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Grease filter exchange in Headley, Hampshire
Grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Headley. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
What grease filter exchange looks like in Headley
Look up Headley on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 5 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Headley and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they cook under a canopy, the grease filters are the first line of defence and clog quickly. It’s East Hampshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Headley. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Headley sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. 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 Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Headley, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. School kitchens, at schools like The Holme Church of England Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Headley is about 6 miles south of Farnham, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Headley, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Headley is one of them. We also work in Guildford, about 14 miles from Headley.
Our technicians cover all of GU35 for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on High Street, Crabtree Gardens and Pound Close or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Headley include Arford (1 mile north-east), Headley Down (1 mile east), Lindford (1 mile west), Standford (1 mile south-west) and Deadwater (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Farnborough (12 miles north), Fleet (11 miles north), Aldershot (9 miles north), Alton (7 miles west), Petersfield (9 miles south-west) and Yateley (15 miles north).
Near you in Headley
Typical jobs here are in premises near Mill Chase Academy and The Holly Bush Inn and the streets around them. Headley’s nearest station is Liphook station, roughly 3.4 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Chase Community Hospital (1.9 miles south-west). The countryside around Headley includes Deadwater Valley and Wheeler's Down.
About our grease filter exchange in Headley
A clean set of filters is a simple, regular dose of prevention. It keeps airflow up and grease down between full cleans and takes a messy task off your team. The full TR19 clean then gives the system its clean bill of health. We are often asked to deal with grease building up behind the canopy filters and filters so greasy the air can barely pass, on school and hospital kitchens, restaurants and pubs and wall canopies.
Work in a small place like Headley 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.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Headley (GU35)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Do not refit a filter that is bent
- Make sure no filter is left out
If the plenum behind the filters looks greasy, we say so. It can be a sign that a full TR19® clean is due and we can book that in.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. Setting both up on a schedule means neither slips.
Common problems we fix in Headley
Repeated removal and washing takes its toll on filters. Damaged filters don’t sit flush, leaving gaps for grease to slip through.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Chase Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Headley, about 1.9 miles south-west.
What your quote should include
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether a survey comes first
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
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What else we do in Headley
The process
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes well under an hour for most canopies. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Headley, let us know and we will plan around it.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not 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.
Why act early in Headley
Filters full of grease are fuel sitting right above the cooking. Flames from the range can be drawn up into the canopy and grease in the duct can carry a fire further. Clean filters mean less fuel in the canopy. A planned visit to Headley is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Why book with us
- We are fully insured
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- We diagnose before we treat
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Different parts, different methods
School, care home and staff kitchens
Lighter kitchens can often go longer between changes. The interval is set to fit.
The plenum
Behind the filters sits the plenum, where air gathers before the duct. It collects whatever grease the filters miss.
Headley questions
Do you work in villages like Headley?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who inspects food businesses in Headley?
In Headley, it’s East Hampshire 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.
Do you take the used filters away?
We take them away. That is the point of an exchange: clean filters in, dirty ones out, with no washing for your team.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. It’s your proof that the work was done: a dated report with pictures, listing the work and any areas we couldn’t reach.
What types of filter do you exchange?
The common types of grease filter: baffle and mesh. Mention how many canopies you have when you get in touch, or we’ll check on the first visit.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
How far ahead should we book?
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.
What do you do with what you remove?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.