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Grease filter exchange in Mortlake, Greater London
Our technicians work in Mortlake on grease filter exchange. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
Common problems we fix in Mortlake
However long the kitchen cooks each day, the filters see every minute of it. Heavy daily use means fast build-up, so it needs more frequent changes.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- A canopy that drips grease
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
Church and community hall kitchens, near All Saints' Church or anywhere around Mortlake, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Before you book anyone
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether they recommend a next date
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether they’re fully insured
Grease filter exchange in Mortlake
A filter that does not sit right lets grease straight past. Gaps in the filter bank are a direct route into the plenum and every filter is checked when we swap them. Damaged filters are flagged so they can be replaced. We are often asked to deal with drips falling from the filters onto equipment and grease filters clogged with grease, on restaurants and pubs, wall canopies and mesh filters.
Kitchens in Mortlake, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, 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 to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Mortlake (SW14, SW13, SW15)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Why act early in Mortlake
Some kitchens in Mortlake 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. Choosing the date yourself beats having a fault choose it for you.
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Why book with us
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- We diagnose before we treat
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
Common questions in Mortlake
Which fire authority looks after Mortlake?
Fire safety enforcement in Mortlake is handled by London Fire Brigade. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Can school kitchens in Mortlake be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around Mortlake, the Food Standards Agency lists about 16 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Which records should we keep?
Visit reports, certificates and your in-house cleaning logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
What’s the right interval for changing filters?
There’s no single answer. We look at your cooking and set an interval to match and can change if your kitchen gets busier.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes, that is an option. We will check your filters first because bent or damaged ones may need replacing.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We record them on the report, with a note of where it is, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
How long will you be on site?
The work itself takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. Bigger or more complicated systems take longer, and we’ll tell you what to expect.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
A badly damaged filter should be replaced. We’ll tell you which ones and why when we find them.
How the job changes from site to site
Mesh filters
Grease lodges deep in the layers of a mesh filter, which makes hand-washing hard work.
Canopy filter housings
The filter housing holds each filter at an angle in the canopy. If it’s bent or greasy, filters won’t seat properly.
Places near Mortlake
What else we do in Mortlake
When something else is needed
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Grease deep in the extract system
- Grease behind the filters that a swap cannot remove
- An extract that was undersized from the start
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
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 the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes less than an hour in most kitchens. Most London sites cannot stop for the day, so work in Mortlake is typically done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Related advice
Kitchen extracts in Mortlake
The FSA’s data shows about 22 bars, pubs and nightclubs registered within about 1.5 miles of central Mortlake. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Environmental health officers from Richmond-Upon-Thames council inspect food businesses in Mortlake. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. London Fire Brigade covers Mortlake. 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.
If you run a café or takeaway near Mortlake station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Barnes Hospital is the nearest hospital to Mortlake, about less than half a mile east.
Mortlake is about 3 miles west of Fulham, in Greater London. Wherever you are in the SW14 postcode area, we can carry out grease filter exchange at your premises. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, and Mortlake is one of them. We also work in London, about 8 miles from Mortlake.
Grease filter exchange in SW14, SW13 and SW15 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Whether your site is on Elm Road, Well Lane and Coval Road or a nearby road, we can help. Main roads around Mortlake include the A3003, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in East Sheen (1 mile south-west), North Sheen (1 mile north-west), Barnes (1 mile north-east), Grove Park (1 mile north) and Roehampton (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (8 miles east), City of Westminster (6 miles north-east), Marylebone (6 miles north-east), Kensington (4 miles north-east), St Pancras (8 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (9 miles north-east).
What’s near Mortlake
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Richmond Park Academy, Hare and Hounds pub and Palewell Park. Mortlake has its own railway station: Mortlake station. Well-known places in the area include Ubuntu Museum: African Museum of Humanity (1.1 miles south-east) and Barnes Hospital (under half a mile east). Green spaces nearby include Richmond Hill and Kew Gardens Lake.