Kent · Grease filter exchange
Maltman's Hill grease filter exchange
A scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones for commercial sites in Maltman's Hill and across Kent. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
Common questions in Maltman's Hill
Will you come out to Maltman's Hill?
Yes. Maltman's Hill is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Maltman's Hill?
That’s Ashford council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Maltman's Hill. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we’ll advise on what to do next.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Every site has its own report.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
Filters, canopies and how often you need visits all affect the price. Send us details or photos and we’ll quote, usually within one working day.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You’ll know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Does a filter exchange disrupt service?
An exchange doesn’t take long, and we can come before or after service. The clean set goes in as soon as the dirty one comes out.
Grease filter exchange in Maltman's Hill
Washing filters in the kitchen sink is messy and easily missed on a busy week. With a filter exchange, we bring a clean set and take the dirty one away and the canopy is refilled right away. Common call-outs are for a canopy running with filters missing and blocked baffle filters, across restaurants and pubs, island canopies and baffle filters.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Maltman's Hill (TN27)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What grease filter exchange looks like in Maltman's Hill
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 3 bars, pubs and nightclubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Maltman's Hill. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Kitchens in Maltman's Hill get their food hygiene inspections from Ashford council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Maltman's Hill is covered by Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Godinton House is about 5 miles east), access may need planning.
Maltman's Hill is about 6 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Maltman's Hill, we can take on grease filter exchange. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading is not interrupted. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Maltman's Hill is one of them. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby, about 11 miles away.
Every address in TN27 is covered for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. We also cover the places around Maltman's Hill: Wissenden (1 mile south), Chambers' Green (1 mile east), Pluckley Thorne (2 miles north-east), Fir Toll (2 miles north-east) and Newland Green (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (11 miles north-west), Ashford (6 miles east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north), Faversham (13 miles north-east), Davington (13 miles north-east) and Foley Park (12 miles north-west).
Near you in Maltman's Hill
For rail, the closest station is Pluckley station, roughly 1.2 miles east. A little further out are Romden Castle (0.7 miles south-west).
Multi-site and managed buildings
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
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. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Somewhere like Maltman's Hill, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- At each visit, the greasy filters are lifted out.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
Related advice
What a clean will not put right
In fairness, there are a few things this work will not fix:
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change won’t reach
- A noisy or failed extract fan
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
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Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Maltman's Hill
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The scale of the work
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The times the site is available
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’ll go through it with you.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The site address and the type of premises
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Different parts, different methods
The plenum
Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the plenum, but it’s still cleaned during a full TR19 clean.
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are a common choice for commercial canopies. They don’t clean themselves as the collected grease builds up between the blades.
Why act early in Maltman's Hill
Some kitchens in Maltman's Hill wash filters themselves to save the cost of a service, and that can work if it’s done thoroughly and on time. When it does not happen reliably, an exchange makes it automatic. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
Why book with us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Photo reports with every job
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
What we are called out for in Maltman's Hill
Sometimes a filter is taken out and never put back. A missing filter leaves an open route into the system and on into the ductwork.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- A canopy that drips grease
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Weak extraction at the canopy
A TR19® clean in Maltman's Hill does not stop at the filters: the plenum, ductwork, fan and discharge are cleaned too.
Comparing quotes
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What insurance they carry
- Whether a survey comes first