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Grease Filter Exchange in North Kensington
Grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in North Kensington. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
Grease filter exchange in North Kensington
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork, but only while they’re reasonably clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. Typical jobs include blocked baffle filters and smoke and heat lingering under the hood, on baffle filters, mesh filters and wall canopies.
Kitchens in North Kensington, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. A duct fire there can reach parts of the building far from the range, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- North Kensington (W10, NW10, W11)
- Region
- Greater London
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The size of the system
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before work begins.
Helping us quote
What to send for a quote:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Many London buildings have a managing agent, a security desk or a permit-to-work system, so tell us who to contact in North Kensington.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- We fit clean filters and check they sit snugly in the housing.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
Before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
How to get a quote
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Aftercare tips
Results last longer with the right care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Always run the extract while cooking
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Keep every filter in place during service
Keep an eye out for filters that have been taken out. A missing filter leaves a gap for grease so tell us if you need a replacement.
Filter exchange and TR19 cleaning work best together. A maintenance plan that covers both keeps everything on track.
What the work involves, part by part
Mesh filters
Older or smaller canopies often use mesh filters. They can be on the same exchange schedule as baffle filters.
School, care home and staff kitchens
A longer exchange interval may suit lighter cooking. The interval is set to fit.
North Kensington kitchens: local notes
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 69 pubs, bars and clubs and about 23 hotels and B&Bs in and around North Kensington, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. The fire and rescue service for North Kensington is London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Food hygiene inspections in North Kensington are the job of Kensington and Chelsea council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
School kitchens, at schools like Barlby Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Dissenters' Chapel, or anywhere in North Kensington, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
North Kensington is about 2 miles north-west of Kensington, in Greater London. Every kind of commercial site in North Kensington, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, North Kensington among them. For sites nearby, see our London page, about 6 miles away.
Grease filter exchange in W10, NW10 and W11 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include Peach Road, Barlby Road and Eynham Road, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. We also cover the places around North Kensington: Kensal Town (1 mile east), Kensal Green (1 mile north-west), Kensal Rise (1 mile north), Notting Dale (1 mile south-east) and White City (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover London (6 miles east), City of Westminster (3 miles east), Marylebone (3 miles east), St Pancras (4 miles east), Shoreditch (6 miles east) and Walthamstow (9 miles north-east).
Landmarks near North Kensington
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Little Wormwood Scrubs, Maida Vale School and The Eagle pub, among other places. The closest station to North Kensington is Kensal Green station, roughly 0.5 miles north. A little further out are Princess Louise Hospital (under half a mile south-west) and Culture House (1.3 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Campden Hill and Greville Place nature reserve.
Questions from North Kensington
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in North Kensington?
It’s London Fire Brigade, which covers North Kensington. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
How do you handle parking and loading in North Kensington?
We plan it in advance, so let us know about loading bays, permits and access rules at the building. Much of our London work is done overnight, which helps.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you will get one fixed quote.
Do you handle baffle and mesh filters?
The common types of grease filter: baffle and mesh. Tell us what you have when you call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will confirm it on site.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
We price it on the number of filters and the visit frequency. Tell us what you have and we’ll come back with a fixed quote quickly.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and anything we remove is contained. At the end, the area is cleaned down.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
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What else we do in North Kensington
What a clean will not put right
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Grease deep in the extract system
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in North Kensington
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
What we are called out for in North Kensington
Long cooking hours in North Kensington or anywhere else mean more grease on the filters. A kitchen that cooks all day loads its filters quickly so changes need to come round sooner.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Grease left in baffles after washing
If you run a café or takeaway near Kensal Green station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
What your quote should include
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether VAT is included
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- When the next visit should be, and why
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.