Brighton and Hove · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Seven Dials, Brighton and Hove
We cover Seven Dials for grease filter exchange. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Questions from Seven Dials
Which environmental health team covers Seven Dials?
In Seven Dials, it’s Brighton and Hove council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Does coastal air change anything about grease filter exchange in Seven Dials?
It can. Being within about 1 mile of the sea means more corrosion on metalwork in Seven Dials than inland. Outdoor metalwork near the sea is worth inspecting at every visit.
What happens to the waste?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on, so it doesn’t spread.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and the emergency line covers the rest.
What is TR19?
BESA’s ventilation hygiene specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
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. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
It doesn’t. Some grease passes the filters as vapour and settles in the ducts, so the full system still needs cleaning to TR19.
How much notice should we give?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Grease filter exchange in Seven Dials, done properly
Across Seven Dials, our filter exchange suits restaurants, pubs, cafés, schools, care homes and other kitchens, whether there’s one canopy or many. We can come before or after service, so cooking is not interrupted. If you are dealing with filters so greasy the air can barely pass and filters left unwashed on busy weeks, we can put it right.
In a smaller place like Seven Dials, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Where
- Seven Dials (BN1, BN3, BN50)
- Wider area
- Brighton and Hove
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Places near Seven Dials
What else we do in Seven Dials
Seven Dials kitchens: local notes
Seven Dials is within about 1 mile of the coast. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. Food Standards Agency records include about 289 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 51 hotels and B&Bs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Seven Dials. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Seven Dials. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Royal Pavilion is about 0.7 miles south-east), access may need planning. Church and community hall kitchens, near St Luke's Church Prestonville or anywhere around Seven Dials, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If you run a café or takeaway near Brighton station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Seven Dials is about 1 mile west of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. We carry out grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Seven Dials and the rest of Brighton and Hove. Seven Dials is one of 30 towns, villages and districts in Brighton and Hove we cover for commercial clients.
We work across BN1, BN3 and BN50 for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Dyke Road, Powis Road and York Avenue or a nearby road, we can help. Seven Dials sits on or near the A2010, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Close by, we work in West Hill (1 mile south-east), Prestonville (1 mile north), Brunswick (1 mile south-west), Brighton (1 mile east) and Hanover (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns such as Hangleton (3 miles north-west), Saltdean (5 miles east), East Saltdean (6 miles east), Roedean (3 miles south-east), Rottingdean (4 miles east) and Ovingdean (3 miles east). Being one of Brighton and Hove’s larger places, Seven Dials has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for grease filter exchange.
Landmarks near Seven Dials
Typical jobs here are in premises near Stanford Junior School, The Cow pub and St. Ann's Well Gardens and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Seven Dials itself: Brighton station. Other landmarks nearby include Montefiore Hospital (within half a mile west) and Brighton Transport Museum (0.6 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Newmarket Hill and Whitehawk Hill.
How the job changes from site to site
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Kitchens that fry and grill all day load their filters fast. Their exchange schedule is usually the tightest.
Canopy filter housings
The filter housing holds each filter at an angle in the canopy. If it’s bent or greasy, filters won’t seat properly.
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A fan that is failing or too weak for the system
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
For landlords and multi-site operators
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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, alongside our reports.
How it works
Protection comes first: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes well under an hour for most canopies, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Seven Dials.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- 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.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
Getting ready for the visit
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
How to get a quote
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Make sure no filter is left out
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Always run the extract while cooking
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.
Bent or missing filters let grease straight past. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.
What affects the quote in Seven Dials
Sites vary more than people expect. What affects the quote:
- The size of the system
- The condition of the system
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Any permits to work or inductions
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. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What to send for a quote
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email 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’ll usually have a quote within one working day.