Windsor and Maidenhead · Grease filter exchange
Maidenhead grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Maidenhead from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- A canopy running with filters missing
About our grease filter exchange in Maidenhead
Cleaning filters by hand takes staff time and is easy to put off. An exchange service means clean filters arrive and greasy ones leave, so the canopy is never left without filters. Typical jobs include blocked baffle filters and filters that leave gaps in the canopy, across school and hospital kitchens, restaurants and pubs and island canopies.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Maidenhead, losing a day’s trade to cleaning is not an option, so the work is done after service, overnight or on a closed day. By the next service, the kitchen is ready to cook in again.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Maidenhead (SL6)
- Region
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
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 a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. A closed day, an evening or an early start: whichever suits your site in Maidenhead, we will book around it.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- The filters are checked for fit before we go.
- Anything that needs attention, such as a greasy plenum, is pointed out.
Getting ready for the visit
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
How to get a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Advice
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Keep a record of what your team does. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Maidenhead
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
When to call us in Maidenhead
Hand-washed filters often come back still greasy. Grease hides in the folds of a baffle or the layers of a mesh, and a quick rinse leaves it there.
Clients normally contact us after spotting one of these:
- Blocked baffle filters
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
Commuter trade near Maidenhead station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Before you book anyone
- Whether a survey comes first
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- The times the site is available
- Travel, parking and unloading
- A single visit or a regular plan
- What state the system is in
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Leave it or put it right?
A filter exchange is a few minutes; a choked extract affects a whole service. Few maintenance jobs are as easy and few are as easy to forget. The sooner the work is done, the simpler the job for a site in Maidenhead.
You will not find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why us?
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- A fixed price before any work starts
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
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Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
Fresh filters improve airflow at the canopy from the moment they’re fitted. Always run the extract during cooking so they catch grease as intended.
Dripping filters are a clear sign they’re full. A clean set right away cuts the grease in the canopy and the plenum may need a clean as well.
Maidenhead: your questions answered
Which environmental health team covers Maidenhead?
Food hygiene inspections in Maidenhead are carried out by Windsor and Maidenhead council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Maidenhead in the summer holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 45 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Maidenhead. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can damaged filters stay in the canopy?
A bent filter leaves a gap for grease. We point them out on the visit so they can be replaced.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: sheeting over floors, worktops and anything close to the work. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
How much does a filter exchange service cost?
The cost depends on your filters and the schedule. We’ll send you a fixed quote once we know your canopies.
Do you recommend a next date?
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, and fire dampers need testing at least once a year.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Which accreditations do you hold?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Kitchen extracts in Maidenhead
The FSA’s data shows about 20 pubs and bars and about 8 hotels and B&Bs registered within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Maidenhead. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Environmental health officers from Windsor and Maidenhead council inspect food businesses in Maidenhead. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Maidenhead sits within the area of Royal Berkshire 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.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Claires Court Schools tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like St Mark's Hospital about 0.6 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Maidenhead is about 27 miles west of London, in Windsor and Maidenhead. We provide grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Maidenhead and the rest of Windsor and Maidenhead. Our Windsor and Maidenhead coverage runs to 57 places, and Maidenhead is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Reading page (12 miles or so).
Work in SL6 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on High Street Mall, High Street and Laggan Square or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Maidenhead is on the A4 and A308, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Close by, we work in Boyn Hill (1 mile south-west), Furze Platt (1 mile north), Cox Green (1 mile south-west), Pinkneys Green (1 mile north-west) and Bray Wick (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Windsor (5 miles south-east), North Ascot (7 miles south), Dedworth (5 miles south-east), Broomhall (10 miles south-east), South Ascot (9 miles south) and Old Windsor (8 miles south-east). Maidenhead is one of the larger places we cover in Windsor and Maidenhead for grease filter exchange.
What’s near Maidenhead
In Maidenhead, that means kitchens and buildings near Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School, Desborough College and The Windsor Castle pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Maidenhead station, roughly 0.5 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include The Reitlinger Bequest Museum (1.2 miles east) and St Mark's Hospital (0.6 miles west). For a walk, there’s Weycock Hill and Taplow Lake.