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Grease filter exchange in Mashbury, Essex
Grease filter exchange in Mashbury from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
Grease filter exchange in Mashbury, done properly
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. Their job is to stop grease getting further into the system, but only while they’re reasonably clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. We are often asked to deal with damaged filters letting grease past and filters left unwashed on busy weeks, on wall canopies, restaurants and pubs and baffle filters.
In a village or hamlet like Mashbury, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are normally a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Every visit ends with a written report and photos, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Mashbury (CM1)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Mashbury: your questions answered
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Mashbury?
Kitchens in Mashbury are inspected by Chelmsford council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Which fire service covers Mashbury?
It’s Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Mashbury. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
How do you 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 we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Does a filter exchange replace TR19 cleaning?
No. Filter exchange works between full cleans, not instead of them. TR19® cleaning covers the canopy, plenum, ductwork and fan and comes with a certificate and photo report.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Anything that proves the system is maintained: reports, certificates, pictures and your own cleaning or check logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
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How we price grease filter exchange
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition we find in the survey
- A single visit or a regular plan
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before we start.
What we need to know
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The site address and the type of premises
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Grease filter exchange around Mashbury
Mashbury sits within the area of Essex County 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. Food hygiene inspections in Mashbury are the job of Chelmsford council’s environmental health team. 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Mashbury Church, or anywhere in Mashbury, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Mashbury is Broomfield Hospital, about 3.3 miles east.
Mashbury is about 5 miles north-west of Chelmsford, in Essex. From the centre of Mashbury to the outskirts, we cover grease filter exchange for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Mashbury is one of 644 places in Essex we cover for grease filter exchange.
Every address in CM1 is covered for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on Mashbury Road and Barrack Road and nearby roads. Other places close to Mashbury include Good Easter (2 miles west), Chalk End (2 miles south-west), Boyton Cross (2 miles south), Roxwell (3 miles south) and Margaret Roding (3 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (5 miles south-east), Basildon (15 miles south), Braintree (10 miles north-east), Harlow (12 miles west), Brentwood (12 miles south) and Maldon (13 miles east).
What’s near Mashbury
For rail, the closest station is Chelmsford station, about 4.9 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Broomfield Hospital (3.3 miles east) and Willingale Doe (4.2 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Little Waltham Meadows.
What a clean will not put right
Grease filter exchange cannot fix everything, and we’ll tell you before we start. It will not put right:
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is in use
There’s no waiting: the canopy is ready as soon as the clean set is fitted. We take the greasy filters with us to be cleaned.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. Setting both up on a schedule keeps everything on track.
What happens on the day
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes less than an hour in most kitchens. Somewhere like Mashbury, lanes, gates and parking are worth mentioning in advance.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Move anything stored near the system
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Getting a quote
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
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How the job changes from site to site
Canopy filter housings
The filter housing holds each filter at an angle in the canopy. If it’s bent or greasy, filters will not seat properly.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
The more a kitchen cooks, the more grease the filters see. Regular changes help protect the ductwork.
Multi-site and managed buildings
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.
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 can quote for the whole system.