Kent · Grease filter exchange
Frittenden grease filter exchange
Need grease filter exchange in Frittenden? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
Frittenden questions
Do you cover smaller places like Frittenden?
Yes, Frittenden is part of our area, however small the site. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Frittenden?
Frittenden is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. A fixed quote follows.
Is filter exchange enough instead of a full extract clean?
No. The rest of the system still collects grease at the right interval.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
We price it on the number of filters and the visit frequency. Send us details or pictures and we will quote quickly.
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Frittenden
Across Frittenden, our filter exchange suits restaurants, pubs, cafés, schools, care homes and other kitchens, from a single canopy to several. Visits can be timed around your service, so cooking isn’t interrupted. If you’re dealing with hand-washed filters that still look greasy and grease building up behind the canopy filters, we can put it right, from island canopies, wall canopies and restaurants and pubs onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Frittenden, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Frittenden (TN17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
When something else is needed
Grease filter exchange cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before any work starts. It won’t put right:
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- Odours from the discharge that filters won’t stop
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we work on in Frittenden
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
Managing agents and facilities teams in Frittenden
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Looking after it afterwards
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Never cook with the extract switched off
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Keep every filter in place during service
If the plenum behind the filters looks greasy, we say so. It can be a sign that a full TR19® clean is due, and we can arrange it.
Saturated filters let more grease through. Getting onto a regular exchange now keeps grease out of the plenum and ductwork until the next TR19 clean.
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
We do not publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- How big the system is
- The condition we find in the survey
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Grease, kitchens and Frittenden
Frittenden, about 39 miles from central London, is within our usual area. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Frittenden. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
For schools such as Frittenden Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Benenden Hospital is the nearest hospital to Frittenden, about 3.8 miles south. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary or anywhere around Frittenden, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Frittenden is about 9 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. We carry out grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Frittenden and the rest of Kent. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 9 miles away.
All of TN17 is covered for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on The Street, Inglis Close and Parish Avenue or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to Frittenden include Sinkhurst Green (1 mile north), Knox Bridge (1 mile west), Cranbrook Common (2 miles south-west), Sissinghurst (2 miles south-west) and Staplehurst (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (9 miles north), Ashford (12 miles east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles west), Tonbridge (14 miles west) and Kings Hill (12 miles north-west).
Around Frittenden
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Bell And Jorrocks Public House. Frittenden’s nearest station is Headcorn station, roughly 2.5 miles north-east. Nearby you will also find Sissinghurst Castle (1.7 miles south) and Benenden Hospital (3.8 miles south).
Part by part
Mesh filters
Grease lodges deep in the layers of a mesh filter, so a quick rinse rarely gets it clean.
The plenum
Heavy grease in the plenum often follows clogged or missing filters, or that a full clean is due.
How the visit works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before we start, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Frittenden.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.