foulford?
What a kitchen cooks affects how fast filters clog. Frying, grilling and chargrilling produce far more grease than steaming or baking so no single schedule suits every kitchen.
Clients normally contact us when they notice something like this:
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St John the Baptist, or anywhere in Foulford, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- If they look at the system before pricing
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Foulford: your questions answered
Can you get to a site in Foulford?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Foulford is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Which fire authority looks after Foulford?
Fire safety enforcement in Foulford is handled by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can damaged filters stay in the canopy?
Filters that no longer fit properly need replacing. We’ll tell you which ones and why on the visit.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
Does a filter exchange disrupt service?
Visits are short, and can be booked outside service times. The clean set goes in as soon as the dirty one comes out.
Which records should we keep?
Anything that proves the system is maintained: reports, certificates, photos and your own cleaning or check logs. A single log for each site works best.
What happens to the dirty filters?
The greasy set leaves with us for cleaning and your staff don’t have to deal with them. A clean set is fitted in their place.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
How it works
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes less than an hour in most kitchens. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Foulford.
- 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.
- We fit clean filters and check they sit snugly in the housing.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
Foulford kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Foulford. Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. Food hygiene inspections in Foulford are the job of New Forest council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Foulford is covered by 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.
A hospital like St Leonard's Hospital, about 5.5 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. For schools such as Ringwood School Academy, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Foulford is in Hampshire. Foulford gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 16 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: BH24. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Forest Corner (1 mile north-west), Shobley (1 mile north), Hangersley (1 mile north-west), Hightown (1 mile south-west) and Poulner (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Totton (11 miles north-east), Lymington (11 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles north-east), Hythe (15 miles east), New Milton (7 miles south-east) and Barton on Sea (8 miles south-east).
What’s near Foulford
Nearby you’ll also find St Leonard's Hospital (5.5 miles south-west). The countryside around Foulford includes Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.
How the job changes from site to site
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
In a busy kitchen, filter washing is easy to skip. A regular exchange means nobody has to remember.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Even kitchens with fixed meal times build up grease, though often more slowly.
Leave it or put it right?
Dripping canopies and greasy smells often start with the filters. Left, it ends up on equipment, food areas and staff and that is the kind of thing inspectors look for. With notice, the visit to Foulford can be fitted around your bookings and events.
No two sites are the same, so we price each one individually. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all make a difference.
Why us?
- We diagnose before we treat
- We are fully insured
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Photo reports with every job
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Odours from the discharge that filters will not stop
- Grease deep in the extract system
- A noisy or failed extract fan
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies