East Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Hastings
Need grease filter exchange in Hastings? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
Grease filter exchange in Hastings, done properly
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. Their job is to stop grease getting further into the system, but only while they’re reasonably clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. Typical jobs include gaps where filters have been removed and grease collecting in the filter channels, across island canopies, restaurants and pubs and school and hospital kitchens.
Town-centre kitchens in a place like Hastings often sit below flats or offices, and the extract can climb several storeys before it discharges. Vertical risers like that need access panels in the right places, and anything we can’t reach goes on the report.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Hastings (TN34, TN38, TN37, TN35)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
We are used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes less than an hour in most kitchens. Phased working suits larger sites in a place the size of Hastings, with each part handed back before the next starts.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- We check the filters are seated and the canopy is ready to use.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
Get a fixed quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
Advice
Common problems we fix in Hastings
Wherever you are, Hastings included, filter washing is the job that gets skipped when the kitchen is busy. A missed wash or two is all it takes for a filter bank to clog.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Blocked baffle filters
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Luke's Church or elsewhere in Hastings, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Before you book anyone
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
When something else is needed
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Odours from the discharge that filters will not stop
- Grease deep in the extract system
- Grease behind the filters that a swap cannot remove
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
Why act early in Hastings
For any kitchen in Hastings, filters cannot stand in for a full TR19 clean. They do help keep the system in better shape between cleans and the canopy and plenum stay cleaner. If an insurer or inspector asks when the work was last done, an up-to-date certificate answers the question.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why us?
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Every job surveyed first
- We are fully insured
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
See our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
FAQs for Hastings
Does being near the coast affect grease filter exchange in Hastings?
It can. Hastings is within about 2 miles of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
Which fire service covers Hastings?
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Hastings. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
What’s the right interval for changing filters?
That depends on the cooking. Heavy cooking means more frequent changes than lighter ones. We set a schedule that suits your kitchen.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Are you accredited?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We carry full insurance, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
Kitchen extracts in Hastings
The coast is only about 2 miles from Hastings. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. Food Standards Agency records include about 55 pubs, bars and clubs and about 12 hotels and B&Bs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Hastings. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Environmental health officers from Hastings council inspect food businesses in Hastings. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
For schools such as St Paul's Church of England Academy, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If you run a café or takeaway near St Leonards Warrior Square station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Hastings is in East Sussex. We carry out grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Hastings and the rest of East Sussex. Across East Sussex, we cover 289 places, Hastings among them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 28 miles from Hastings.
Here we cover the TN34, TN38, TN37 and TN35 postcode area for grease filter exchange. That includes premises on London Road, Church Road and Upper Church Road and nearby roads. Main roads around Hastings include the A21 and A28, so getting to you is simple for grease filter exchange. Other places close to Hastings include Silverhill (1 mile west), Blacklands (1 mile east), St Helen's (1 mile north-east), Hollington (1 mile north-west) and St Leonards (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (13 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (4 miles west), Hailsham (13 miles west), Polegate (14 miles west), Old Town (15 miles south-west) and Heathfield (15 miles north-west). Hastings is among the bigger places we cover in East Sussex for grease filter exchange.
Around Hastings
Typical jobs here are in premises near William Parker Sports College, University School and The Duke pub. Hastings’s nearest station is St Leonards Warrior Square station, about 0.9 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Conquest Hospital (1.2 miles north) and Priory Meadow Shopping Centre (1.1 miles south-east). The countryside around Hastings includes Senlac Hill and Church Wood and Robsack Wood.
Aftercare tips
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
- Never cook with the extract switched off
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Watch for grease drips between visits
Nothing changes for your staff, except one less greasy job. Just keep the canopy clear for the next visit and let us know of any changes to opening hours.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Sorting them now keeps grease where it can be caught.
Towns and villages near Hastings
What else we do in Hastings
Different parts, different methods
The plenum
Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the plenum, but it’s still cleaned during a full TR19 clean.
Canopy filter housings
Filters sit in a housing or channel in the canopy. If it’s bent or greasy, filters won’t seat properly.