Greater London · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Pimlico, Greater London
Specialist grease filter exchange for Pimlico: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Gaps where filters have been removed
Aftercare tips
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Never cook with the extract switched off
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Watch for grease drips between visits
The canopy looks cleaner and the air moves better from the moment they’re fitted. Always run the extract during cooking so the filters do their job.
Filters that are left too long stop protecting the system. Getting onto a regular exchange now keeps grease out of the plenum and ductwork between full cleans.
Grease filter exchange in Pimlico, done properly
Each visit is quick and tidy. We lift out the dirty filters and fit a clean set, and we check they’re seated with no gaps. Anything that needs attention is pointed out. If you are dealing with filter washing that keeps being missed and filters that come out of the sink still dirty, we can put it right, from island canopies, restaurants and pubs and wall canopies onwards.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so extract cleaning in Pimlico is typically done overnight, after the last service. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Place
- Pimlico (SW1P, SW1V, SW1W)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- The condition of the system
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The scale of the work
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will explain what it covers.
What to send for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any previous report or certificate
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
What a clean won’t put right
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Grease deep in the extract system
- A fan that is failing or too weak for the system
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Pimlico
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
Questions from Pimlico
Do you work at weekends in Pimlico?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Pimlico keeps running as normal. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Pimlico in the summer holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around Pimlico, the Food Standards Agency lists about 73 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will fit the work in.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on use and what we found.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. You get a written report with photos after each visit, covering the work, any areas we couldn’t access and the recommended next date. Kitchen extract cleans to TR19® Grease also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What is TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked, and it takes a risk-based approach.
How long will you be on site?
We will confirm the time with your quote. For a typical site, it takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters.
What types of filter do you exchange?
Baffle filters and mesh filters. Tell us what you have when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, or we’ll check on the first visit.
What accreditations do you have?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We have been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
What else we do in Pimlico
Managing agents and facilities teams in Pimlico
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
Pimlico kitchens: local notes
There are about 2,030 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 239 takeaways in and around Pimlico, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a canopy, the grease filters are the first line of defence and clog quickly. It’s Westminster council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Pimlico. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Pimlico sits within the area of London Fire Brigade. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Commuter trade near London Victoria station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Gabriel's, or anywhere in Pimlico, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Pimlico is The Gordon Hospital, about under half a mile north-east.
Pimlico is about 1 mile east of Brompton, in Greater London. Whether your site is in the middle of Pimlico or further out, we cover grease filter exchange for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. Pimlico is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for grease filter exchange.
Work in SW1P, SW1V and SW1W follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Ponton Road, Wilton Road and Ebury Square and the roads around them. Pimlico is on the A202 and A3212, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Other places close to Pimlico include Victoria (1 mile north-west), Nine Elms (1 mile south-west), Westminster (1 mile north), Millbank (1 mile north) and Vauxhall (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as Kensington (3 miles west), St Pancras (3 miles north), Shoreditch (4 miles north-east), Walthamstow (8 miles north-east), Hoxton (4 miles north-east) and Whitechapel (4 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Pimlico
Around Pimlico, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Lambeth Palace Library, Grosvenor School of Modern Art and Pimlico Gardens and the streets around them. Also close by are Denbigh Arms (under half a mile north-west) and Pimlico Academy (under half a mile south-east). The closest station to Pimlico is London Victoria station, about 0.5 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Baynard's Castle (2.3 miles north-east) and Harrods (1.3 miles north-west). The countryside around Pimlico includes Bellenden Road Nature Garden and Ludgate Hill.
Leave it or put it right?
Grease dripping from the canopy is a sign the filters can’t hold any more. Left, it ends up on equipment, food areas and staff, which an EHO may well notice. Every month a London system goes without attention adds to what has to be done later.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Pimlico
- Full insurance on every job
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Each visit written up, with pictures
- We diagnose before we treat
Read what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
How the job changes from site to site
School, care home and staff kitchens
For kitchens closed in the holidays, visits can be timed around term or rota so the filters are clean when cooking picks up.
The plenum
Behind the filters sits the plenum, where air gathers before the duct. Grease that gets past the filters settles there.
What we do, step by step
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with photos. The middle part takes longest, which takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Pimlico is normally out of hours.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form 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. We usually come back within one working day.