Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Ibthorpe, Hampshire
Grease filter exchange for Ibthorpe and the surrounding area: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
About our grease filter exchange in Ibthorpe
In Ibthorpe, our filter exchange runs on a schedule set by how much the kitchen cooks. Busy kitchens need changes more often, lighter ones less. We agree the interval with you at the start. Common call-outs are for filters left unwashed on busy weeks and a canopy running with filters missing, across school and hospital kitchens, island canopies and restaurants and pubs.
Somewhere as small as Ibthorpe, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Ibthorpe (SP11)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Do you need grease filter exchange in Ibthorpe?
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.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Staff short of time to wash filters
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Stargroves is about 4.9 miles north-east), access may need planning.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a survey comes first
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether they recommend a next date
Common questions in Ibthorpe
Can you come to Ibthorpe after we close?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Ibthorpe keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
Which environmental health team covers Ibthorpe?
Food hygiene inspections in Ibthorpe are carried out by Test Valley council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No. TR19® itself isn’t law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
We offer filter cleaning as well as exchange. We will talk you through which suits your kitchen when you get in touch.
How far ahead should we book?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. We normally quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
Different parts, different methods
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Heavy cooking means more grease reaching every part of the system. Changing them on time protects the ducts behind.
Canopy filter housings
Filters sit in a housing or channel in the canopy. A damaged housing leaves gaps.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning doesn’t 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.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they don’t reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Ibthorpe and across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
What affects the quote in Ibthorpe
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. What we look at:
- The size of the system
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The condition of the system
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we will explain what it covers.
What to send for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Any previous report or certificate
- The postcode and the type of business
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
Kitchen extracts in Ibthorpe
The fire and rescue service for Ibthorpe is Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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. In Ibthorpe, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Test Valley council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Ibthorpe is Andover War Memorial Hospital, about 4.9 miles south. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Ibthorpe, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Ibthorpe is about 5 miles north of Andover, in Hampshire. If you need grease filter exchange in Ibthorpe, please call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, Ibthorpe included. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Ibthorpe among them. For sites nearby, see our Reading page (24 miles or so).
Work in SP11 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Other places close to Ibthorpe include Hurstbourne Tarrant (1 mile south-east), Stoke (2 miles south-east), Upper Enham (2 miles south), Wildhern (2 miles south-west) and Little London (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (15 miles east), Andover (5 miles south), Tadley (15 miles east), Tidworth (9 miles west), Kempshott (14 miles east) and Ludgershall (7 miles west).
Local landmarks in Ibthorpe
Around Ibthorpe, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near George And Dragon Public House and the streets around them. Nearby you’ll also find Andover War Memorial Hospital (4.9 miles south). The countryside around Ibthorpe includes Anton Lakes and Pilot Hill.
Why deal with it now?
Some kitchens in Ibthorpe wash filters themselves to save the cost of a service, and that can work if it’s done thoroughly and on time. Where it slips, an exchange service takes the job off staff. If the system at a site near Ibthorpe fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What you get with us
- Trading since 2009
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
How it works
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we’re in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes well under an hour for most canopies. Visits to a village like Ibthorpe are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- We check the filters are seated and the canopy is ready to use.
- Anything that needs attention, such as a greasy plenum, is pointed out.
How to prepare
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Getting a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.