Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Newbury, Kent
Need grease filter exchange in Newbury? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and pictures.
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
Grease filter exchange in Newbury, done properly
In Newbury, our filter exchange runs on a schedule set by how much the kitchen cooks. The heavier the cooking, the more often filters need changing while a lighter kitchen can go longer. We agree the interval with you at the start. The work covers restaurants and pubs, island canopies and baffle filters, and common reasons people get in touch are weak extraction at the canopy and drips falling from the filters onto equipment.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Newbury (ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Different parts, different methods
Canopy filter housings
The filter housing holds each filter at an angle in the canopy. A damaged housing leaves gaps.
Mesh filters
Mesh filters are still found in many canopies. They can be on the same exchange schedule as baffle filters.
Nearby places to Newbury
Also in Newbury
Why it’s worth doing now in Newbury
For any kitchen in Newbury, filters can’t stand in for a full TR19 clean. But clean filters do help the system between cleans and the canopy and plenum stay cleaner. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Newbury rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why book with us
- In business since 2009
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Do you need grease filter exchange in Newbury?
Filters get bent and damaged with handling. Damaged filters do not sit flush and grease passes round them.
Most sites get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Catherine or elsewhere in Newbury, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the job takes less than an hour in most kitchens. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Newbury.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored near the system
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Newbury
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- The number of sites or systems
- The times the site is available
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The condition of the system
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Kitchen extracts in Newbury
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 6 bars, pubs and nightclubs within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Newbury. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Environmental health officers from Swale council inspect food businesses in Newbury. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Newbury sits within the area of Kent Fire and Rescue Service. 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.
School kitchens, at schools like Rodmersham School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Belmont House and Gardens is about 4.3 miles south-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Newbury is about 3 miles south-east of Sittingbourne, in Kent. For grease filter exchange in and around Newbury, please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Newbury. Newbury is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for grease filter exchange. We also work in Maidstone, around 11 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of the ME9 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. Other places close to Newbury include Kingsdown (1 mile south), Dungate (1 mile south-west), Bapchild (1 mile north), Erriottwood (1 mile south-east) and Rodmersham Green (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (11 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (3 miles north-west), Whitstable (12 miles east) and Faversham (5 miles east).
Around Newbury
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Cromers Wood and The Sittingbourne School. For rail, the closest station is Teynham station, about 2.7 miles north-east. A little further out are Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (2.4 miles north) and Newnham Castle (2.1 miles south-east).
Newbury: your questions answered
Do you work overnight in Newbury?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Can you get to a site in Newbury?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
Both baffle filters and mesh filters are covered. At the start, we note what your canopies use so the clean set always fits.
How far ahead should we book?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
A bent filter leaves a gap for grease. We point them out on the visit so they can be replaced.
How often should grease filters be changed?
That depends on the cooking. Heavy cooking means more frequent changes than lighter ones. We set a schedule that suits your kitchen.
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 together and easy to find.
Between visits
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Never cook with the extract switched off
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
Your next visit is scheduled before we leave. If the kitchen gets busier, the interval can be shortened to keep up.
Saturated filters let more grease through. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner between full cleans.
Honest limits
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- A noisy or failed extract fan
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies