Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Nettlestead Green, Kent
We cover Nettlestead Green for a scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
Kitchen extracts in Nettlestead Green
Look up Nettlestead Green on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 6 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Nettlestead Green. Where they cook under a canopy, the grease filters are the first line of defence and clog quickly. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Nettlestead Green. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. In Nettlestead Green, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Maidstone council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Old Soar Manor, about 4.3 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Nettlestead Green; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. A kitchen near Yalding station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Mary's Church, or anywhere in Nettlestead Green, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Nettlestead Green is about 6 miles south-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Nettlestead Green, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Nettlestead Green is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Maidstone, about 6 miles away.
Every address in ME18 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Station Road, Maidstone Road and Hampstead Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover Nettlestead (1 mile north), Yalding (1 mile south-east), Congelow (1 mile south-east), Wateringbury (2 miles north-east) and Benover (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (6 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (10 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (9 miles south-west), Gravesend (14 miles north), Tonbridge (6 miles south-west) and Northfleet (14 miles north).
Landmarks near Nettlestead Green
Nettlestead Green’s nearest station is Yalding station, roughly 0.5 miles south-east. Nearby you’ll also find Leybourne Castle (5 miles north) and Teapot Island (0.9 miles south-east).
Grease filter exchange in Nettlestead Green, done properly
Whether your canopy has baffle or mesh filters, they load up with grease. Clogged filters choke the airflow and the extract struggles. Regular exchange keeps the air moving. If you are dealing with missing filters in the filter bank and grease dripping from the canopy, we can put it right, from mesh filters, school and hospital kitchens and baffle filters onwards.
In a small place like Nettlestead Green, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Nettlestead Green (ME18)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
- Odours from the discharge that filters will not stop
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
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What the work involves, part by part
The plenum
With good filters, less grease ends up in the plenum, but it still needs cleaning as part of TR19.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Kitchens that fry and grill all day load their filters fast. They often need the shortest exchange interval.
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Book full TR19 cleans alongside filter changes
If the plenum behind the filters looks greasy, we say so. That might mean bringing a TR19® clean forward and we can book that in.
Filter exchange and TR19 cleaning work best together. A maintenance plan that covers both keeps everything on track.
For landlords and multi-site operators
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.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Nettlestead Green
Is Nettlestead Green within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Nettlestead Green included. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Can a school canteen extract in Nettlestead Green be done out of term time?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Nettlestead Green. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will fit the work in.
What accreditations do you have?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we’re fully insured.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. None of it is left on site.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. Every report includes a recommended date for the next visit, based on use and what we found.
Do you take the used filters away?
They leave with us. That’s how an exchange works: clean filters in, dirty ones out, with no washing for your team.
How we price grease filter exchange
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The scale of the work
- The condition of the system
- How easy every part is to reach
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, send us:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: 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.
How the visit works
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes well under an hour for most canopies, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Nettlestead Green knowing what to expect.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.