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Grease filter exchange in Lenham, Kent
Professional grease filter exchange in and around Lenham, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- A canopy that drips grease
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
Part by part
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are robust and widely used in commercial canopies. They still need regular cleaning as the collected grease builds up between the blades.
Mesh filters
Layers of mesh catch grease droplets. In a busy kitchen, mesh soon blocks, so they need changing often.
Grease filter exchange in Lenham
Whether your canopy has baffle or mesh filters, they load up with grease. Once they’re clogged, airflow drops and the extract struggles. Regular exchange keeps the air moving. Common call-outs are for hand-washed filters that still look greasy and poor airflow through the filters, across wall canopies, baffle filters and island canopies.
Around a smaller place like Lenham, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Each visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Lenham (ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Lenham
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Lenham and across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, 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 looks like in Lenham
Look up Lenham on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in and around Lenham, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of those kitchens with a canopy relies on its filters to catch grease before it reaches the duct. Lenham sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Kitchens in Lenham get their food hygiene inspections from Maidstone council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Where a hall near St Mary's Church, or anywhere in Lenham, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. School kitchens, at schools like Lenham Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Leeds Castle is about 3.6 miles west), access may need planning.
Lenham is about 7 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Lenham or further out, grease filter exchange is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Lenham is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for grease filter exchange. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (8 miles or so).
We cover every part of ME17 for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. Whether your site is on High Street, Mitchell Close and Hatch Road or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in Leadingcross Green (1 mile south), Woodside Green (1 mile north-east), West Street (1 mile north-east), Lenham Forstal (2 miles south-east) and Lenham Heath (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (8 miles west), Ashford (9 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (7 miles north), Faversham (9 miles north-east), Minster (13 miles north) and Kings Hill (13 miles west).
Landmarks near Lenham
Typical jobs here are in premises near Kiln Wood, The Red Lion pub and The Lenham School. Lenham has its own railway station: Lenham station. A little further out are Coldbridge Castle (2.7 miles south) and The Dog Collar Museum (3.6 miles west).
Questions from Lenham
Which fire service covers Lenham?
Lenham is in the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Lenham in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. With about 4 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Lenham, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Is filter exchange enough instead of a full extract clean?
It isn’t. The rest of the system still collects grease at an interval set by risk assessment.
How much notice do you need?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Is there a cleaning option for the filters we have?
Yes, filter cleaning is available. The first step is looking at the filters you have because bent or damaged ones may need replacing.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
Why act early in Lenham
Leaving filters too long pushes more grease into the plenum and ducts. The ductwork then loads up faster, and grease may build up faster than the cleaning interval allows. Booking now means the visit to Lenham is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we will price it together.
Why Lenham businesses choose us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Lenham
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- A single visit or a regular plan
- The condition of the system
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
What happens on the day
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. The work itself takes less than an hour in most kitchens. In a smaller place like Lenham, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- At each visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
How to prepare
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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What a clean will not put right
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change will not reach
- A fan that is failing or too weak for the system
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens