Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Hadlow
We cover Hadlow for grease filter exchange. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Hadlow kitchens: local notes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 6 pubs and bars as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Hadlow. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. It’s Tonbridge and Malling council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hadlow. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The fire and rescue service for Hadlow is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Hadlow Primary School or anywhere near Hadlow, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Hadlow is Tonbridge Cottage Hospital, about 4.3 miles south-west. Church and community hall kitchens, near St Mary's Church or anywhere around Hadlow, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Hadlow is about 3 miles north-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. For grease filter exchange in and around Hadlow, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. We work across South East England and London, Hadlow included. We cover 922 places across Kent, large and small. We also work in Maidstone, around 9 miles away.
All of TN11 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include The Square, High Street and Brookfields, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. We also cover the places around Hadlow: Pittswood (1 mile west), Goose Green (1 mile north-east), Golden Green (1 mile south), Parker's Green (1 mile south-west) and Barnes Street (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (9 miles east), Sevenoaks (7 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (7 miles south-west), Gravesend (14 miles north), Tonbridge (3 miles south-west) and Northfleet (14 miles north).
Around Hadlow
Typical jobs here are in premises near Hadlow Rural Community School, Hadlow College and The Rose & Crown pub, among other places. Hadlow’s nearest station is Beltring station, roughly 3.3 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Hadlow Tower museum (within half a mile south-east) and Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (4.3 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Barden Lake and Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.
About our grease filter exchange in Hadlow
A filter that does not sit right lets grease straight past. Gaps in the filter bank are a direct route into the plenum, so we check every one at each visit. Damaged filters are flagged so they can be replaced. The work covers school and hospital kitchens, wall canopies and baffle filters, and common reasons people get in touch are bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly and a canopy running with filters missing.
Work in a small place like Hadlow starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Hadlow (TN11)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Hadlow
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Why deal with it now?
Some kitchens in Hadlow wash filters themselves to save the cost of a service, and it works when it’s done well and never skipped. Where it slips, an exchange service takes the job off staff. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Hadlow
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Every visit written up, with photos
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.
How it works
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Visits to a village like Hadlow are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Before we arrive
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Hadlow
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
When it’s something else
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- Grease deep in the extract system
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
- A noisy or failed extract fan
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
Looking after it afterwards
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is in use
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
Once the clean filters are in, the kitchen can cook right away. We take the greasy filters with us for cleaning.
Dripping filters are a clear sign they’re full. A clean set right away cuts the grease in the canopy and the plenum may need a clean as well.
Questions from Hadlow
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Hadlow?
The local authority for Hadlow is Tonbridge and Malling council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you work overnight in Hadlow?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Hadlow doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
How much notice do you need?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and for anything urgent, ring our 24/7 emergency line.
How long will you be on site?
Your quote will say how long we expect to be there. In most cases, the work takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
How often should grease filters be changed?
It varies with the type and amount of cooking. If filters are dripping or clogging before the next change, it’s too long and we will adjust it.
How we price grease filter exchange
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- The times the site is available
- How big the system is
- The condition of the system
- The number of sites or systems
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Problems your staff have spotted
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Different parts, different methods
The plenum
The plenum is the space behind the filters. It collects whatever grease the filters miss.
Mesh filters
Older or smaller canopies often use mesh filters. We exchange them on the same basis as baffles.