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Grease filter exchange in Paddock, Kent
Grease filter exchange across Paddock and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
Common questions in Paddock
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Paddock?
That’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Paddock?
The local authority for Paddock is Ashford 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.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Is there a cleaning option for the filters we have?
Yes, filter cleaning is available. The first step is looking at the filters you have, as damaged ones may be better replaced.
How long does the visit take?
On site, it takes well under an hour for most canopies. Bigger or more complicated systems take longer, and the quote will say how long.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. It’s the record insurers and inspectors ask to see: a dated report with photos, listing the work and any areas we couldn’t reach.
What happens to the dirty filters?
We take them away to be cleaned, so your staff do not have to wash them. Clean filters go straight in.
What types of filter do you exchange?
We exchange baffle and mesh filters. At the start, we note what your canopies use so the clean set always fits.
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Paddock
In Paddock, our filter exchange runs on a schedule set by how much the kitchen cooks. The heavier the cooking, the more often filters need changing, lighter ones less. The interval is agreed before the first visit. If you have filters that come out of the sink still dirty and a greasy plenum behind the filters, we can put it right.
For a kitchen in or near Paddock, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, 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’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Paddock (TN25)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What a clean will not put right
Not every problem is solved by grease filter exchange, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
- A noisy or failed extract fan
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
How the visit works
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes well under an hour for most canopies. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Paddock knowing what to expect.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- We exchange the dirty filters for a clean set.
- We check the filters are seated and the canopy is ready to use.
- Anything that needs attention, such as a greasy plenum, is pointed out.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Move anything stored near the system
Getting a quote
For grease filter exchange in Paddock, call 0345 646 2711 or email us. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Different parts, different methods
Canopy filter housings
Filters sit in a housing or channel in the canopy. If it’s bent or greasy, filters won’t seat properly.
The plenum
A greasy plenum is a sign filters have been left too long, or that a full clean is due.
Grease, kitchens and Paddock
Look up Paddock on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Paddock and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. The fire and rescue service for Paddock is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. Kitchens in Paddock get their food hygiene inspections from Ashford council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Cosmas and St Damian or anywhere around Paddock, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Challock Primary School or anywhere near Paddock, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Paddock (Belmont House and Gardens is about 3.8 miles north), fitting access panels needs care.
Paddock is about 5 miles north of Ashford, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Paddock, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Paddock is one of them. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 15 miles from Paddock.
Grease filter exchange in TN25 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include Canterbury Road and Green Lane, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. If your site is just outside Paddock, we cover Challock (1 mile east), Pested (1 mile north-east), Stocker's Head (2 miles west), Charing Hill (2 miles west) and Stalisfield (3 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (15 miles west), Ashford (5 miles south), Canterbury (11 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-west), Whitstable (12 miles north-east) and Faversham (7 miles north).
Near you in Paddock
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Chequers pub and The Hayesbrook School. For rail, the closest station is Charing station, about 3 miles west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Tower keep castle at Chilham (4.8 miles east) and William Harvey Hospital (5.8 miles south-east).
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What happens if it’s left?
Leaving filters too long pushes more grease into the plenum and ducts. The ductwork then loads up faster and grease readings can rise between cleans. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why Paddock businesses choose us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Paddock
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- How big the system is
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The condition we find in the survey
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. 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.
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Do not let the full clean slip because filters are changed
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Always run the extract while cooking
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
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.
Saturated filters let more grease through. Getting onto a regular exchange now keeps grease out of the plenum and ductwork between full cleans.