Brighton and Hove · Grease filter exchange
Hollingbury grease filter exchange
Professional grease filter exchange in and around Hollingbury, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Staff short of time to wash filters
Grease filter exchange in Hollingbury, done properly
Think of filter exchange as routine care for the extract. Between full cleans, it keeps the airflow healthy and takes a messy task off your team. The full TR19 clean then gives the system its clean bill of health. The work covers baffle filters, island canopies and school and hospital kitchens, and the jobs we see most are a canopy that drips grease and hand-washed filters that still look greasy.
Kitchens around a place like Hollingbury are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Hollingbury (BN1)
- Wider area
- Brighton and Hove
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
- Never cook with the extract switched off
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.
Saturated filters let more grease through. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner until the next TR19 clean.
How the visit works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Visits to a place like Hollingbury are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- 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 about parking and loading
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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What affects the quote in Hollingbury
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- How easy every part is to reach
- Parking and loading at the site
- 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 photos. Try to include:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, photos of the system and any previous report or certificate. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Hollingbury
Do you work in villages like Hollingbury?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Hollingbury is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Hollingbury?
It’s East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Hollingbury. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
Filters that no longer fit properly need replacing. We’ll tell you which ones and why on the visit.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
Baffle and mesh filters are both covered. We check what’s in your canopies first and plan the exchange around them.
Can you give a price for filter changes?
The cost depends on your filters and the schedule. We’ll send you a fixed quote once we know your canopies.
How far ahead should we book?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We typically quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What accreditations do you have?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and photos, so records stay tidy.
Places near Hollingbury
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Grease filter exchange in Hollingbury: the local picture
Hollingbury lies within about 3 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 records list about 64 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 30 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Hollingbury. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on its filters to catch grease before it reaches the duct. Environmental health officers from Brighton and Hove council inspect food businesses in Hollingbury. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
School kitchens, at schools like Carden Nursery and Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Preston Manor & Gardens is about 1.4 miles south-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Hollingbury is about 2 miles north of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. For grease filter exchange in and around Hollingbury, please call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Hollingbury included. Our Brighton and Hove coverage runs to 30 places, Hollingbury among them.
Every address in BN1 is covered for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Keymer Road, Warmdene Road and Carden Avenue or anywhere close by, we can help. If your site is just outside Hollingbury, we cover Patcham (1 mile west), Withdean (1 mile south-west), Hollingdean (1 mile south), Preston (1 mile south-west) and Westdene (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as Brighton and Hove (3 miles south-west), Hove (3 miles south-west), Brunswick (3 miles south), Kemptown (3 miles south), Whitehawk (3 miles south-east) and Aldrington (3 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Hollingbury
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around University of Sussex Library, Patcham High School and Wild Park and the streets around them. Also close by are The Dharma Primary School (0.5 miles north-west) and County Oak pub (under half a mile north-east). The closest station to Hollingbury is Moulsecoomb station, roughly 1.1 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Brighton General Hospital (2.1 miles south) and Churchill Square (2.6 miles south). For a walk, there’s Ladies Mile and Ditchling Beacon.
What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Do you need grease filter exchange in Hollingbury?
What a kitchen cooks affects how fast filters clog. Fryers, grills and woks load filters faster than ovens and steamers, so the right exchange interval varies.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- A canopy that drips grease
- A canopy running with filters missing
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Hollingbury is Brighton General Hospital, about 2.1 miles south.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether the price is fixed