Essex · Grease filter exchange
Pilgrims Hatch grease filter exchange
Specialist grease filter exchange for Pilgrims Hatch: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Weak extraction at the canopy
FAQs for Pilgrims Hatch
Can you come to Pilgrims Hatch after we close?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Will you come out to Pilgrims Hatch?
Yes, Pilgrims Hatch is part of our area, however small the site. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
What happens to the dirty filters?
We do. Used filters go with us to be cleaned and the clean set stays in the canopy.
Can damaged filters stay in the canopy?
A bent filter leaves a gap for grease. We flag any we find and explain what’s needed.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
Not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not usually. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so you keep your normal hours.
What does TR19 mean?
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.
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Pilgrims Hatch
Cleaning filters by hand takes staff time and is easy to put off. With a filter exchange, we bring a clean set and take the dirty one away and the canopy is refilled straight away. We’re often asked to deal with filters that leave gaps in the canopy and a canopy running with filters missing, across baffle filters, restaurants and pubs and wall canopies.
Around a smaller place like Pilgrims Hatch, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Pilgrims Hatch (CM15, CM14)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How the visit works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes less than an hour in most kitchens. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Pilgrims Hatch.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- We set the interval with you.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price so you know the cost before any work starts.
Advice
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Nearby places to Pilgrims Hatch
What else we do in Pilgrims Hatch
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Pilgrims Hatch
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- The times the site is available
- Parking and loading at the site
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Any permits to work or inductions
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What to send for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- A few general shots of the system
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
If you need grease filter exchange in Pilgrims Hatch, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. 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 typically follows within one working day.
Grease, kitchens and Pilgrims Hatch
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 27 pubs, bars and clubs across Pilgrims Hatch and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. In Pilgrims Hatch, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Brentwood council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Pilgrims Hatch. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Saint George's church or elsewhere in Pilgrims Hatch, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Pilgrims Hatch (Ingatestone Hall is about 4.6 miles north-east), fitting access panels needs care.
Pilgrims Hatch is about 1 mile north-west of Brentwood, in Essex. Anywhere in CM15, we can take on grease filter exchange. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Pilgrims Hatch is one of them. Chelmsford is in our area too, around 11 miles away.
All of CM15 and CM14 is covered for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on Ongar Road, Hatch Road and Green Lane or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Pilgrims Hatch: Crow Green (1 mile north), South Weald (1 mile south-west), Coxtie Green (1 mile west), Bentley (1 mile north-west) and Doddinghurst Common (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (11 miles north-east), Basildon (8 miles south-east), Harlow (12 miles north-west), Canvey Island (15 miles south-east), Billericay (6 miles east) and Rayleigh (14 miles east).
Landmarks near Pilgrims Hatch
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Black Horse Inn, Sawyers Hall College and Weald Country Park and the streets around them. The closest station to Pilgrims Hatch is Brentwood station, roughly 1.6 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Brentwood Community Hospital (1.4 miles south-east). Open spaces near Pilgrims Hatch include Thorndon Park.
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Don’t refit a filter that is bent
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Make sure no filter is left out
- Always run the extract while cooking
The next exchange is already in the diary. If cooking increases, we can change filters more often to keep up.
A kitchen that is getting busier needs its filters changed more often. Changing the interval early stops grease building up unseen behind the canopy.
Common problems we fix in Pilgrims Hatch
Cooking vapour carries grease into the canopy. The filters catch much of it so they gradually clog until the air can barely get through.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- A canopy running with filters missing
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Brentwood Community Hospital about 1.4 miles south-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether a survey comes first
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- What insurance they carry
Leave it or put it right?
When filters block, extraction suffers. The kitchen gets hotter and smokier while the fan strains. A regular exchange keeps the airflow where it should be. Even a site near Pilgrims Hatch that’s only busy part of the week needs its system checked on a schedule.
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why book with us
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
What the work involves, part by part
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
In a busy kitchen, filter washing is easy to skip. An exchange service takes it off the rota.
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are robust and widely used in commercial canopies. They do not clean themselves, because the grease they collect builds up.