Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Highwood, Hampshire
Our technicians work in Highwood on grease filter exchange. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Grease filters clogged with grease
Grease filter exchange in Highwood, done properly
Good filters only work when they fit properly. Bent, damaged or missing filters leave gaps, so we check every one at each visit. Damaged filters are flagged so they can be replaced. The work covers mesh filters, island canopies and school and hospital kitchens, and people most often call us about filters that come out of the sink still dirty and filters left unwashed on busy weeks.
Work in a small place like Highwood starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
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. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Highwood (BH24)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
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The process
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes less than an hour in most kitchens. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Highwood run smoothly.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- We exchange the dirty filters for a clean set.
- We check the filters are seated and the canopy is ready to use.
- Anything that needs attention, such as a greasy plenum, is pointed out.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
To help 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, call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Related advice
Grease filter exchange in Highwood: the local picture
Fire safety in Highwood falls to 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. Kitchens in Highwood get their food hygiene inspections from New Forest council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like St Leonard's Hospital about 5.5 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Historic houses near Highwood, such as Avon Tyrrell House about 4.6 miles south, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Poulner Infant School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Highwood is about 2 miles north-east of Ringwood, in Hampshire. Highwood gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Highwood is one of them. Southampton is in our area too, around 16 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: BH24. Other places close to Highwood include Hangersley (1 mile south), Rockford (1 mile north-west), Shobley (1 mile south-east), Forest Corner (1 mile south-east) and Blashford (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Totton (12 miles east), Lymington (12 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles north-east), New Milton (9 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (10 miles south-east) and Dibden Purlieu (15 miles east).
Around Highwood
Around Highwood, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Ringwood School Academy and Alice Lisle Inn. Other landmarks nearby include St Leonard's Hospital (5.5 miles south-west). The countryside around Highwood includes Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The size of the system
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- A single visit or a regular plan
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
What grease filter exchange can’t fix
Not every problem is solved by grease filter exchange, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- A noisy or failed extract fan
- An extract that was undersized from the start
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
Leave it or put it right?
Grease-loaded filters are a fire risk in their own right. Flames from the range can be drawn up into the canopy, and from there into the duct. Keeping filters clean takes some of that fuel away. If the system at a site near Highwood fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Why us?
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Full insurance on every job
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Different parts, different methods
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
High-output kitchens clog filters quickly. Their exchange schedule is usually the tightest.
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are robust and widely used in commercial canopies. They do not clean themselves as the collected grease builds up between the blades.
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Highwood
Which fire service covers Highwood?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Highwood. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can school kitchens in Highwood be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. With about 3 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Highwood, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
We check every filter at each visit. Any that are bent or damaged are flagged, because gaps let grease into the plenum.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes, day and night, every day of the year. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
How long does grease filter exchange take?
On site, it takes well under an hour for most canopies. Larger systems naturally take longer, and we will tell you what to expect.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Every certificate and report from each visit, kept together in your maintenance log, along with your own cleaning log. BESA says certificates should show the date, location and technician.
Do we need to close the kitchen while filters are changed?
An exchange does not take long, and can be booked outside service times. There’s no wait between removing and refitting.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. How often depends on use and condition, and we explain the reasoning on the report.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: 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.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.