Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Kenardington, Kent
Grease filter exchange across Kenardington and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- A canopy that drips grease
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
How it works
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Kenardington can be planned properly.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- We set the interval with you.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
If you need grease filter exchange in Kenardington, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
Advice
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Kenardington
Whether your canopy has baffle or mesh filters, they load up with grease. Once they’re clogged, airflow drops and the extract struggles. A steady cycle of clean filters keeps extraction strong. If you have poor airflow through the filters and a greasy plenum behind the filters, we can put it right.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Kenardington (TN26)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
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Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Look out for drips from the canopy
Between visits, check that every filter is still in place. Gaps let grease into the plenum, so let us know if one goes missing or gets damaged.
Bent or missing filters let grease straight past. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.
Part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Lighter kitchens can often go longer between changes. The interval is set to fit.
Canopy filter housings
The filter housing holds each filter at an angle in the canopy. If it’s bent or greasy, filters will not seat properly.
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. If the system at a site near Kenardington fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why Kenardington businesses choose us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- In business since 2009
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Kenardington
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Kenardington: your questions answered
Can you come to Kenardington after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Kenardington keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Who inspects food businesses in Kenardington?
In Kenardington, it’s Ashford council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. We always survey first, either from pictures and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Do you clean filters as well as exchanging them?
We can. Cleaning your existing filters is an option, and others prefer a straight swap. We make sure the canopy is ready for service either way.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
Is filter exchange enough instead of a full extract clean?
No. Clean filters help keep grease down, but the ducts and plenum still need cleaning at the right interval.
What do you do with what you remove?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
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 affects the quote in Kenardington
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- How big the system is
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from pictures and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Problems your staff have spotted
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
Grease filter exchange around Kenardington
Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Kenardington. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Food hygiene inspections in Kenardington are the job of Ashford 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.
Whether the kitchen is in Kenardington itself or nearby, a TR19® clean covers the whole system, canopy to discharge.
Kenardington is about 6 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. We provide grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Kenardington and the rest of Kent. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Kenardington among them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (19 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of the TN26 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. Close by, we work in Hamstreet (2 miles east), Orlestone (2 miles north-east), Snargate (3 miles south-east), Bromley Green (3 miles north-east) and Ruckinge (3 miles east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (6 miles north-east), Folkestone (15 miles east), Hythe (12 miles east), Tenterden (5 miles west), Cheriton (14 miles east) and Kennington (8 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Kenardington
Typical jobs here are in premises near World's Wonder pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Appledore (Kent) station, roughly 1.8 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Woodchurch Village Life Museum (2.7 miles north-west). Not far away are Orlestone Forest.
Do you need grease filter exchange in Kenardington?
Filters get bent and damaged with handling. A bent filter does not seat properly, leaving gaps for grease to slip through.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Gaps where filters have been removed
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Kenardington, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What your quote should include
- Whether a survey comes first
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the quote shows VAT