Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grafty Green grease filter exchange
For grease filter exchange in Grafty Green, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
Grafty Green questions
Who is the fire and rescue service for Grafty Green?
Fire safety enforcement in Grafty Green is handled by 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.
Who inspects food businesses in Grafty Green?
Kitchens in Grafty Green are inspected by Maidstone council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
How long does grease filter exchange take?
It depends on the size of the system, but for many sites it takes less than an hour in most kitchens. We’ll give you a better idea when we quote.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
Baffle filters and mesh filters. Mention how many canopies you have when you get in touch and we’ll confirm it on site.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Which accreditations do you hold?
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.
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Grafty Green
Washing filters in the kitchen sink is messy and easily missed on a busy week. With a filter exchange, we bring a clean set and take the dirty one away, so the canopy is never left without filters. We’re often asked to deal with poor airflow through the filters and a canopy that drips grease, on baffle filters, restaurants and pubs and island canopies.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Grafty Green (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What happens on the day
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes less than an hour in most kitchens. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Grafty Green run smoothly.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- We fit clean filters and check they sit snugly in the housing.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
How to prepare
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know about parking and loading
Getting a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
For landlords and multi-site operators
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.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
Grease filter exchange around Grafty Green
Grafty Green is covered by Kent 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. It’s Maidstone council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Grafty Green. 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.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Nicholas or elsewhere in Grafty Green, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Platts Heath Primary School or anywhere near Grafty Green, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Grafty Green is about 8 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. We carry out grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Grafty Green and the rest of Kent. Grafty Green is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 8 miles from Grafty Green.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: ME17. We cover sites on Church Road, Woodcock Lane and Headcorn Road and the roads around them. Other places close to Grafty Green include Liverton Street (1 mile north), Boughton Malherbe (1 mile north-east), Broadstone (1 mile south-west), Eastwood (1 mile west) and Platt's Heath (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (8 miles north-west), Ashford (9 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north), Faversham (12 miles north-east), Minster (15 miles north) and Kings Hill (13 miles west).
What’s near Grafty Green
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Kiln Wood, The Kings Head Public House and The Lenham School. The nearest railway station is Lenham station, about 2.1 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find The Dog Collar Museum (3.4 miles north-west) and Coldbridge Castle (1 mile south-east).
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Grafty Green
Washing filters by hand does not always get them clean. Grease hides in the folds of a baffle or the layers of a mesh, and a quick rinse leaves it there.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- A canopy that drips grease
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Leeds Castle is about 3.5 miles north-west), access may need planning.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether a survey comes first
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the price is fixed
Different parts, different methods
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are robust and widely used in commercial canopies. They still need regular cleaning as the collected grease builds up between the blades.
School, care home and staff kitchens
A longer exchange interval may suit lighter cooking. We agree the schedule to match.
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What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Site rules, permits and inductions
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.