West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Norton, West Sussex
Looking for grease filter exchange in Norton? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. That is our job.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
About our grease filter exchange in Norton
Baffle filters and mesh filters both fill with grease. Once they’re clogged, airflow drops and the fan has to work harder. Regular exchange keeps the air moving. The work covers restaurants and pubs, baffle filters and island canopies, and people most often call us about a greasy plenum behind the filters and bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly.
Work in a small place like Norton starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
We have been trading since 2009, as 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.
- Location
- Norton (PO20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Towns and villages near Norton
Other services in Norton
Grease filter exchange in Norton: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records list about 8 restaurants, cafés and canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Norton. Where they cook under a canopy, the grease filters are the first line of defence and clog quickly. Norton is covered by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Kitchens in Norton get their food hygiene inspections from Arun council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Norton (Goodwood House is about 2.9 miles north-west), fitting access panels needs care. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near The Parish Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Norton, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Norton is about 4 miles north of Bognor Regis, in West Sussex. We provide grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Norton and the rest of West Sussex. Norton is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Portsmouth, about 18 miles away.
Our technicians cover all of PO20 for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. If your site is just outside Norton, we cover Crockerhill (1 mile north-west), East Hampnett (1 mile west), Nyton (1 mile south-east), Aldingbourne (1 mile south) and Westergate (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Worthing (12 miles east), Bognor Regis (4 miles south), Chichester (4 miles west), Selsey (9 miles south-west), Littlehampton (7 miles east) and Emsworth (11 miles west).
What’s near Norton
Around Norton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Winterton Arms Public House and Eastergate CofE Primary School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Barnham station, about 2.3 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include St Richard's Hospital (3.9 miles west) and Tote Copse Castle (1.1 miles south).
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Book full TR19 cleans alongside filter changes
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
Between visits, check that every filter is still in place. Gaps let grease into the plenum, so let us know if one goes missing or gets damaged.
Filter exchange and TR19 cleaning work best together. Setting both up on a schedule keeps everything on track.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Norton and across West Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Norton
Filters get bent and damaged with handling. A bent filter doesn’t seat properly and grease passes round them.
Most sites get in touch when they notice one of these:
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- A canopy that drips grease
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Norton is St Richard's Hospital, about 3.9 miles west.
What your quote should include
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- How they set the interval to the next visit
How the job changes from site to site
Mesh filters
Mesh traps grease between its layers, which makes hand-washing hard work.
The plenum
A greasy plenum is a sign filters have been left too long or that the next TR19 clean is due.
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 a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Norton.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
How to prepare
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Related advice
What a clean won’t put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change will not reach
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- Grease behind the filters that a swap cannot remove
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Norton
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
FAQs for Norton
Which fire service covers Norton?
That is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. 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.
Can a school canteen extract in Norton be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 4 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Norton. You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the dates the site is empty.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
No, the two work together. A TR19® clean deals with the whole system, with a certificate and photo report.
What does TR19 mean?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
We offer filter cleaning as well as exchange. We’ll explain the options when we quote.
What types of filter do you exchange?
Baffle filters and mesh filters. Mention how many canopies you have when you get in touch and we’ll confirm it on site.
Can damaged filters stay in the canopy?
We check every filter at each visit. Any that are bent or damaged are flagged since a poor fit lets grease past.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that can’t wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.