Greater London · Grease filter exchange
London Fields grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange across London Fields and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
Looking after it afterwards
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Make sure no filter is left out
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Book full TR19 cleans alongside filter changes
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
If the plenum behind the filters looks greasy, we say so. It can be a sign that a full TR19® clean is due, and we can arrange it.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.
How we handle grease filter exchange in London Fields
Think of filter exchange as routine care for the extract. Between full cleans, it keeps the airflow healthy, and it saves your staff a greasy job. The full TR19 clean then gives the system its clean bill of health. The work covers mesh filters, restaurants and pubs and wall canopies, and common reasons people get in touch are grease left in baffles after washing and a canopy running with filters missing.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. In London Fields, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
A written report with pictures follows each visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- London Fields (E8, E2, E9)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What we are called out for in London Fields
Filters get bent and damaged with handling. A bent filter doesn’t seat properly, leaving gaps for grease to slip through.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- A canopy that drips grease
- Blocked baffle filters
- Missing filters in the filter bank
Commuter trade near London Fields station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Proof of insurance
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
FAQs for London Fields
Which fire authority looks after London Fields?
London Fire Brigade is the fire and rescue service for London Fields. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in London Fields?
Food hygiene inspections in London Fields are carried out by Hackney council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The recommended date is 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.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
Are you insured?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Grease, kitchens and London Fields
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 151 pubs, bars and clubs and about 19 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses in and around London Fields, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. It’s Hackney council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in London Fields. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. London Fields is covered by London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
For schools such as Gayhurst Community School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to London Fields is German Hospital, about 0.6 miles north-west.
London Fields is about 1 mile east of Hoxton, in Greater London. For grease filter exchange in and around London Fields, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Our area covers London and the South East, London Fields included. London Fields is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for grease filter exchange.
Every address in E8, E2 and E9 is covered for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Tudor Road, Forest Road and Duncan Road and the roads around them. London Fields sits on or near the A1207, which makes travel easy for grease filter exchange. If your site is just outside London Fields, we cover Hackney Central (1 mile north), Cambridge Heath (1 mile south-east), Dalston (1 mile north-west), Hackney (1 mile north-east) and Kingsland (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover London (3 miles south-west), City of Westminster (4 miles south-west), Marylebone (4 miles south-west), Kensington (7 miles south-west), St Pancras (3 miles west) and Walthamstow (4 miles north-east).
Near you in London Fields
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Urswick School, Haggerston Park and Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives. Other local landmarks include The Dolphin pub (less than half a mile east) and The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School (within half a mile north-east). London Fields has its own railway station: London Fields station. A little further out are German Hospital (0.6 miles north-west) and Hackney Walk (0.7 miles north-east). Open spaces near London Fields include Old Ford Island and Tower Hill.
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The condition we find in the survey
- Parking and loading at the site
- How big the system is
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The postcode and the type of business
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few photos and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Leave it or put it right?
Changing filters on schedule costs far less disruption than a blocked extract. Few maintenance jobs are as easy, and one of the easiest to let slip. Every month a London system goes without attention adds to what has to be done later.
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Take a look at what affects the cost or our accreditations.
What we do, step by step
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes well under an hour for most canopies. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in London Fields.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before we start.
Advice
Different parts, different methods
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Kitchens that fry and grill all day load their filters fast. They often need the shortest exchange interval.
Canopy filter housings
Every exchange includes a check of how the filters sit since a gap is a route for grease.
What a clean will not put right
To be straight with you, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs