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Grease filter exchange in Hanworth, Greater London
Grease filter exchange for Hanworth, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: 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, and that’s where we come in.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Grease filter exchange in Hanworth
We run grease filter exchange for all kinds of kitchens in Hanworth, whether there’s one canopy or many. We can come before or after service so nobody has to stop cooking. The work covers baffle filters, wall canopies and mesh filters, and common reasons people get in touch are bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly and filters that come out of the sink still dirty.
Kitchens in Hanworth, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.

- Location
- Hanworth (TW13, TW12, TW2)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Do you need grease filter exchange in Hanworth?
Repeated removal and washing takes its toll on filters. A bent filter does not seat properly, leaving gaps for grease to slip through.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Strawberry Hill House is about 2 miles east), access may need planning.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
Part by part
Mesh filters
Mesh filters use layers of metal mesh to trap grease. They clog quickly in a busy kitchen, so they need changing often.
The plenum
Heavy grease in the plenum often follows clogged or missing filters or that the next TR19 clean is due.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Hanworth
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 to a regular schedule.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
The next exchange is already in the diary. If cooking increases, we can change filters more often to keep up.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. A maintenance plan that covers both keeps everything on track.
Hanworth kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 57 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 25 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Hanworth. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. Kitchens in Hanworth get their food hygiene inspections from Richmond-Upon-Thames council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Hanworth sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Richard's Church, or anywhere in Hanworth, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Teddington Memorial Hospital about 1.8 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Hanworth is about 6 miles south of Hayes, in Greater London. Hanworth gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. We cover 764 places across Greater London, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for London, about 13 miles away.
We work across the TW13, TW12 and TW2 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Fir Road, New Road and Bel Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in Hampton (1 mile south-east), Hampton Hill (1 mile east), Fulwell (1 mile east), Whitton (2 miles north-east) and West Molesey (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover London (13 miles east), City of Westminster (11 miles north-east), Marylebone (12 miles north-east), Kensington (9 miles north-east), St Pancras (13 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (15 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Hanworth
Typical jobs here are in premises near Hampton School, Hampton Academy and Crane Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Hampton station, about 1.1 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Teddington Memorial Hospital (1.8 miles east) and Kempton Steam Museum (1.1 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Garden Lake and Oak Avenue Local Nature Reserve.
Nearby places to Hanworth
Other services in Hanworth
The process
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. Getting kit into a London building takes planning, so let us know where we can load and park in Hanworth.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- We set the interval with you.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Advice
FAQs for Hanworth
Can school kitchens in Hanworth be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 17 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Hanworth. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will fit the work in.
Who inspects food businesses in Hanworth?
The local authority for Hanworth is Richmond-Upon-Thames 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.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find and the report sets out why.
Is there a cleaning option for the filters we have?
Yes, that is an option. The first step is looking at the filters you have, as damaged ones may be better replaced.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
We check every filter at each visit. We tell you about any that are damaged since a poor fit lets grease past.
When something else is needed
We’ll always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- A noisy or failed extract fan
- Grease deep in the extract system
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters