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Grease filter exchange in Holbury, Hampshire
Grease filter exchange in Holbury from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Grease filters clogged with grease
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Holbury
Think of filter exchange as routine care for the extract. It keeps airflow up and grease down between full cleans, and it saves your staff a greasy job. The full TR19 clean then gives the system its clean bill of health. Typical jobs include bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly and gaps where filters have been removed, across island canopies, baffle filters and restaurants and pubs.
In a smaller place like Holbury, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Holbury (SO45)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price grease filter exchange
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The size of the system
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Where the site is and how we reach it
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.
What we need to know
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The postcode and the type of business
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters, and we clear up before we go. In a smaller place like Holbury, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Ask for a quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Multi-site and managed buildings
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Holbury questions
Which fire service covers Holbury?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Holbury. 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.
Does the sea air around Holbury make a difference to grease filter exchange?
It can. Salt air reaches Holbury, which is within about 2 miles of the coast, and it speeds up rust. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, with visits at the interval your system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Which records should we keep?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: our reports and pictures, any certificates and your in-house logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
Do you work in Holbury?
Yes. We cover Holbury and the rest of Hampshire, within our South East and London area. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
How long will you be on site?
It depends on the size of the system, but for many sites it takes well under an hour for most canopies. We’ll give you a better idea when we quote.
Grease filter exchange in Holbury: the local picture
Holbury lies within about 2 miles of the sea. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. Food Standards Agency data counts about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 7 takeaways and sandwich shops across Holbury and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they cook under a canopy, the grease filters are the first line of defence and clog quickly. Kitchens in Holbury get their food hygiene inspections from New Forest council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Cadland Primary School or anywhere near Holbury, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Holbury (Beaulieu Palace House is about 2.9 miles west), fitting access panels needs care.
Holbury is about 2 miles south of Hythe, in Hampshire. From the centre of Holbury to the outskirts, grease filter exchange is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, large and small. We also work in Southampton, around 6 miles away.
Grease filter exchange in SO45 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Beechwood Road, Park Hill Close and Pondhead Close or a nearby road, we can help. If your site is just outside Holbury, we cover Little Holbury (1 mile north-west), Roughdown (1 mile south), Hardley (1 mile north), Blackfield (1 mile south-east) and Langley (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Gosport (10 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles north), Fareham (8 miles east), Totton (8 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (11 miles north) and Hedge End (7 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Holbury
Around Holbury, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The New Forest Academy and the streets around them. The closest station to Holbury is Netley station, roughly 3.8 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Beaulieu Abbey And Display Of Monastic Life (3.1 miles west) and Calshot Castle (3.4 miles east). For a walk, there’s Mercury Marshes.
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Holbury
Wherever you are, Holbury included, filter washing is the job that gets skipped when the kitchen is busy. A missed wash or two is all it takes for filters to fill with grease.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Coldeast (about 5.3 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
Before booking anyone
- Whether they’re fully insured
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the price is fixed
Aftercare tips
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Watch for grease drips between visits
Your next visit is scheduled before we leave. If the kitchen gets busier, the interval can be shortened to keep up.
Filters that are left too long stop protecting the system. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner until the next TR19 clean.
When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Holbury
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies