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Grease filter exchange in Kensington, Greater London
We cover Kensington for a scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Blocked baffle filters
What grease filter exchange looks like in Kensington
Food Standards Agency records include about 150 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 138 hotels and B&Bs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Kensington. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Kitchens in Kensington get their food hygiene inspections from Kensington and Chelsea council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. London Fire Brigade covers Kensington. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
For schools such as St Barnabas and St Philip's CofE Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Barnabas or anywhere around Kensington, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. A hospital like St Mary Abbot's Hospital, about 0.5 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Kensington is about 5 miles west of London, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of Kensington or further out, grease filter exchange is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Kensington is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for grease filter exchange.
Work in W11, W8, W14 and SW7 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. You will find streets such as Kensington High Street, Edwardes Square and Somerset Square, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. You’ll find Kensington on the A402 and B316, so it’s easy for us to get to for grease filter exchange. We also cover Holland Park (1 mile north), Notting Hill (1 mile north), Shepherd's Bush (1 mile west), Notting Dale (1 mile north) and White City (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (5 miles east), Marylebone (3 miles north-east), St Pancras (4 miles north-east), Shoreditch (6 miles east), Walthamstow (10 miles north-east) and Hoxton (6 miles north-east). Kensington is among the bigger places we cover in Greater London for grease filter exchange.
What’s near Kensington
In Kensington, that means kitchens and buildings near Holland Park, Scarsdale Tavern and Holland Park School and the streets around them. Also close by are Kensington School (0.5 miles east) and Abdus Salam Library (1 mile east). There’s a railway station in Kensington itself: Kensington Olympia station. A little further out are Kensington Arcade (under half a mile east) and London Museum (0.7 miles north-east). Open spaces near Kensington include WWT London Wetland Centre and The Long Water.
Grease filter exchange in Kensington
We set up grease filter exchange for kitchens in Kensington on a schedule that suits their cooking. Busy kitchens need changes more often, lighter ones less. The interval is agreed before the first visit. The work covers island canopies, mesh filters and wall canopies, and common reasons people get in touch are grease building up behind the canopy filters and filter washing that keeps being missed.
Kitchens in Kensington, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Kensington (W11, W8, W14, SW7)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Kensington
Which environmental health team covers Kensington?
Food hygiene inspections in Kensington are carried out by Kensington and Chelsea council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Kensington?
Fire safety enforcement in Kensington is handled by London Fire Brigade. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
What does TR19 mean?
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 it takes a risk-based approach.
How long does grease filter exchange take?
Your quote will say how long we expect to be there. In most cases, the work takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
Damaged filters do not seat properly and let grease through. We point them out on the visit and explain what’s needed.
Is filter exchange enough instead of a full extract clean?
No. The rest of the system still collects grease at an interval set by risk assessment.
Do you handle baffle and mesh filters?
We work with both baffle and mesh filters. We check what’s in your canopies first and set up the service around them.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Don’t let the full clean slip because filters are changed
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
The canopy looks cleaner and the air moves better straight away. Keep the extract running while you cook so the filters do their job.
If cooking has stepped up, the filter schedule should too. Adjusting the schedule now prevents a build-up behind the canopy.
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What happens on the day
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes less than an hour in most kitchens. Most London sites cannot stop for the day, so work in Kensington is usually done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- We set the interval with you.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Getting ready for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
Different parts, different methods
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Kitchens that fry and grill all day load their filters fast. Their exchange schedule is typically the tightest.
The plenum
Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the plenum, but it still needs cleaning as part of TR19.
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change won’t reach
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
Why it’s worth doing now in Kensington
Grease dripping from the canopy is a sign the filters cannot hold any more. Left, it ends up on equipment, food areas and staff, which an EHO may well notice. A building in Kensington may have flats or offices above and alongside, and a fault in the system can affect them too.
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why book with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- A written report with photos after each visit
- We’re fully insured
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, which is where we come in.
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. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.