Kent · Grease filter exchange
Kemsley grease filter exchange
Need grease filter exchange in Kemsley? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Weak extraction at the canopy
How we handle grease filter exchange in Kemsley
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. We’re often asked to deal with hand-washed filters that still look greasy and staff short of time to wash filters, across island canopies, school and hospital kitchens and baffle filters.
Kitchens around a place like Kemsley are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Kemsley (ME10, ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Kemsley
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Kemsley?
The local authority for Kemsley is Swale council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
Do you cover smaller places like Kemsley?
Yes. Kemsley is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
It does not. Filters do not catch everything, so grease still reaches the ductwork, so the full system still needs cleaning to TR19.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and we’ll quote them together.
Are you accredited?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
What is TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
Anything we cannot reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, for example new access panels.
What happens to the dirty filters?
Yes. The dirty filters are taken away for cleaning while a clean set goes in.
Leave it or put it right?
Once filters are saturated, more grease gets past them. That makes the next full clean a bigger job, and grease may build up faster than the cleaning interval allows. A visit arranged in advance is far less disruptive than a callout on a busy day.
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Why Kemsley businesses choose us
- Full insurance on every job
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Every visit written up, with pictures
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
Looking after it afterwards
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is in use
- Report a dripping canopy early
Keep an eye out for filters that have been taken out. Gaps let grease into the plenum, so let us know if one goes missing or gets damaged.
Saturated filters let more grease through. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner between full cleans.
Different parts, different methods
School, care home and staff kitchens
Even kitchens with fixed meal times build up grease though usually at a gentler pace.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Heavy cooking means more grease reaching every part of the system. Changing them on time protects the ducts behind.
What grease filter exchange looks like in Kemsley
Sea air reaches Kemsley, which sits within about 1 mile of the coast. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 21 pubs and bars in Kemsley and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Food hygiene inspections in Kemsley are the job of Swale council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. 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 Kemsley Primary Academy or anywhere near Kemsley, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Where a hall near Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, or anywhere in Kemsley, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Kemsley is about 1 mile north of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Kemsley or further out, grease filter exchange is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Kemsley is one of 922 places in Kent we cover for commercial clients. Maidstone is in our area too, around 11 miles away.
Here we cover the ME10 and ME9 postcode area for grease filter exchange. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Court Road, Menin Road and Hurst Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Kemsley: Howt Green (1 mile west), Milton Regis (1 mile south-east), Sittingbourne (1 mile south), Iwade (1 mile north-west) and Murston (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (11 miles south-west), Whitstable (13 miles east), Faversham (7 miles south-east), Minster (5 miles north-east), Davington (7 miles south-east) and Foley Park (10 miles south-west).
Around Kemsley
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Milton Creek Country Park, The Three Hats Inn and Borden Grammar School and the streets around them. Kemsley has its own railway station: Kemsley station. Nearby you’ll also find Castle Rough (0.6 miles east) and Court Hall Museum (0.8 miles south-west).
The process
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters, and we clear up before we go. Your opening hours decide when we come to Kemsley, not ours.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- At each visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Ask for a quote
For grease filter exchange in Kemsley, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, and send photos or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
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Managing agents and facilities teams in Kemsley
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Kemsley and across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Kemsley
What a kitchen cooks affects how fast filters clog. Frying, grilling and chargrilling produce far more grease than steaming or baking, so the right exchange interval varies.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
For kitchens close to Kemsley station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight.
Before you book anyone
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- If they look at the system before pricing