Surrey · Grease filter exchange
Leatherhead grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Leatherhead from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- A canopy that drips grease
- Staff short of time to wash filters
What grease filter exchange can’t fix
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change won’t reach
- A fan that’s failing or too weak for the system
- Odours from the discharge that filters won’t stop
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
About our grease filter exchange in Leatherhead
Washing filters in the kitchen sink is messy and easily missed on a busy week. With a filter exchange, we bring a clean set and take the dirty one away and the canopy is refilled right away. We’re often asked to deal with filters so greasy the air can barely pass and gaps where filters have been removed, on school and hospital kitchens, mesh filters and baffle filters.
In a town like Leatherhead, most of the kitchen extracts we are asked about belong to restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Whatever the kitchen, the canopy, filters, duct and fan all collect grease, and each is cleaned to the same TR19® standard.
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, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Leatherhead (KT22)
- Region
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Leatherhead
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Leatherhead during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. With about 15 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Leatherhead, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Which fire authority looks after Leatherhead?
It’s Surrey Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Leatherhead. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
How long will you be on site?
We will confirm the time with your quote. In most cases, the work takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold.
Which records should we keep?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them together and easy to find.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. We put a recommended next date on the report. BESA’s minimum intervals for kitchen extracts range from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use, while fire dampers are tested at least annually.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
What’s the right interval for changing filters?
The right interval depends on the kitchen. If filters are dripping or clogging before the next change, it’s too long, and we can change it.
How much does a filter exchange service cost?
Filters, canopies and how often you need visits all affect the price. Send us details or photos and we will quote, normally within one working day.
Multi-site and managed buildings
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Leatherhead
The type of cooking matters. 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:
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Damaged filters letting grease past
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Leatherhead Trinity School and Children's Centre, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Comparing quotes
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
Grease filter exchange around Leatherhead
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 9 pubs, bars and clubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Leatherhead. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. The fire and rescue service for Leatherhead is Surrey 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. It’s Mole Valley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Leatherhead. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A hospital like Headley Court, about 2.2 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Where a hall near Church of Our Lady and St Peter, or anywhere in Leatherhead, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Leatherhead is about 4 miles south-west of Epsom, in Surrey. Every kind of commercial site in Leatherhead, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 395 places across Surrey, large and small. We also work in Guildford, about 11 miles from Leatherhead.
We cover every part of KT22 for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. Local streets include High Street, Church Road and Station Road, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. Main roads around Leatherhead include the A24 and A245, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Fetcham (1 mile west), Mickleham (2 miles south), Great Bookham (2 miles south-west), Westhumble (3 miles south) and Little Bookham (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (11 miles west), Woking (11 miles west), Epsom (4 miles north-east), Horley (11 miles south-east), Redhill (8 miles south-east) and Ewell (5 miles north-east).
Near you in Leatherhead
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around St Andrew's Catholic School, St Andrew's Catholic School and Duke's Head Public House, among other places. There’s a railway station in Leatherhead itself: Leatherhead station. A little further out are Walton on the Hill (3.5 miles east) and Headley Court (2.2 miles east). The countryside around Leatherhead includes Claremont Lake and Jubilee Wood.
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What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
How it works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. In Leatherhead, the visit is planned around your opening hours, parking and access to the system.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- We check the filters are seated and the canopy is ready to use.
- Anything that needs attention, such as a greasy plenum, is pointed out.
How to prepare
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You will typically have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
Different parts, different methods
Canopy filter housings
Grease collects in the channels and drip trays below the filters. We point it out if it needs cleaning.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
High-output kitchens clog filters quickly. Their exchange schedule is normally the tightest.
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Don’t refit a filter that’s bent
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
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.
Filters that are left too long stop protecting the system. Getting onto a regular exchange now keeps grease out of the plenum and ductwork until the next TR19 clean.