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Grease filter exchange in Heyshott, West Sussex
Grease filter exchange in Heyshott from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
Grease, kitchens and Heyshott
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Heyshott. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. The fire and rescue service for Heyshott is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Food hygiene inspections in Heyshott are the job of Chichester council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Heyshott (Cowdray House is about 2.5 miles north), fitting access panels needs care. Where a hall near The Parish Church of St James, or anywhere in Heyshott, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Heyshott is about 8 miles north of Chichester, in West Sussex. We carry out grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Heyshott and the rest of West Sussex. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. There’s also a page for Portsmouth, about 19 miles away.
Work in GU29 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Hoyle (1 mile north-east), Heyshott Green (1 mile north-west), Cocking (1 mile west), Cocking Causeway (2 miles north-west) and West Lavington (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Bognor Regis (11 miles south), Chichester (8 miles south), Selsey (15 miles south), Littlehampton (13 miles south-east), Emsworth (12 miles south-west) and Rustington (13 miles south-east).
What’s near Heyshott
Around Heyshott, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Unicorn Inn. Nearby you’ll also find Lodsworth Castle (2.8 miles north-east) and Midhurst Community Hospital (2.9 miles north). Not far away are Graffham Common and Levin Down.
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Heyshott
Cleaning filters by hand takes staff time and is easy to put off. 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 baffle filters, mesh filters and island canopies, and common reasons people get in touch are gaps where filters have been removed and blocked baffle filters.
In a village or hamlet like Heyshott, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. 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
- Heyshott (GU29)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
The process
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. In a small place like Heyshott, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- At every visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
Preparing for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
Do you need grease filter exchange in Heyshott?
Filters get bent and damaged with handling. A bent filter doesn’t seat properly, leaving gaps for grease to slip through.
Look out for any of the following:
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Midhurst Community Hospital (about 2.9 miles north), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether a survey comes first
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- What hours they’ll be on site
Different parts, different methods
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
In a busy kitchen, filter washing is easy to skip. An exchange service takes it off the rota.
School, care home and staff kitchens
For kitchens closed in the holidays, visits can be timed around term or rota, keeping the filters ready for the busy weeks.
Places near Heyshott
What else we do in Heyshott
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
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. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What happens if it’s left?
For any kitchen in Heyshott, filters cannot stand in for a full TR19 clean. But clean filters do help the system between cleans, and that shows when the next clean comes round. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Heyshott is calmer for everyone.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- In business since 2009
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every visit written up, with photos
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
FAQs for Heyshott
Can you get to a site in Heyshott?
Yes. Heyshott is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Heyshott?
That’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
No, the two work together. TR19® cleaning covers the canopy, plenum, ductwork and fan, with a certificate and photo report.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we will quote them together.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
Damaged filters do not seat properly and let grease through. We point them out on the visit so they can be replaced.
What’s TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
What accreditations do you have?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Aftercare tips
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Don’t let the full clean slip because filters are changed
- Make sure no filter is left out
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
There’s no waiting: the canopy is ready as soon as the clean set is fitted. The dirty set leaves with us to be cleaned.
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.