Essex · Grease filter exchange
Little Dunmow grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Little Dunmow from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Missing filters in the filter bank
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Little Dunmow
A filter that does not sit right lets grease straight past. Gaps in the filter bank are a direct route into the plenum, so we check every one at each visit. Damaged filters are flagged so they can be replaced. Common call-outs are for bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly and grease left in baffles after washing, on island canopies, school and hospital kitchens and restaurants and pubs.
For a smaller kitchen near Little Dunmow, 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.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Little Dunmow (CM6)
- Region
- Essex
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Grease filter exchange in Little Dunmow: the local picture
Food Standards Agency data counts about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Little Dunmow. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. The fire and rescue service for Little Dunmow is Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Kitchens in Little Dunmow get their food hygiene inspections from Uttlesford council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
For schools such as The Flitch Green Academy, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Braintree Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Little Dunmow, about 5.4 miles east.
Little Dunmow is about 6 miles west of Braintree, in Essex. We carry out grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Little Dunmow and the rest of Essex. Little Dunmow is one of 644 places in Essex where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our Chelmsford page (9 miles or so).
Work in CM6 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Station Road, Worrin Road and Durand Lane and nearby roads. If your site is just outside Little Dunmow, we cover Brookstreet (1 mile west), Felsted (1 mile east), Causeway End (1 mile south-east), North End (1 mile south) and Watch House Green (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (9 miles south), Braintree (6 miles east), Harlow (14 miles south-west), Maldon (15 miles south-east), Witham (10 miles south-east) and Saffron Walden (13 miles north-west).
What’s near Little Dunmow
Around Little Dunmow, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Flitch Of Bacon Public House, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Little Easton Moat (4 miles north-west) and Braintree Community Hospital (5.4 miles east). For a walk, there’s Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve.
Why act early in Little Dunmow
Some kitchens in Little Dunmow wash filters themselves to save the cost of a service, and it works when it’s done well and never skipped. When it doesn’t happen reliably, an exchange makes it automatic. Systems on quieter sites still build up dirt and wear, just more slowly.
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so there are no surprises.
Why book with us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
What staff can safely do
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Even kitchens with fixed meal times build up grease though usually at a gentler pace.
Canopy filter housings
Grease collects in the channels and drip trays below the filters. We point it out if it needs cleaning.
What a clean won’t put right
Grease filter exchange can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It doesn’t solve:
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- A noisy or failed extract fan
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What the work covers
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
Places near Little Dunmow
More services for Little Dunmow
Do you need grease filter exchange in Little Dunmow?
Missing filters are more common than you’d think. A missing filter leaves an open route into the system and on into the ductwork.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- A canopy that drips grease
- Damaged filters letting grease past
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in Little Dunmow, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What to look for in a quote
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether they recommend a next date
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether a written report and photos are included
Managing agents and facilities teams in Little Dunmow
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
Little Dunmow: your questions answered
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Little Dunmow out of term?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 5 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Little Dunmow. Send us your term dates when you ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and we’ll fit the work in.
Do you work in villages like Little Dunmow?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Little Dunmow included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
What types of premises do you cover?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Is there a cleaning option for the filters we have?
Yes, that is an option. The first step is looking at the filters you have because bent or damaged ones may need replacing.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes, always. It’s a dated, written report with pictures, and TR19® Grease cleans come with a certificate through the BESCA VHE portal. Keep it in your maintenance log.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
What happens on the day
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. In a smaller place like Little Dunmow, parking is rarely the issue, but tell us about gates, roof access and opening hours.
- 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.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Let us know about parking and loading
How to get a quote
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.