Portsmouth · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Kingston, Portsmouth
For grease filter exchange in Kingston, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
- Grease filters clogged with grease
Kitchen extracts in Kingston
At about 1 mile from the coast, Kingston is close enough for sea air to matter. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. Food Standards Agency records include about 83 pubs, bars and clubs and about 7 hotels and B&Bs in Kingston and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. The fire and rescue service for Kingston 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.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; St Mary's Hospital is the nearest hospital to Kingston, about within half a mile south-east. School kitchens, at schools like Miltoncross Academy for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Kingston is about 1 mile south-east of Portsmouth, in Portsmouth. Kingston gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Our Portsmouth coverage runs to 19 places, Kingston among them.
Grease filter exchange in PO1, PO3 and PO4 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on Renny Road, Clive Road and Union Road and nearby roads. You’ll find Kingston on the A288, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Close by, we work in Fratton (1 mile south-west), Baffins (1 mile north-east), Copnor (1 mile north), Portsmouth (1 mile north-west) and Landport (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Wymering (3 miles north), Paulsgrove (3 miles north), Cosham (3 miles north), Drayton (3 miles north) and Farlington (3 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Kingston
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Langstone Infant School, Graham Arms and Alexandra Park, among other places. The nearest railway station is Fratton station, roughly 0.5 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum (1 mile west) and St Mary's Hospital (within half a mile south-east). Open spaces near Kingston include Milton Locks and Portsdown Hill.
How we handle grease filter exchange in Kingston
We run grease filter exchange for all kinds of kitchens in Kingston, from a single canopy to several. We can come before or after service, so cooking is not interrupted. If you have weak extraction at the canopy and grease building up behind the canopy filters, we can put it right.
Around a smaller place like Kingston, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Place
- Kingston (PO1, PO3, PO4)
- Wider area
- Portsmouth
- Paperwork
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What a clean won’t put right
Not every problem is solved by grease filter exchange, and we will tell you before we start. It will not put right:
- Grease deep in the extract system
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A canopy that does not capture the vapour properly
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
What else we do in Kingston
What we’re called out for in Kingston
The type of cooking matters. Fryers, grills and woks load filters faster than ovens and steamers, so the right exchange interval varies.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
Where a hall near Church of St Cuthbert, or anywhere in Kingston, 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
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Proof of insurance
- Whether a written report and photos are included
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
Part by part
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
High-output kitchens clog filters quickly. Their exchange schedule is normally the tightest.
Mesh filters
Mesh traps grease between its layers, so a quick rinse rarely gets it clean.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Kingston: your questions answered
Can you get to a site in Kingston?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Kingston in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 40 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Kingston. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will fit the work in.
How long will you be on site?
Your quote will say how long we expect to be there. In most cases, the work takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
We price it on the number of filters and the visit frequency. Tell us what you have and we will come back with a fixed quote, typically within one working day.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
What happens if you cannot reach some of it?
They’re marked on the report. In ductwork, new access panels are often the answer, which we can install.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it does not spread.
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Do not let the full clean slip because filters are changed
- Never cook with the extract switched off
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
Your team carries on as normal, without the filter washing. Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day and let us know of any changes to opening hours.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.
The process
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and hand over the paperwork. The visit itself takes less than an hour in most kitchens. Visits to a place like Kingston are planned ahead, so we arrive with what the survey says the job needs.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- 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
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Getting a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.