Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Kennington, Kent
Grease filter exchange across Kennington and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
How we handle grease filter exchange in Kennington
Grease filters are the first line of defence in a kitchen extract. Their job is to stop grease getting further into the system, but only while they’re reasonably clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. If you’re dealing with grease collecting in the filter channels and hand-washed filters that still look greasy, we can put it right, from restaurants and pubs, island canopies and school and hospital kitchens onwards.
Kitchens around a place like Kennington are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
A written report with photos follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Kennington (TN24, TN25)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Different parts, different methods
Canopy filter housings
The trough or channel under the filters fills with grease. If it needs attention, we will tell you.
Baffle filters
Baffle filters use overlapping metal blades that force the air to change direction. Grease is thrown out of the airstream and collects on the baffles.
Nearby places to Kennington
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What we do, step by step
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. A site near Kennington typically has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- We exchange the dirty filters for a clean set.
- The filters are checked for fit before we go.
- Anything that needs attention, such as a greasy plenum, is pointed out.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know about parking and loading
Getting a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Advice
Grease, kitchens and Kennington
Look up Kennington on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 83 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 22 takeaways in and around Kennington, up to about a mile and a half out. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. The fire and rescue service for Kennington is Kent 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. Environmental health officers from Ashford council inspect food businesses in Kennington. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; William Harvey Hospital is the nearest hospital to Kennington, about 2.1 miles south-east. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Godinton House is about 2.3 miles west), access may need planning.
Kennington is about 2 miles north-east of Ashford, in Kent. If you need grease filter exchange in Kennington, please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Kennington included. 922 places in Kent are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Maidstone is in our area too, around 17 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: TN24 and TN25. Whether your site is on Park Road, York Road and Ball Lane or a nearby road, we can help. Being close to the A28, Kennington is easy for our technicians to reach for grease filter exchange. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Bockhanger (1 mile south-west), Potters Corner (1 mile west), Boughton Lees (2 miles north), Godinton (2 miles south-west) and Willesborough (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (12 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north-west), Folkestone (13 miles south-east), Whitstable (14 miles north-east), Faversham (10 miles north) and Hythe (11 miles south-east).
Around Kennington
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Towers School and Sixth Form Centre, Conningbrook Lakes Country Park and The Rose Inn, among other places. The nearest railway station is Ashford International station, about 1.7 miles south. A little further out are County Square (1.4 miles south-west) and William Harvey Hospital (2.1 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Hatch Park.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Kennington
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. 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.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Looking after it afterwards
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
If the plenum behind the filters looks greasy, we say so. That might mean bringing a TR19® clean forward, and we can arrange it.
Saturated filters let more grease through. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner until the next TR19 clean.
What we’re called out for in Kennington
What a kitchen cooks affects how fast filters clog. Fryers, grills and woks load filters faster than ovens and steamers, so the right exchange interval varies.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- A canopy that drips grease
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
Where a hall near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Kennington, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Before booking anyone
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- A noisy or failed extract fan
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we work on in Kennington
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
Kennington questions
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Kennington?
Food hygiene inspections in Kennington are carried out by Ashford council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can school kitchens in Kennington be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 9 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Kennington. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
How often should grease filters be changed?
There’s no single answer. The schedule is based on how heavily you cook, and adjust it if needed.
Where do the greasy filters go?
We take them away to be cleaned and your staff don’t have to deal with them. A clean set is fitted in their place.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What should go in our maintenance log?
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.
Do you handle baffle and mesh filters?
The common types of grease filter: baffle and mesh. Tell us what you have when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll confirm it on site.