West Berkshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Hermitage
Looking for grease filter exchange in Hermitage? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Grease filters clogged with grease
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes well under an hour for most canopies. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Hermitage and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- We set the interval with you.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
How we handle grease filter exchange in Hermitage
Each visit is quick and tidy. The greasy filters come out, clean ones go in and make sure there are no gaps between them. Anything that needs attention is pointed out. The work covers mesh filters, restaurants and pubs and island canopies, and people most often call us about filters that leave gaps in the canopy and grease left in baffles after washing.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Hermitage (RG18)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
We will 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
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Hermitage
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- The times the site is available
- How many systems or sites are involved
- How easy every part is to reach
- The size of the system
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- The postcode and the type of business
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your last certificate, test record or report
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
Hermitage questions
Is Hermitage within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. A survey first, from photos or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Hermitage?
Fire safety enforcement in Hermitage is handled by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Every site has its own report.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we are fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
The common types of grease filter: baffle and mesh. Mention how many canopies you have when you get in touch and we will confirm it on site.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: reports, certificates, pictures and your own cleaning or check logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
Can damaged filters stay in the canopy?
Damaged filters don’t seat properly and let grease through. We point them out on the visit and explain what’s needed.
Different parts, different methods
School, care home and staff kitchens
A longer exchange interval may suit lighter cooking. We agree the schedule to match.
The plenum
Behind the filters sits the plenum, where air gathers before the duct. It collects whatever grease the filters miss.
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Hermitage
Washing filters by hand does not always get them clean. Grease lodges deep in baffles and mesh, and a quick rinse leaves it there.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Hermitage Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
Leave it or put it right?
Dripping canopies and greasy smells often start with the filters. Left, it ends up on equipment, food areas and staff and that is the kind of thing inspectors look for. If the system at a site near Hermitage fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
What you get with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Photo reports with every job
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Take a look at our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Grease, kitchens and Hermitage
Look up Hermitage on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Hermitage. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. Kitchens in Hermitage get their food hygiene inspections from West Berkshire council. 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. The fire and rescue service for Hermitage is Royal Berkshire 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.
A hospital like West Berkshire Community Hospital, about 3.3 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Holy Trinity or elsewhere in Hermitage, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Hermitage is about 4 miles north of Thatcham, in West Berkshire. Every kind of commercial site in Hermitage, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. We cover 155 places across West Berkshire, large and small. Reading is in our area too, around 13 miles away.
Every address in RG18 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. You will find streets such as Newbury Road, Lipscomb Close and Marlston Road, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in Longlane (1 mile south-west), Little Hungerford (1 mile north-east), Oare (1 mile north), Wellhouse (1 mile east) and Curridge (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Newbury (4 miles south-west), Thatcham (4 miles south), Burghfield Common (10 miles east), Speenhamland (4 miles south-west), Hungerford (11 miles west) and Spencers Wood (14 miles east).
Near you in Hermitage
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The White Horse pub, among other places. The closest station to Hermitage is Newbury Racecourse station, about 4 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Hampstead Norris Castle (2.4 miles north-east) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (3.3 miles south). Not far away are Snelsmore Common.