West Berkshire · Grease filter exchange
Heads Hill grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange across Heads Hill and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Staff short of time to wash filters
About our grease filter exchange in Heads Hill
Washing filters in the kitchen sink is messy and easily missed on a busy week. With a filter exchange, we bring a clean set and take the dirty one away and the canopy is refilled straight away. The work covers school and hospital kitchens, restaurants and pubs and wall canopies, and the jobs we see most are staff short of time to wash filters and a canopy running with filters missing.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Heads Hill (RG19, RG20)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Heavy cooking means more grease reaching every part of the system. Regular changes help protect the ductwork.
Baffle filters
In a baffle filter, the air zigzags through metal baffles. Grease drops out as it does.
How it works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes less than an hour in most kitchens. Visits to a village like Heads Hill are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
Preparing for the visit
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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How we price grease filter exchange
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- How big the system is
- Travel, parking and unloading
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before we start.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- A few general shots of the system
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Heads Hill
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Heads Hill?
Heads Hill is in the area of Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can you come to Heads Hill after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Heads Hill does not have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
What do you do with what you remove?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
How often should grease filters be changed?
It varies from kitchen to kitchen. We look at your cooking and set an interval to match, and adjust it if needed.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
Pricing depends on the kitchen, so we need to know the filters and interval first. You get a fixed price before the service starts.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
Filters that no longer fit properly need replacing. We’ll show you which ones on the visit.
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Other services in Heads Hill
Why act early in Heads Hill
For any kitchen in Heads Hill, filters cannot stand in for a full TR19 clean. But clean filters do help the system between cleans and the canopy and plenum stay cleaner. In a small place like Heads Hill, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why us?
- Full insurance on every job
- Trading since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See our cost guide and our accreditations.
Common problems we fix in Heads Hill
Sometimes a filter is taken out and never put back. A missing filter leaves an open route into the system and on into the ductwork.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Cheam School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Comparing quotes
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether a survey comes first
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Grease, kitchens and Heads Hill
We cover Heads Hill, about 51 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. A survey and a fixed quote come first, then the visit at a time that suits you. In Heads Hill, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from West Berkshire council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Heads Hill (Shaw House is about 3.3 miles north-west), fitting access panels needs care. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; West Berkshire Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Heads Hill, about 2.4 miles north.
Heads Hill is about 2 miles south of Thatcham, in West Berkshire. We provide grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Heads Hill and the rest of West Berkshire. Our West Berkshire coverage runs to 155 places, Heads Hill among them. We also work in Reading, about 14 miles from Heads Hill.
We cover every part of RG19 and RG20 for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. That includes premises on Main Street, Thornford Road and Second Street East and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Heads Hill: Bishop's Green (1 mile south-west), Headley (1 mile south-east), Bury's Bank (1 mile north-west), Mill Green (1 mile south-east) and Goose Hill (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Newbury (3 miles north-west), Burghfield Common (9 miles east), Speenhamland (3 miles north-west), Hungerford (11 miles west), Spencers Wood (13 miles east) and Calcot (11 miles north-east).
Near you in Heads Hill
Around Heads Hill, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near New Greenham Park and Kennet School. Heads Hill’s nearest station is Thatcham station, roughly 1.9 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include Donnington Castle (4.3 miles north-west) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (2.4 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Thatcham Reed Beds and Ladle Hill.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Always run the extract while cooking
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
The canopy looks cleaner and the air moves better straight away. Keep the extract running while you cook so they catch grease as intended.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.