West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Lurgashall, West Sussex
Grease filter exchange for commercial sites in Lurgashall and across West Sussex. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Missing filters in the filter bank
How we handle grease filter exchange in Lurgashall
Across Lurgashall, our filter exchange suits restaurants, pubs, cafés, schools, care homes and other kitchens, whether there’s one canopy or many. Visits can be timed around your service so nobody has to stop cooking. If you are dealing with grease left in baffles after washing and smoke and heat lingering under the hood, we can put it right, from mesh filters, restaurants and pubs and school and hospital kitchens onwards.
For a kitchen in or near Lurgashall, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Lurgashall (GU28)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, 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.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy filter housings
Grease collects in the channels and drip trays below the filters. If it needs attention, we’ll tell you.
Baffle filters
In a baffle filter, the air zigzags through metal baffles. Grease drops out as it does.
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. We recommend:
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
Your next visit is scheduled before we leave. If cooking increases, we can change filters more often to keep up.
A kitchen that is getting busier needs its filters changed more often. Changing the interval early stops grease building up unseen behind the canopy.
When something else is needed
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A fan that’s failing or too weak for the system
- Odours from the discharge that filters won’t stop
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
The process
Each visit runs to the same pattern: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. The visit itself takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. The timing of a visit to Lurgashall is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- At every visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
Before we arrive
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
Why it’s worth doing now in Lurgashall
Dripping canopies and greasy smells often start with the filters. Left, it ends up on equipment, food areas and staff, which an EHO may well notice. In a small place like Lurgashall, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why book with us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fully insured
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
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FAQs for Lurgashall
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Lurgashall?
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Lurgashall. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Lurgashall?
That is Chichester council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Lurgashall. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We record them on the report, with pictures where possible, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Does a filter exchange replace TR19 cleaning?
It is not. The rest of the system still collects grease at an interval set by risk assessment.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. We always survey first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where needed. A fixed quote follows.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Can damaged filters stay in the canopy?
Each filter is looked at when we exchange. We tell you about any that are damaged since a poor fit lets grease past.
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Lurgashall
Every fry, grill and sauté sends grease-laden vapour upwards. The filters catch much of it, and day by day they load up until the air can barely get through.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near The Parish Church of St Lawrence, or anywhere in Lurgashall, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Comparing quotes
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What records you will receive afterwards
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Grease filter exchange around Lurgashall
At about 41 miles from central London, Lurgashall sits well inside the area we cover. Evening, overnight and weekend visits are all possible. Fire safety in Lurgashall falls to West Sussex 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.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Petworth House is about 3.9 miles south-east), access may need planning. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Lurgashall is Midhurst Community Hospital, about 4.1 miles south-west.
Lurgashall is about 12 miles east of Petersfield, in West Sussex. For grease filter exchange in and around Lurgashall, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Our area covers London and the South East, Lurgashall included. Lurgashall is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work for grease filter exchange. There’s also a page for Guildford, about 15 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: GU28. If your site is just outside Lurgashall, we cover Lickfold (1 mile south-west), Northchapel (2 miles north-east), Ebernoe (2 miles east), Lodsworth (2 miles south) and Ansteadbrook (3 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Horsham (15 miles east), Chichester (14 miles south), Storrington (12 miles south-east), Billingshurst (9 miles east), Portfield (14 miles south) and Yapton (15 miles south).
Around Lurgashall
Lurgashall’s nearest station is Haslemere station, roughly 4.5 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Midhurst Community Hospital (4.1 miles south-west) and Lodsworth Castle (3.6 miles south). Not far away are Blackdown and Shillinglee Lake.