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Grease filter exchange in Ham, Greater London
For a scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones in Ham, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- A canopy that drips grease
Grease filter exchange in Ham
A filter that doesn’t sit right lets grease straight past. Bent, damaged or missing filters leave gaps and every filter is checked when we swap them. We point out any that need replacing. The work covers baffle filters, school and hospital kitchens and island canopies, and the jobs we see most are grease building up behind the canopy filters and hand-washed filters that still look greasy.
In a London area like Ham, a kitchen extract often passes through shared space on its way out: a riser, a service void, the floors above. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Ham (TW10, KT2, TW11)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Ham
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Ham?
In Ham, it’s Richmond-Upon-Thames council that carries out food hygiene inspections. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Does London parking affect a job in Ham?
London parking can be tight, so details of loading bays and permits help. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, with visits at the interval your system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
We work with both baffle and mesh filters. We check what’s in your canopies first and set up the service around them.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
The cost depends on your filters and the schedule. We will give you a fixed quote, normally within one working day.
Does a filter exchange disrupt service?
Not for long, and we can time it to avoid service. Cooking shouldn’t happen with the filters out, so we swap them in one go.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
What happens to the dirty filters?
Yes. Used filters go with us to be cleaned while a clean set goes in.
For landlords and multi-site operators
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.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
What we’re called out for in Ham
Cooking vapour carries grease into the canopy. Much of it is trapped by the filters so they gradually clog until the air can barely get through.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Meadlands Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- Whether VAT is included
What the work involves, part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Visits can be planned around holidays and quieter periods, keeping the filters ready for the busy weeks.
The plenum
With good filters, less grease ends up in the plenum, but it’s still cleaned during a full TR19 clean.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Make sure no filter is left out
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
Fresh filters improve airflow at the canopy from the moment they’re fitted. Keep the extract running while you cook so they catch grease as intended.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Sorting them now keeps grease where it can be caught.
What grease filter exchange can’t fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes well under an hour for most canopies. Expect the work in Ham to happen after your last customer leaves, not during trading.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- We exchange the dirty filters for a clean set.
- The filters are checked for fit before we go.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
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Grease filter exchange around Ham
The Food Standards Agency lists about 38 pubs and bars as registered food businesses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Ham. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Kitchens in Ham get their food hygiene inspections from Richmond-Upon-Thames council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. In London, kitchens are typically cleaned overnight, when the kitchen is closed and loading is easier.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Teddington Memorial Hospital about 1.5 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Ham House is about 0.6 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Ham is about 1 mile south-east of Twickenham, in Greater London. Ham gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and Ham is one of them. Our London page covers sites nearby, about 10 miles away.
Grease filter exchange in TW10, KT2 and TW11 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on New Road, Lock Road and Cave Road and the roads around them. You will find Ham on the A307, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for grease filter exchange. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Petersham (1 mile north), Eel Pie Island (1 mile north-west), Strawberry Hill (1 mile west), Teddington (1 mile south-west) and Richmond (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as London (10 miles north-east), City of Westminster (9 miles north-east), Marylebone (9 miles north-east), Kensington (6 miles north-east), St Pancras (10 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (12 miles north-east).
What’s near Ham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Grey Court School, The New Inn Public House and Sudbrook Park, among other places. Ham’s nearest station is Teddington station, roughly 1.2 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Eel Pie Island Museum (1.1 miles north-west) and Bentall Centre (1.6 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Kew Gardens Lake and Richmond Hill.