West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Lodsworth grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Lodsworth. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Grease left in baffles after washing
Lodsworth: your questions answered
Which fire service covers Lodsworth?
Fire safety enforcement in Lodsworth is handled by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you work in villages like Lodsworth?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Lodsworth is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Do you clean filters as well as exchanging them?
Yes. Cleaning your existing filters is an option, and others prefer a straight swap. Either way, the canopy isn’t left without filters during service.
Are you insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
How long does the visit take?
Your quote will say how long we expect to be there. In most cases, the work takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters.
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 it takes a risk-based approach.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Can damaged filters stay in the canopy?
A bent filter leaves a gap for grease. We flag any we find so they can be replaced.
Grease filter exchange in Lodsworth
We set up grease filter exchange for kitchens in Lodsworth on a schedule that suits their cooking. The heavier the cooking, the more often filters need changing while a lighter kitchen can go longer. We agree the interval with you at the start. We’re often asked to deal with poor airflow through the filters and grease dripping from the canopy, across mesh filters, school and hospital kitchens and wall canopies.
Work in a small place like Lodsworth starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Location
- Lodsworth (GU28)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How it works
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the grease filter exchange, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Lodsworth, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear the space around the work
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
Advice
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When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- A noisy or failed extract fan
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- Odours from the discharge that filters won’t stop
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
What we are called out for in Lodsworth
Every fry, grill and sauté sends grease-laden vapour upwards. Much of it is trapped by the filters, and day by day they load up until the air can barely get through.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
- A canopy that drips grease
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Cowdray House is about 2.4 miles south-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the figure could change on the day
Leave it or put it right?
Washing filters in-house is an option for kitchens in Lodsworth, and it works when it’s done well and never skipped. Where it slips, an exchange service takes the job off staff. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why Lodsworth businesses choose us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- We’re fully insured
- In business since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
Grease, kitchens and Lodsworth
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Lodsworth. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. It’s Chichester council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Lodsworth. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Lodsworth. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
A hospital like Midhurst Community Hospital, about 2.4 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near The Parish Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Lodsworth, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Lodsworth is about 11 miles east of Petersfield, in West Sussex. From the centre of Lodsworth to the outskirts, grease filter exchange is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, large and small. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 18 miles away.
Grease filter exchange in GU28 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on The Street, Shepherds Lane and The Croft or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in Lickfold (2 miles north), Lurgashall (2 miles north), Ebernoe (4 miles north-east), Northchapel (4 miles north-east) and Ansteadbrook (6 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (15 miles south), Chichester (12 miles south), Littlehampton (15 miles south-east), Emsworth (15 miles south-west), Rustington (15 miles south-east) and Storrington (12 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Lodsworth
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Hollist Arms Public House. Well-known places in the area include Midhurst Museum (2.7 miles west) and Midhurst Community Hospital (2.4 miles west). Open spaces near Lodsworth include Blackdown and Graffham Common.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
What the work involves, part by part
Mesh filters
Grease lodges deep in the layers of a mesh filter, so a quick rinse rarely gets it clean.
Canopy filter housings
Every exchange includes a check of how the filters sit, because gaps let grease through.