West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Petworth, West Sussex
Grease filter exchange across Petworth and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and photos.
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Petworth
Baffle filters and mesh filters both fill with grease. Clogged filters choke the airflow and the fan has to work harder. A steady cycle of clean filters keeps extraction strong. The work covers mesh filters, island canopies and school and hospital kitchens, and common reasons people get in touch are hand-washed filters that still look greasy and drips falling from the filters onto equipment.
Work in a small place like Petworth starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Petworth (GU28)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are robust and widely used in commercial canopies. They still need regular cleaning, because the grease they collect builds up.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Even kitchens with fixed meal times build up grease though normally at a gentler pace.
Also near Petworth
What else we do in Petworth
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
Kitchen extracts in Petworth
Food Standards Agency records include about 9 pubs and bars within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Petworth. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. The fire and rescue service for Petworth is 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. Environmental health officers from Chichester council inspect food businesses in Petworth. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Petworth House, about 0.3 miles north, is one of the historic houses near Petworth; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Petworth Cof E Primary School or anywhere near Petworth, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Petworth is about 12 miles north-east of Chichester, in West Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Petworth or further out, we cover grease filter exchange for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and Petworth is one of them. Our Guildford page covers sites nearby, about 18 miles away.
Every address in GU28 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Station Road, Back Lane and Rosemary Lane or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Main roads around Petworth include the A272 and A283, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in Hampers Green (1 mile north), Haslingbourne (1 mile south-east), Tillington (1 mile west), Rotherbridge (1 mile south-west) and Upperton (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Horsham (14 miles north-east), Worthing (14 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (14 miles south), Chichester (12 miles south-west), Littlehampton (12 miles south) and Rustington (13 miles south).
Near you in Petworth
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Old Square Tavern and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Pulborough station, roughly 4.4 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Coates Castle (2.6 miles south) and Coultershaw Heritage Site (1.2 miles south). Green spaces nearby include The Mens.
What we do, step by step
A visit follows the same order every time: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. In a small place like Petworth, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- We check the filters are seated and the canopy is ready to use.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
How to prepare
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Advice
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Petworth
Who inspects food businesses in Petworth?
That’s Chichester council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Petworth. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you work in villages like Petworth?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Petworth included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
It depends on the number and type of filters and how often they’re changed. We’ll give you a fixed quote, normally within one working day.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes, of course. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
The common types of grease filter: baffle and mesh. Tell us what you have when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll confirm it on site.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
No. Some grease passes the filters as vapour and settles in the ducts and the whole system still needs its TR19 clean.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. It’s your proof that the work was done: a dated report with pictures, listing the work and any areas we couldn’t reach.
What’s TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not legislation, but it’s the standard people check against.
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Petworth
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
What affects the quote in Petworth
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- The number of sites or systems
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- The size 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 any work starts, so there are no surprises.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- The postcode and the type of business
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
If you need grease filter exchange in Petworth, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. A fixed quote normally follows within one working day.
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Petworth
Sometimes a filter is taken out and never put back. A missing filter leaves an open route into the system and on into the ductwork.
What we are most often called out for:
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
- Grease filters clogged with grease
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Sacred Heart Church or elsewhere in Petworth, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Questions to ask before booking
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether VAT is included
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
Why deal with it now?
In Petworth, as everywhere, a filter service isn’t a substitute for TR19 cleaning. They do help keep the system in better shape between cleans and the canopy and plenum stay cleaner. A planned visit to Petworth is easier to arrange than an emergency callout.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Why us?
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.