Wokingham · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Hurst, Wokingham
Grease filter exchange for Hurst, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition of the system
- The size of the system
- Site rules, permits and inductions
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any previous report or certificate
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Then call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Grease filter exchange in Hurst, done properly
Whether your canopy has baffle or mesh filters, they load up with grease. Clogged filters choke the airflow and the extract struggles. A steady cycle of clean filters keeps extraction strong. If you are dealing with a canopy running with filters missing and bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly, we can help, from mesh filters, restaurants and pubs and island canopies onwards.
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. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, 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
- Hurst (RG10)
- Wider area
- Wokingham
- Records
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What grease filter exchange can’t fix
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A noisy or failed extract fan
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
Towns and villages near Hurst
Also in Hurst
What happens if it’s left?
A filter exchange is a few minutes; a choked extract affects a whole service. Few maintenance jobs are as easy, and one of the easiest to let slip. In a place like Hurst, ductwork and fans are easy to forget until something goes wrong.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re not sure what’s needed, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Every visit written up, with photos
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Questions from Hurst
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Hurst?
It’s Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Hurst. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Who inspects food businesses in Hurst?
The local authority for Hurst is Wokingham council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Will we have to stop cooking for a filter change?
Not for long, and we can time it to avoid service. The canopy shouldn’t be used without filters so the swap is done promptly.
How long will you be on site?
On site, it takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Bigger or more complicated systems take longer, and we will tell you what to expect.
Do you clean filters as well as exchanging them?
Yes. Cleaning your existing filters is an option while others want an exchange. Either way, the canopy is not left without filters during service.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that cannot wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we are fully insured. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it for clients who vet their contractors.
How the visit works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes well under an hour for most canopies. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Hurst.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
How to prepare
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
What we’re called out for in Hurst
Sometimes a filter is taken out and never put back. Every gap in the filter bank lets grease straight into the plenum and on into the ductwork.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Weak extraction at the canopy
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Wokingham Hospital about 3.2 miles south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Comparing quotes
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether they recommend a next date
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
Multi-site and managed buildings
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 pictures, so each one has its own record.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
What grease filter exchange looks like in Hurst
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 6 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Hurst. Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. Hurst sits within the area of Royal Berkshire 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 Wokingham council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Hurst. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Nicholas Church of England Primary or anywhere near Hurst, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Hurst is about 2 miles east of Woodley, in Wokingham. Every kind of commercial site in Hurst, we can take on grease filter exchange. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. We cover 35 places across Wokingham, large and small.
We work across RG10 for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. Streets in the area include Braybrooke Drive, School Road and Tape Lane, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. Close by, we work in Whistley Green (1 mile north-west), Twyford (2 miles north), Hungerford (2 miles north-east), Ruscombe (2 miles north) and Woodley (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Reading (5 miles west), Wokingham (3 miles south), Earley (4 miles south-west), Crowthorne (6 miles south-east), Lower Earley (3 miles south-west) and Newtown (4 miles west).
Local landmarks in Hurst
Typical jobs here are in premises near Waingels College, The Green Man pub and Loddon Nature Reserve, among other places. The nearest railway station is Twyford station, about 1.4 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry (2.7 miles south-west) and Wokingham Hospital (3.2 miles south). Not far away are Sonning Hill and Lavells Lake.
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Never cook with the extract switched off
Once the clean filters are in, the kitchen can cook right away. The dirty set leaves with us to be cleaned.
If cooking has stepped up, the filter schedule should too. Changing the interval early stops grease building up unseen behind the canopy.