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Grease filter exchange in Highfield, Southampton
Grease filter exchange across Highfield and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Grease dripping from the canopy
Highfield: your questions answered
Who inspects food businesses in Highfield?
In Highfield, it’s Southampton council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Highfield out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 35 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Highfield. You can ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the dates the site is empty.
How long does the visit take?
We will confirm the time with your quote. For a typical site, it takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. Each visit ends with a written report and photos, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, there’s also a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
Each filter is looked at when we exchange. We tell you about any that are damaged since a poor fit lets grease past.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on use and what we found.
What about areas you can’t get to?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Highfield
Think of filter exchange as routine care for the extract. It keeps airflow up and grease down between full cleans and takes a messy task off your team. The full TR19 clean then gives the system its clean bill of health. The work covers restaurants and pubs, baffle filters and island canopies, and the jobs we see most are filters that leave gaps in the canopy and a greasy plenum behind the filters.
Size doesn’t change the work: a kitchen in a place like Highfield gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. We plan the visit around your hours, with the journey sorted in advance.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Highfield (SO17, SO16, SO14)
- Region
- Southampton
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Leave it or put it right?
For any kitchen in Highfield, filters can’t stand in for a full TR19 clean. But clean filters do help the system between cleans and the canopy and plenum stay cleaner. A visit arranged in advance is far less disruptive than a callout on a busy day.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why Highfield businesses choose us
- We’re fully insured
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations.
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Highfield
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Any permits to work or inductions
- How big the system is
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re unsure, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any previous report or certificate
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Highfield and across Southampton. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
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.
Towns and villages near Highfield
Also in Highfield
What we’re called out for in Highfield
Kitchens in Highfield, as everywhere, find filter washing slips down the list on busy weeks. It only takes a couple of missed weeks for a filter bank to clog.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
- Missing filters in the filter bank
If you run a café or takeaway near St Denys station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Before you book anyone
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether a survey comes first
Highfield kitchens: local notes
Highfield is within about 3 miles of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s data shows about 70 pubs and bars and about 16 hotels and guest houses registered across Highfield and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Highfield sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Highfield Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Highfield is Royal South Hants Hospital, about 1.2 miles south.
Highfield is about 1 mile north of Southampton, in Southampton. Whatever kind of site you run in Highfield, we can take on grease filter exchange. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Highfield is one of 40 towns, villages and districts in Southampton where we work for commercial clients.
Every address in SO17, SO16 and SO14 is covered for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Winn Road, Nile Road and The Avenue or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Highfield sits on or near the A3035, so getting to you is simple for grease filter exchange. If your site is just outside Highfield, we cover Bassett (1 mile north-west), Shirley (2 miles west), Lordswood (2 miles north-west), Freemantle (2 miles south-west) and Coxford (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Thornhill (3 miles south-east), Harefield (3 miles east), Sholing (3 miles south-east), Woolston (3 miles south), Eling (4 miles west) and Rownhams (3 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Highfield
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton, Richard Taunton Sixth Form College and The Cowherds Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is St Denys station, about 0.8 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Royal South Hants Hospital (1.2 miles south) and Marlands Shopping Centre (1.7 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Netley Common.
What the work involves, part by part
Mesh filters
Mesh filters use layers of metal mesh to trap grease. They clog quickly in a busy kitchen and need frequent attention.
Canopy filter housings
Filters sit in a housing or channel in the canopy. A damaged housing leaves gaps.
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes well under an hour for most canopies. We plan the journey to Highfield and bring what the job is likely to need.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
Advice
What a clean will not put right
Grease filter exchange cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- A fan that is failing or too weak for the system
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What the work covers
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters