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Grease Filter Exchange in New Forest
Specialist grease filter exchange for New Forest: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
Grease, kitchens and New Forest
It’s New Forest council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in New Forest. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for New Forest is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of All Saints or elsewhere in New Forest, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. A TR19® clean in New Forest does not stop at the filters: the plenum, ductwork, fan and discharge are cleaned too.
New Forest is in Hampshire. We provide grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in New Forest and the rest of Hampshire. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, New Forest among them. We also work in Southampton, around 23 miles away.
All of SP6 is covered for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Sillens Lane and Townsend Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover Martin (1 mile north-east), Rockbourne (3 miles east) and Damerham (3 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Ringwood (11 miles south-east), Fordingbridge (6 miles south-east), St Leonards (11 miles south), Alderholt (6 miles south-east), Poulner (11 miles south-east) and Ashley Heath (10 miles south).
Near you in New Forest
Nearby you’ll also find Cranborne Castle Hill (4.4 miles south). Open spaces near New Forest include Western Downs.
Grease filter exchange in New Forest, done properly
We set up grease filter exchange for kitchens in New Forest on a schedule that suits their cooking. Busy kitchens need changes more often while a lighter kitchen can go longer. The interval is agreed before the first visit. The work covers baffle filters, school and hospital kitchens and mesh filters, and people most often call us about filters so greasy the air can barely pass and missing filters in the filter bank.
For a kitchen in or near New Forest, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- New Forest (SP6)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What happens if it’s left?
Washing filters in-house is an option for kitchens in New Forest, and it works when it’s done well and never skipped. Where it slips, an exchange service takes the job off staff. A fault that closes a site in a village like New Forest affects everyone who depends on it.
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before we start.
Why New Forest businesses choose us
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- In business since 2009
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Your questions about grease filter exchange in New Forest
Who inspects food businesses in New Forest?
The local authority for New Forest is New Forest council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you work overnight in New Forest?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in New Forest keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes, always. It’s a dated, written report with photos, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. File it with your fire safety records.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites in our area, with visits on a regular schedule.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We do not leave it behind.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
How long does grease filter exchange take?
We will confirm the time with your quote. In most cases, the work takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a single café to a large school. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
What the work involves, part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
A longer exchange interval may suit lighter cooking. We agree the schedule to match.
Mesh filters
Grease lodges deep in the layers of a mesh filter, which makes hand-washing hard work.
What we do, step by step
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. On site, the work takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. The timing of a visit to New Forest is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- The filters are checked for fit before we go.
- Anything that needs attention, such as a greasy plenum, is pointed out.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Ask for a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will normally have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Advice
Looking after it afterwards
Results last longer with the right care. We suggest:
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is in use
If the plenum behind the filters looks greasy, we say so. That might mean bringing a TR19® clean forward, and we can arrange it.
Filter exchange and TR19 cleaning work best together. Setting both up on a schedule means neither slips.
For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
Places near New Forest
Other services in New Forest
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- Odours from the discharge that filters won’t stop
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Parts of the system we cover
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs