West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Highbrook
Grease filter exchange across Highbrook and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
How we price grease filter exchange
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- The number of sites or systems
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The postcode and the type of business
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
Grease filter exchange in Highbrook
Across Highbrook, our filter exchange suits restaurants, pubs, cafés, schools, care homes and other kitchens, whether there’s one canopy or many. We can come before or after service so nobody has to stop cooking. If you have weak extraction at the canopy and grease building up behind the canopy filters, we can help, from school and hospital kitchens, restaurants and pubs and wall canopies onwards.
Somewhere as small as Highbrook, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Highbrook (RH17)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Highbrook
What else we do in Highbrook
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
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’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Different parts, different methods
The plenum
The plenum is the space behind the filters. It collects whatever grease the filters miss.
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are robust and widely used in commercial canopies. They still need regular cleaning as the collected grease builds up between the blades.
Questions from Highbrook
Which fire service covers Highbrook?
That’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can the work in Highbrook be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Highbrook can fit around your hours. Just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
How much notice should we give?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Do you clean filters as well as exchanging them?
We can. Some kitchens prefer their own filters cleaned on a schedule while others want an exchange. We make sure the canopy is ready for service either way.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
A bent filter leaves a gap for grease. We flag any we find and explain what’s needed.
When something else is needed
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- A canopy that does not capture the vapour properly
- Grease behind the filters that a swap cannot remove
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Visits to a village like Highbrook are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- We check the filters are seated and the canopy is ready to use.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear the space around the work
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Highbrook and across West Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Book full TR19 cleans alongside filter changes
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
The next exchange is already in the diary. If cooking increases, we can change filters more often to match.
Bent or missing filters let grease straight past. Sorting them now keeps grease where it can be caught.
Grease filter exchange in Highbrook: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Highbrook. Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. Kitchens in Highbrook get their food hygiene inspections from Mid Sussex council. 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. Fire safety in Highbrook falls to West Sussex 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.
A hospital like Princess Royal Hospital, about 4.6 miles south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Historic houses near Highbrook, such as Priest House about 1.5 miles north, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near All Saints Church, or anywhere in Highbrook, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Highbrook is about 4 miles north-east of Haywards Heath, in West Sussex. We carry out grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Highbrook and the rest of West Sussex. Highbrook is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work for grease filter exchange. There’s also a page for Brighton, roughly 16 miles from Highbrook.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: RH17. Other places close to Highbrook include Ardingly (1 mile south-west), Little London (1 mile west), Sharpthorne (2 miles north), West Hoathly (2 miles north) and Horsted Keynes (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Crawley (7 miles north-west), Horsham (11 miles west), Haywards Heath (4 miles south-west), Burgess Hill (7 miles south-west), East Grinstead (5 miles north) and Broadfield (7 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Highbrook
Around Highbrook, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Ardingly Inn. The nearest railway station is Balcombe station, about 3.4 miles west. A little further out are Princess Royal Hospital (4.6 miles south) and Parish Museum (2.8 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow.