Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Highcliffe grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange for Highcliffe, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- A canopy running with filters missing
Do you need grease filter exchange in Highcliffe?
Long cooking hours in Highcliffe or anywhere else mean more grease on the filters. Heavy daily use means fast build-up so changes need to come round sooner.
What we are most often called out for:
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as St John's Rooms And Chapel (about less than half a mile north-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
What your quote should include
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- What insurance they carry
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
How we handle grease filter exchange in Highcliffe
A filter that doesn’t sit right lets grease straight past. Gaps in the filter bank are a direct route into the plenum, so we check every one at each visit. Damaged filters are flagged so they can be replaced. If you are dealing with weak extraction at the canopy and grease filters clogged with grease, we can help, from school and hospital kitchens, island canopies and mesh filters onwards.
Kitchens around a place like Highcliffe are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
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
- Highcliffe (SO23, SO21, SO20)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Highcliffe
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 to a regular schedule.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Always run the extract while cooking
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
Once the clean filters are in, the kitchen can cook straight away. We take the greasy filters with us for cleaning.
Saturated filters let more grease through. Getting onto a regular exchange now keeps grease out of the plenum and ductwork between full cleans.
Different parts, different methods
Mesh filters
Grease lodges deep in the layers of a mesh filter, which makes hand-washing hard work.
Canopy filter housings
Filters sit in a housing or channel in the canopy. A damaged housing leaves gaps.
What happens on the day
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 the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like Highcliffe, so let us know how to reach it.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- At every visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: 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.
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
What grease filter exchange looks like in Highcliffe
Food Standards Agency records include about 31 pubs and bars and about 5 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses in Highcliffe and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Highcliffe sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Environmental health officers from Winchester City council inspect food businesses in Highcliffe. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near All Saints, or anywhere in Highcliffe, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. School kitchens, at schools like All Saints Church of England Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Highcliffe is about 1 mile east of Winchester, in Hampshire. We provide grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Highcliffe and the rest of Hampshire. Our area takes in 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. You can also see our page for Southampton, roughly 10 miles from Highcliffe.
Grease filter exchange in SO23, SO21 and SO20 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Moss Road, Vale Road and Domum Road or anywhere close by, we can help. You’ll find Highcliffe on the M3 and A31, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. If your site is just outside Highcliffe, we cover Bar End (1 mile south-west), Winchester (1 mile west), Hyde (1 mile north-west), St Cross (1 mile south-west) and Abbotts Barton (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastleigh (6 miles south), Fareham (15 miles south), Andover (13 miles north-west), Totton (13 miles south-west), Chandler's Ford (6 miles south-west) and Hedge End (10 miles south).
Local landmarks in Highcliffe
In Highcliffe, that means kitchens and buildings near St. Cross Park, Leigh House Hospital and Heart in Hand pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Highcliffe is Winchester station, about 1.1 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find St John's Rooms And Chapel (less than half a mile north-west) and Wolvesey Castle (under half a mile west). Open spaces near Highcliffe include Twyford Down and Winnall Moors.
Questions from Highcliffe
Which fire service covers Highcliffe?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Highcliffe. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Can the work in Highcliffe be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Highcliffe can fit around your hours. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. It’s your proof that the work was done: a dated report with pictures, listing the work and any areas we couldn’t reach.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. How often depends on use and condition, and we explain the reasoning on the report.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Where does the waste go?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
When something else is needed
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change won’t reach
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before you book.
What we work on in Highcliffe
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies