Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Platt's Heath, Kent
A scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Platt's Heath. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- A canopy running with filters missing
About our grease filter exchange in Platt's Heath
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork and they do it best when they’re clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. If you have drips falling from the filters onto equipment and staff short of time to wash filters, we can help.
In a village or hamlet like Platt's Heath, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Every visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Platt's Heath (ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- 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
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- How easy every part is to reach
- The size of the system
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
What the work involves, part by part
Mesh filters
Mesh filters use layers of metal mesh to trap grease. In a busy kitchen, mesh soon blocks and need frequent attention.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Even kitchens with fixed meal times build up grease though normally at a gentler pace.
Platt's Heath: your questions answered
Will you come out to Platt's Heath?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Platt's Heath included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Can you come to Platt's Heath after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Platt's Heath can fit around your hours. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. Work is timed around how each site runs.
How much notice do you need?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
How do you protect the area?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on use and what we found.
Looking after it afterwards
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Never cook with the extract switched off
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
Once the clean filters are in, the kitchen can cook right away. We take the greasy filters with us for cleaning.
If cooking has stepped up, the filter schedule should too. Changing the interval early stops grease building up unseen in the ducts.
How it works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. After that, the work takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Platt's Heath knowing what to expect.
- First, we record the size, type and number of filters in each canopy.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
How to prepare
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Ask for a quote
To get 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. You will normally have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
Leave it or put it right?
A filter exchange is a few minutes; a choked extract affects a whole service. Few maintenance jobs are as easy, and one of the easiest to let slip. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Platt's Heath rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before work begins, so there are no surprises.
Why Platt's Heath businesses choose us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Read our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and photos, so each one has its own record.
Kitchen extracts in Platt's Heath
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 5 bars, pubs and nightclubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Platt's Heath. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Platt's Heath sits within the area of Kent 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. Food hygiene inspections in Platt's Heath are the job of Maidstone council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Historic houses near Platt's Heath, such as Leeds Castle about 3 miles north-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Platts Heath Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Nicholas or elsewhere in Platt's Heath, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Platt's Heath is about 7 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Platt's Heath gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. We cover 922 places across Kent, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Maidstone page covers sites nearby (7 miles or so).
Work in ME17 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on School Lane, Headcorn Road and Green Lane and nearby roads. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Liverton Street (1 mile south-west), Sandway (1 mile north-east), Boughton Malherbe (1 mile south-east), Fairbourne Heath (1 mile west) and Grafty Green (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (7 miles north-west), Ashford (10 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north), Faversham (11 miles north-east), Minster (14 miles north) and Kings Hill (13 miles west).
Local landmarks in Platt's Heath
Around Platt's Heath, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Kiln Wood, Wishful Thinker pub and The Lenham School, among other places. The closest station to Platt's Heath is Lenham station, about 1.2 miles north-east. A little further out are The Dog Collar Museum (2.9 miles north-west) and Coldbridge Castle (1.8 miles south).
Also near Platt's Heath
What else we do in Platt's Heath
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.