West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Lancing, West Sussex
Grease filter exchange for Lancing, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
The process
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. A site near Lancing usually 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.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- 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.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Move anything stored near the system
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
Grease filter exchange in Lancing
Filter exchange sits between full TR19® cleans. Fresh filters help limit what gets into the ductwork, but some grease still passes through as vapour. So the canopy, plenum and ducts still need their full TR19 clean. The work covers mesh filters, school and hospital kitchens and restaurants and pubs, and the jobs we see most are a canopy that drips grease and gaps where filters have been removed.
For a smaller kitchen near Lancing, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with photos after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Where
- Lancing (BN15)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Grease, kitchens and Lancing
Lancing is within about 1 mile of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency data counts about 21 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 35 takeaways and sandwich shops across Lancing and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they cook under a canopy, the grease filters are the first line of defence and clog quickly. In Lancing, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Adur council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A kitchen near Lancing station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. Bursars and site managers at schools such as The Globe Primary Academy tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Lancing is about 3 miles east of Worthing, in West Sussex. From the centre of Lancing to the outskirts, we cover grease filter exchange for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 371 places across West Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Brighton, about 8 miles from Lancing.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: BN15. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on North Road, North Farm Road and Addison Close and the roads around them. You’ll find Lancing on the A2025, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Other places close to Lancing include Sompting (1 mile west), East Worthing (2 miles south-west), Broadwater (2 miles west), Offington (3 miles west) and Botolphs (3 miles north). Further out, we also cover Worthing (3 miles west), Haywards Heath (15 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (12 miles north-east), Littlehampton (9 miles west), Rustington (8 miles west) and Storrington (8 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Lancing
Typical jobs here are in premises near Brooklands Park, Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School and The Railway pub and the streets around them. Lancing has its own railway station: Lancing station. Other landmarks nearby include Worthing Hospital (2 miles south-west) and Old Castle (3.1 miles west). For a walk, there’s Lancing Ring and Widewater Lagoon.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
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 is our job.
What the work involves, part by part
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
High-output kitchens clog filters quickly. Their exchange schedule is typically the tightest.
Baffle filters
When baffles fill with grease, less air gets through. A clean exchange set brings the airflow back.
Nearby places to Lancing
Also in Lancing
What we’re called out for in Lancing
Washing filters by hand doesn’t always get them clean. Grease hides in the folds of a baffle or the layers of a mesh, and a quick rinse leaves it there.
Clients normally contact us when they notice something like this:
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Grease filters clogged with grease
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St. Michael & All Angels, or anywhere in Lancing, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the price is fixed
FAQs for Lancing
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Lancing in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 5 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Lancing. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we’ll fit the work in.
Which fire authority looks after Lancing?
That’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line, for problems that can’t wait. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
What happens to the waste?
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.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
Do you take the used filters away?
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.
How much does a filter exchange service cost?
Every kitchen is different, so we need to know the filters and interval first. We send you a fixed quote before the service starts.
How we price grease filter exchange
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Parking and loading at the site
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The scale of the work
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
Helping us quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
If you need grease filter exchange in Lancing, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote usually follows within one working day.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Lancing
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
What grease filter exchange can’t fix
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- Grease deep in the extract system
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters