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Grease Filter Exchange in Putney
Grease filter exchange in Putney from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A canopy that drips grease
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Grease filter exchange in Putney
We run grease filter exchange for all kinds of kitchens in Putney, from a single canopy to several. Visits can be timed around your service so nobody has to stop cooking. Typical jobs include staff short of time to wash filters and a canopy that drips grease, across school and hospital kitchens, restaurants and pubs and mesh filters.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so extract cleaning in Putney is normally done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so you have a record of what was done and when. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Putney (SW15, SW19, SW13)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
FAQs for Putney
What do you need to know about parking in Putney?
Tell us where a van can stop near your site in Putney, and about any building rules on loading. Night visits tend to make loading easier on London streets.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Putney out of term?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Around Putney, the Food Standards Agency lists about 43 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and we will fit the work in.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. It’s the record insurers and inspectors ask to see: a written, dated record with pictures of what we did and anything we couldn’t access.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We don’t leave it behind.
Which sectors do you work in?
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.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
A badly damaged filter should be replaced. We’ll tell you which ones and why on the visit.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. The interval depends on how much the system is used and what we find, and we explain the reasoning on the report.
What’s the right interval for changing filters?
The right interval depends on the kitchen. If filters are dripping or clogging before the next change, it’s too long, and we can change it.
Towns and villages near Putney
More services for Putney
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Putney and across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Don’t refit a filter that is bent
Keep an eye out for filters that have been taken out. Gaps let grease into the plenum, so let us know if one goes missing or gets damaged.
Bent or missing filters let grease straight past. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.
Leave it or put it right?
Filters full of grease are fuel sitting right above the cooking. Flames from the range can be drawn up into the canopy and grease in the duct can carry a fire further. Clean filters mean less fuel in the canopy. Every month a London system goes without attention adds to what has to be done later.
You won’t find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why Putney businesses choose us
- We diagnose before we treat
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
How it works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool before we start, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes less than an hour in most kitchens. Many London buildings have a managing agent, a security desk or a permit-to-work system, so tell us who to contact in Putney.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
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What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The scale of the work
- The times the site is available
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
Asking for a quote
When you contact us, these details help:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Problems your staff have spotted
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Putney kitchens: local notes
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 58 pubs, bars and clubs and about 5 hotels, B&Bs and guest houses in and around Putney, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading is not affected. It’s Wandsworth council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Putney. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you cook for passing trade around Putney station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. For schools such as Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. A hospital like Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, about 0.8 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Putney is about 1 mile south-west of Fulham, in Greater London. Across the SW15 area, we can take on grease filter exchange. Putney is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our London page, about 6 miles away.
Work in SW15, SW19 and SW13 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Putney High Street, Upper Richmond Road and Spencer Walk, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. You will find Putney on the A3 and B306, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in Roehampton (1 mile south-west), Barnes (1 mile north-west), Fulham (1 mile north-east), Mortlake (2 miles west) and Wimbledon Park (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover London (6 miles north-east), City of Westminster (5 miles north-east), Marylebone (5 miles north-east), Kensington (3 miles north), St Pancras (6 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (8 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Putney
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Putney School of Art and Design, Bishops Park and The Railway pub. There’s a railway station in Putney itself: Putney station. Other landmarks nearby include Putney Exchange (within half a mile east) and Antique Breadboard Museum (within half a mile north-east). Open spaces near Putney include Henman Hill and Battersea Park Lake.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy filter housings
Every exchange includes a check of how the filters sit, because gaps let grease through.
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are robust and widely used in commercial canopies. They still need regular cleaning as the collected grease builds up between the blades.
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- Grease deep in the extract system
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs