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Fratton grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Fratton from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- A canopy that drips grease
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Damaged filters letting grease past
About our grease filter exchange in Fratton
We set up grease filter exchange for kitchens in Fratton on a schedule that suits their cooking. The heavier the cooking, the more often filters need changing, lighter ones less. We agree the interval with you at the start. If you have filters left unwashed on busy weeks and filters that come out of the sink still dirty, we can put it right.
In a smaller place like Fratton, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Place
- Fratton (PO1, PO4, PO3)
- Wider area
- Portsmouth
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
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Why deal with it now?
Filters full of grease are fuel sitting right above the cooking. Flames from the range can be drawn up into the canopy, and from there into the duct. Clean filters mean less fuel in the canopy. Booking ahead lets us plan the trip to Fratton at a time that suits you.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before we start.
What you get with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- We diagnose before we treat
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Photo reports with every job
See our cost guide or our accreditations.
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by grease filter exchange, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change will not reach
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
Aftercare tips
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Always run the extract while cooking
- Book full TR19 cleans alongside filter changes
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
Nothing changes for your staff, except one less greasy job. Just keep the canopy clear for the next visit and let us know of any changes to opening hours.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. A maintenance plan that covers both keeps everything on track.
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Fratton
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Fratton?
The local authority for Fratton is Portsmouth council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can a school canteen extract in Fratton be done out of term time?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 49 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Fratton. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
How regularly do grease filters need exchanging?
That depends on the cooking. Heavy cooking means more frequent changes than kitchens that cook less. We agree the interval with you.
Can you give a price for filter changes?
It depends on the number and type of filters and how often they’re changed. We’ll give you a fixed quote once we know your canopies.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we’re fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it for clients who vet their contractors.
How long does the visit take?
That depends on the amount of work, but for a typical site it takes less than an hour in most kitchens. We’ll confirm it with the quote.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
What we do, step by step
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. The work itself takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like Fratton, so let us know how to reach 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.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, ring 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. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
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Do you need grease filter exchange in Fratton?
Every fry, grill and sauté sends grease-laden vapour upwards. The filters catch much of it so they gradually clog until the air can barely get through.
Clients typically contact us after spotting something like this:
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Blocked baffle filters
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St Mary's Hospital is the nearest hospital to Fratton, about less than half a mile east.
Before booking anyone
- What insurance they carry
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What hours they’ll be on site
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Fratton and across Portsmouth. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Kitchen extracts in Fratton
Fratton lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 97 pubs, bars and clubs and about 21 hotels and B&Bs within about 1.5 miles of central Fratton. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Food hygiene inspections in Fratton are the job of Portsmouth council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Mary's Church, or anywhere in Fratton, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Penhale Infant School & Nursery or anywhere near Fratton, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Fratton is about 1 mile south-east of Portsmouth, in Portsmouth. If you need grease filter exchange in Fratton, please call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Fratton. 19 places in Portsmouth are on our list, large and small.
Here we cover the PO1, PO4 and PO3 postcode area for grease filter exchange. We cover sites on Renny Road, Clive Road and Union Road and nearby roads. Main roads around Fratton include the A288, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. If your site is just outside Fratton, we cover Kingston (1 mile north-east), Portsmouth (1 mile north-west), Landport (1 mile west), Baffins (1 mile north-east) and Copnor (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover Wymering (3 miles north), Paulsgrove (3 miles north), Cosham (3 miles north), Drayton (3 miles north) and Farlington (4 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Fratton
Around Fratton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Portsmouth Academy, Alexandra Park and St Edmund's Catholic School, among other places. There’s a railway station in Fratton itself: Fratton station. Other landmarks nearby include St Mary's Hospital (under half a mile east) and Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum (0.8 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Milton Locks and Portsdown Hill.