Essex · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Shalford, Essex
Specialist grease filter exchange for Shalford: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Poor airflow through the filters
About our grease filter exchange in Shalford
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork, but only while they’re reasonably clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. The work covers school and hospital kitchens, island canopies and baffle filters, and common reasons people get in touch are a greasy plenum behind the filters and a canopy running with filters missing.
In a small place like Shalford, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Shalford (CM7)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Heavy cooking means more grease reaching every part of the system. Changing them on time protects the ducts behind.
The plenum
Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the plenum, but it’s still cleaned during a full TR19 clean.
When to call us in Shalford
Filters get bent and damaged with handling. A bent filter doesn’t seat properly, leaving gaps for grease to slip through.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Where a hall near Parish Church of St Andrew, or anywhere in Shalford, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Before booking anyone
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether a survey comes first
What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Shalford
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- Parking and loading at the site
- What state the system is in
- The size of the system
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll talk you through it.
Helping us quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We will talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so records stay tidy.
How the visit works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Shalford.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
How to prepare
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
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Shalford kitchens: local notes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 6 pubs and bars as registered food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Shalford. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Kitchens in Shalford get their food hygiene inspections from Braintree council. 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. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Shalford. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
For schools such as Shalford Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Shalford is Braintree Community Hospital, about 4.2 miles south.
Shalford is about 5 miles north-west of Braintree, in Essex. Wherever you are in the CM7 postcode area, we can carry out grease filter exchange at your premises. Our Essex coverage runs to 644 places, and Shalford is one of them. Chelmsford is in our area too, around 14 miles away.
All of CM7 is covered for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. That includes premises on The Street, Wethersfield Road and Braintree Road and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Shalford, we cover Sand Hill (1 mile north), Church End (1 mile south), Beazley End (1 mile south-east), Almshouse Green (3 miles north-east) and Bocking Churchstreet (3 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Chelmsford (14 miles south), Braintree (5 miles south-east), Witham (11 miles south-east), Saffron Walden (12 miles north-west), Halstead (6 miles east) and Great Dunmow (7 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Shalford
Typical jobs here are in premises near The George Public House. The nearest railway station is Braintree station, about 4.9 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Braintree Community Hospital (4.2 miles south).
Towns and villages near Shalford
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FAQs for Shalford
Do you cover smaller places like Shalford?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Shalford included. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Which fire authority looks after Shalford?
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Shalford. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
How long does the visit take?
Your quote will say how long we expect to be there. For a typical site, it takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes, always. The report is dated and includes photos, and TR19® Grease cleans come with a certificate through the BESCA VHE portal. Keep it in your maintenance log.
Do you take the used filters away?
We do. The dirty filters are taken away for cleaning and the clean set stays in the canopy.
Can you give a price for filter changes?
We price it on the number of filters and the visit frequency. Tell us what you have and we’ll come back with a fixed quote, normally within one working day.
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
We tell you if we spot anything in the canopy that needs attention. It can be a sign that a full TR19® clean is due, and we can arrange it.
Filter exchange and TR19 cleaning work best together. Setting both up on a schedule keeps everything on track.