Windsor and Maidenhead · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Holloway, Windsor and Maidenhead
Grease filter exchange for Holloway, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
Grease filter exchange in Holloway
Grease filters are the first line of defence in a kitchen extract. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork and they do it best when they’re clean. Our grease filter exchange service swaps dirty filters for clean ones on a schedule. Common call-outs are for grease left in baffles after washing and grease building up behind the canopy filters, across restaurants and pubs, mesh filters and baffle filters.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Holloway (SL6)
- Wider area
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Holloway: your questions answered
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Holloway during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 9 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Holloway. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which council inspects kitchens in Holloway?
That’s Windsor and Maidenhead council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Holloway. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we’ll suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on what we found and how the system is used.
Can you give a price for filter changes?
It depends on the number and type of filters and how often they’re changed. We’ll send you a fixed quote once we know your canopies.
How long does the visit take?
It depends on the size of the system, but for a typical site it takes well under an hour for most canopies. We will give you a better idea when we quote.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
Do you work in Holloway?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, Holloway included.
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Don’t let the full clean slip because filters are changed
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Never cook with the extract switched off
Nothing changes for your staff, except one less greasy job. Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day and tell us if service times change.
If cooking has stepped up, the filter schedule should too. Adjusting the schedule now prevents a build-up behind the canopy.
Why act early in Holloway
A filter exchange is a few minutes; a choked extract affects a whole service. Few maintenance jobs are as easy and few are as easy to forget. A planned visit to Holloway is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Holloway
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Every visit written up, with photos
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations.
How the job changes from site to site
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are a common choice for commercial canopies. They do not clean themselves, because the grease they collect builds up.
Canopy filter housings
We check that filters sit snugly in the housing at each visit, because gaps let grease through.
What grease filter exchange can’t fix
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change will not reach
- Grease behind the filters that a swap cannot remove
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
How we price grease filter exchange
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- What state the system is in
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How many systems or sites are involved
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any previous report or certificate
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Also near Holloway
What else we do in Holloway
Holloway kitchens: local notes
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 7 pubs, bars and clubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Holloway. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Holloway. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Kitchens in Holloway get their food hygiene inspections from Windsor and Maidenhead council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Where a hall near Saint John the Evangelist, or anywhere in Holloway, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Harleyford Manor, about 2.7 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Holloway; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Holloway is about 2 miles west of Maidenhead, in Windsor and Maidenhead. We carry out grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Holloway and the rest of Windsor and Maidenhead. Our area takes in 57 places across Windsor and Maidenhead, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Reading page (10 miles or so).
Every address in SL6 is covered for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Burchetts Green Lane and Bath Road, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Littlewick Green (1 mile south-west), Burchett's Green (1 mile north-west), Woolley Green (1 mile south-east), Stubbings (1 mile north-east) and Pinkneys Green (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Windsor (7 miles south-east), North Ascot (8 miles south-east), Cookham (4 miles north-east), Dedworth (7 miles south-east), Broomhall (11 miles south-east) and South Ascot (10 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Holloway
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Shire Horse pub, Newlands Girls' School and Manor Green School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Furze Platt station, roughly 2.7 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include St Mark's Hospital (1.8 miles east) and Marlow Museum (3.5 miles north). Not far away are Taplow Lake and Weycock Hill.
What we do, step by step
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Holloway.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
For grease filter exchange in Holloway, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Related advice
What we’re called out for in Holloway
Hand-washed filters often come back still greasy. Grease hides in the folds of a baffle or the layers of a mesh, and a quick rinse leaves it there.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
A hospital like St Mark's Hospital, about 1.8 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
What your quote should include
- If they look at the system before pricing
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded