Oxfordshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Henwood
A scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones for Henwood, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
About our grease filter exchange in Henwood
Grease filters are the first line of defence in a kitchen extract. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork, but only while they’re reasonably clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. Typical jobs include a canopy that drips grease and weak extraction at the canopy, across mesh filters, baffle filters and restaurants and pubs.
Work in a small place like Henwood starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Henwood (OX1)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Do you need grease filter exchange in Henwood?
However long the kitchen cooks each day, the filters see every minute of it. Heavy daily use means fast build-up so changes need to come round sooner.
Clients usually contact us after spotting one of these:
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Poor airflow through the filters
School kitchens, at schools like Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Before booking anyone
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
Multi-site and managed buildings
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Oxfordshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Henwood
Do you work overnight in Henwood?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Henwood?
Kitchens in Henwood are inspected by Vale of White Horse council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
We offer filter cleaning as well as exchange. We’ll explain the options when you get in touch.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. We put a recommended next date on the report. For kitchen extracts, BESA’s minimum intervals run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use, while fire dampers are tested at least annually.
What accreditations do you have?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We have been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
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, so it doesn’t spread.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
How the job changes from site to site
School, care home and staff kitchens
Lighter kitchens can often go longer between changes. We agree the schedule to match.
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are a common choice for commercial canopies. They don’t clean themselves as the collected grease builds up between the blades.
What grease filter exchange looks like in Henwood
The fire and rescue service for Henwood is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Environmental health officers from Vale of White Horse council inspect food businesses in Henwood. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Abingdon Community Hospital about 3.2 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Appleton Manor is about 1.7 miles west), access may need planning.
Henwood is about 3 miles north-west of Abingdon-on-Thames, in Oxfordshire. Henwood gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, large and small.
We cover every part of OX1 for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. That includes premises on Cumnor Road, Hill View Lane and White Hill Lane and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Wootton (1 mile south), Cumnor (1 mile north-west), Chawley (1 mile north), Appleton (2 miles west) and Dean Court (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Oxford (5 miles north-east), Didcot (8 miles south-east), Bicester (15 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (3 miles south-east), Witney (9 miles north-west) and Carterton (12 miles west).
What’s near Henwood
In Henwood, that means kitchens and buildings near Matthew Arnold School and The Bystander pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Oxford station, about 3.4 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Westgate Shopping Centre (3.5 miles north-east) and The Story Museum (3.6 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Cumnor Hill and Lashford Lane Fen.
Places near Henwood
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Aftercare tips
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. Our tips:
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is in use
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Look out for drips from the canopy
We tell you if we spot anything in the canopy that needs attention. It can be a sign that a full TR19® clean is due, and we can arrange it.
Saturated filters let more grease through. Getting onto a regular exchange now keeps grease out of the plenum and ductwork until the next TR19 clean.
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Henwood
You will get a fixed price before any work starts. It’s based on:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The condition we find in the survey
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What to send for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The site address and the type of premises
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Odours from the discharge that filters will not stop
- Grease deep in the extract system
- An extract that was undersized from the start
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes less than an hour in most kitchens, and we clear up before we go. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Henwood.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- We set the interval with you.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.