Oxfordshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Hornton
Professional grease filter exchange in and around Hornton, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
Grease filter exchange in Hornton
We set up grease filter exchange for kitchens in Hornton on a schedule that suits their cooking. Busy kitchens need changes more often, lighter ones less. We agree the interval with you at the start. The work covers mesh filters, island canopies and wall canopies, and people most often call us about a canopy that drips grease and a canopy running with filters missing.
In a small place like Hornton, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Hornton (OX15)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Multi-site and managed buildings
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
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.
Common problems we fix in Hornton
The type of cooking matters. Frying, grilling and chargrilling produce far more grease than steaming or baking, so the right exchange interval varies.
What we are most often called out for:
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Grease dripping from the canopy
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Horton General Hospital is the nearest hospital to Hornton, about 5.1 miles south-east.
Questions to ask before booking
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
How the job changes from site to site
The plenum
Heavy grease in the plenum often follows clogged or missing filters or that the next TR19 clean is due.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
In a busy kitchen, filter washing is easy to skip. An exchange service takes it off the rota.
FAQs for Hornton
Is Hornton within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Hornton included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Which fire service covers Hornton?
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Hornton. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
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.
Does a filter exchange replace TR19 cleaning?
It doesn’t. Filters don’t catch everything, so grease still reaches the ductwork, so the full system still needs cleaning to TR19.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Every site has its own report.
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.
Which records should we keep?
Visit reports, certificates and your in-house cleaning logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them together and easy to find.
What affects the quote in Hornton
You will get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- The condition of the system
- The times the site is available
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The scale of the work
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Any previous report or certificate
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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Why act early in Hornton
Grease-loaded filters are a fire risk in their own right. A flare-up on the range can reach them and grease in the duct can carry a fire further. Keeping filters clean takes some of that fuel away. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Hornton is calmer for everyone.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced 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.
What you get with us
- Trading since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- One number for every site across the South East and London
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Grease filter exchange around Hornton
Look up Hornton on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens in Hornton and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. Hornton sits within the area of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Kitchens in Hornton get their food hygiene inspections from Cherwell council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St John the Baptist or elsewhere in Hornton, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Hornton Primary School or anywhere near Hornton, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Hornton is about 4 miles north-west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. For grease filter exchange in and around Hornton, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. We work across South East England and London, Hornton included. 443 places in Oxfordshire are on our list, large and small. For sites nearby, see our Oxford page (26 miles or so).
We work across OX15 for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Pages Lane, The Green and Eastgate, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. Close by, we work in Ratley (2 miles north-west), Edgehill (2 miles north-west) and Sun Rising (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Banbury (4 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (12 miles south-west), Neithrop (4 miles south-east), Grimsbury (5 miles south-east), Ruscote (4 miles south-east) and Bloxham (6 miles south).
Near you in Hornton
Nearby you’ll also find Horton General Hospital (5.1 miles south-east) and Hanwell Castle (2.8 miles east). The countryside around Hornton includes Edge Hill.
How the visit works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes less than an hour in most kitchens, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. The timing of a visit to Hornton is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- 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.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- We fit clean filters and check they sit snugly in the housing.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
Before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Getting a quote
If you need grease filter exchange in Hornton, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.