Essex · Grease filter exchange
Matching Green grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange across Matching Green and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
About our grease filter exchange in Matching Green
Each visit is quick and tidy. We lift out the dirty filters and fit a clean set, and we check they’re seated with no gaps. If something looks wrong, we tell you. The work covers school and hospital kitchens, baffle filters and wall canopies, and common reasons people get in touch are bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly and a canopy that drips grease.
In a small place like Matching Green, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. We agree access and timings in advance.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Matching Green (CM17)
- Region
- Essex
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Matching Green kitchens: local notes
At about 24 miles from central London, Matching Green sits well inside the area we cover. Visits are booked around your hours, evenings and weekends included. The fire and rescue service for Matching Green is Essex County 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Parish Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Matching Green, 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 Matching Green is Princess Alexandra Hospital, about 6 miles west. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Matching Green (Barrington Hall is about 4.1 miles north), fitting access panels needs care.
Matching Green is about 5 miles east of Harlow, in Essex. If you need grease filter exchange in Matching Green, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Our area covers London and the South East, Matching Green included. Matching Green is one of 644 towns, villages and districts in Essex where we work for commercial clients. We also work in Chelmsford, around 11 miles away.
All of CM17 is covered for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Downhall Road, Potash Road and Colvers or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Manwood Green (1 mile north-east), Little Laver (1 mile south-east), White Roding (2 miles north-east), Abbess Roding (2 miles east) and Moreton (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (11 miles east), Harlow (5 miles west), Brentwood (11 miles south), Billericay (13 miles south-east), Loughton (11 miles south-west) and Waltham Abbey (11 miles south-west).
What’s near Matching Green
The nearest railway station is Sawbridgeworth station, about 3.8 miles north-west. A little further out are Harlow Mill (4.3 miles west) and Princess Alexandra Hospital (6 miles west). For a walk, there’s Sawbridgeworth Marsh.
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Matching Green
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The times the site is available
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The condition we find in the survey
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The site address and the type of premises
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by grease filter exchange, and we will tell you before any work starts. It doesn’t solve:
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Why deal with it now?
Washing filters in-house is an option for kitchens in Matching Green, 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 simpler to plan the work at Matching Green now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before any work starts.
Why Matching Green businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Different parts, different methods
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
In a busy kitchen, filter washing is easy to skip. An exchange service takes it off the rota.
Canopy filter housings
The trough or channel under the filters fills with grease. If it needs attention, we’ll tell you.
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Do not refit a filter that’s bent
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Report a dripping canopy early
Your team carries on as normal, without the filter washing. Just keep the canopy clear for the next visit and tell us if service times change.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. A maintenance plan that covers both means neither slips.
The process
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 before we start, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Matching Green.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- 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.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
Preparing for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know about parking and loading
How to get a quote
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Your questions about grease filter exchange in Matching Green
Which fire service covers Matching Green?
It’s Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Matching Green. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Do you work at weekends in Matching Green?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Matching Green keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Which records should we keep?
Each report and certificate we give you, filed in the maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
How long does the visit take?
That depends on how much there is to do, but for many sites it takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. We’ll confirm it with the quote.
Who is the responsible person?
The law calls them the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
How far ahead should we book?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Where do the greasy filters go?
We do. Used filters go with us to be cleaned while a clean set goes in.