Kent · Grease filter exchange
Hollingbourne grease filter exchange
Looking for grease filter exchange in Hollingbourne? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
- Gaps where filters have been removed
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
- Keep every filter in place during service
Keep an eye out for filters that have been taken out. Gaps let grease into the plenum so tell us if you need a replacement.
If filters are already dripping, they’re overdue. A clean set right away cuts the grease in the canopy and the plenum may need a clean as well.
How we handle grease filter exchange in Hollingbourne
Washing filters in the kitchen sink is messy and easily missed on a busy week. With a filter exchange, we bring a clean set and take the dirty one away, so the canopy is never left without filters. Typical jobs include filters left unwashed on busy weeks and blocked baffle filters, across wall canopies, restaurants and pubs and school and hospital kitchens.
For a kitchen in or near Hollingbourne, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Hollingbourne (ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When to call us in Hollingbourne
The type of cooking matters. Frying, grilling and chargrilling produce far more grease than steaming or baking, so the right exchange interval varies.
Clients usually contact us after spotting one of these:
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Grease dripping from the canopy
If you cook for passing trade around Hollingbourne station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Before you book anyone
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
FAQs for Hollingbourne
Is Hollingbourne within the area you cover?
Yes. Hollingbourne is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which environmental health team covers Hollingbourne?
Kitchens in Hollingbourne are inspected by Maidstone council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
We check every filter at each visit. Any that are bent or damaged are flagged since a poor fit lets grease past.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
We offer filter cleaning as well as exchange. We will explain the options when you get in touch.
Can you give a price for filter changes?
We price it on the number of filters and the visit frequency. Send us details or pictures and we will quote, normally within one working day.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes. You get a written report with photos after each visit, covering the work, any areas we couldn’t access and the recommended next date. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, there’s also a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
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.
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
What a clean won’t put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A fan that is failing or too weak for the system
- Odours from the discharge that filters will not stop
- Grease deep in the extract system
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly.
What we work on in Hollingbourne
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
Kitchen extracts in Hollingbourne
Food Standards Agency records list about 7 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens across Hollingbourne and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. Hollingbourne sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. It’s Maidstone council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hollingbourne. 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.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as KIMS hospital (about 3.9 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Hollingbourne Primary School or anywhere near Hollingbourne, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Hollingbourne is about 5 miles east of Maidstone, in Kent. From the centre of Hollingbourne to the outskirts, grease filter exchange is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. 922 places in Kent are on our list, large and small.
Grease filter exchange in ME17 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Upper Street, Pilgrims Way and Hollingbourne Hill or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. If your site is just outside Hollingbourne, we cover Eyhorne Street (1 mile south-west), Broad Street (1 mile north-west), Chegworth (2 miles south), Ashbank (2 miles south-west) and Broomfield (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (5 miles west), Ashford (13 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (7 miles north-east), Faversham (11 miles east), Minster (13 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (10 miles west).
What’s near Hollingbourne
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Glyder House Sugar Loaves Public House and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Hollingbourne station, roughly 0.6 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Laundry Museum (0.9 miles south-west) and Leeds Castle (1.3 miles south-west). Open spaces near Hollingbourne include Detling Hill.
How the visit works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Hollingbourne run smoothly.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- We fit clean filters and check they sit snugly in the housing.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
How to prepare
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
Advice
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Hollingbourne
You will get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Problems your staff have spotted
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy filter housings
Every exchange includes a check of how the filters sit since a gap is a route for grease.
School, care home and staff kitchens
For kitchens closed in the holidays, visits can be timed around term or rota, keeping the filters ready for the busy weeks.