Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Romney Street
Our technicians work in Romney Street on a scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports on every job.
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Grease filters clogged with grease
How we handle grease filter exchange in Romney Street
An exchange visit in Romney Street does not take long. We lift out the dirty filters and fit a clean set, and we check they’re seated with no gaps. If something looks wrong, we tell you. Common call-outs are for poor airflow through the filters and a canopy running with filters missing, across school and hospital kitchens, mesh filters and island canopies.
Somewhere as small as Romney Street, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Place
- Romney Street (TN15)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What we’re called out for in Romney Street
Wherever you are, Romney Street included, filter washing is the job that gets skipped when the kitchen is busy. A missed wash or two is all it takes for a filter bank to clog.
Look out for any of the following:
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
Where a hall near Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, or anywhere in Romney Street, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- What hours they’ll be on site
- What records you will receive afterwards
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
The process
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the grease filter exchange, clear away and hand over the paperwork. On site, the work takes well under an hour for most canopies. For a village or hamlet like Romney Street, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
How to prepare
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Related advice
What a clean will not put right
Not every problem is solved by grease filter exchange, and we’ll tell you before we start. It won’t put right:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- Grease deep in the extract system
- Grease behind the filters that a swap can’t remove
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
Nearby places to Romney Street
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Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
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 are happy to quote for all of it.
How we price grease filter exchange
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- The size of the system
- How easy every part is to reach
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The number of sites or systems
A single site or a whole portfolio, 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.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The site address and the type of premises
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Any previous report or certificate
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
FAQs for Romney Street
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Romney Street out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. With about 3 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Romney Street, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Romney Street?
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Romney Street. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Where do the greasy filters go?
They leave with us. That’s how an exchange works: clean filters in, dirty ones out and nothing greasy left on site.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Visit reports, certificates and your in-house cleaning logs. They’re what an insurer, fire officer or EHO may ask for, so keep them together and easy to find.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
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 use the quote form, or we will check on the first visit.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Kitchen extracts in Romney Street
Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Romney Street. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Environmental health officers from Sevenoaks council inspect food businesses in Romney Street. 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.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Romney Street is Sevenoaks Hospital, about 3.3 miles south-west. Lullingstone Castle, about 2.3 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses near Romney Street; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Romney Street is about 4 miles north-east of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Across the TN15 area, we cover grease filter exchange for commercial sites. Romney Street is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for grease filter exchange. You can also see our page for Maidstone, roughly 14 miles from Romney Street.
Here we cover the TN15 postcode area for grease filter exchange. You’ll find streets such as Bower Lane and Romney Street, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. If your site is just outside Romney Street, we cover East Hill (1 mile north-east), Knatts Valley (1 mile east), Woodlands (1 mile south-east), Cotman's Ash (1 mile south-east) and Kemsing (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (14 miles east), Dartford (8 miles north), Sevenoaks (4 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south), Gravesend (10 miles north-east) and Tonbridge (9 miles south).
Landmarks near Romney Street
Around Romney Street, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Kemsing Down. For rail, the closest station is Shoreham (Kent) station, about 1.6 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Otford Heritage Centre (2.1 miles south-west) and Kemsing Castle Bank (1.7 miles south).
Aftercare tips
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Don’t let the full clean slip because filters are changed
- Never cook with the extract switched off
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
Once the clean filters are in, the kitchen can cook straight away. The dirty set leaves with us to be cleaned.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. A maintenance plan that covers both means neither slips.