Isle of Wight · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Shanklin
Grease filter exchange across Shanklin and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Shanklin
Good filters only work when they fit properly. Bent, damaged or missing filters leave gaps and every filter is checked when we swap them. Damaged filters are flagged so they can be replaced. The work covers mesh filters, baffle filters and restaurants and pubs, and the jobs we see most are filter washing that keeps being missed and hand-washed filters that still look greasy.
For a smaller kitchen near Shanklin, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Shanklin (PO37, PO36)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Nearby places to Shanklin
Also in Shanklin
How the job changes from site to site
Mesh filters
Layers of mesh catch grease droplets. They clog quickly in a busy kitchen, so they need changing often.
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are a common choice for commercial canopies. They still need regular cleaning, because the grease they collect builds up.
Shanklin questions
Can you get to a site in Shanklin?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Shanklin is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Is grease filter exchange any different in a coastal place like Shanklin?
It can. Shanklin is within about 1 mile of the coast, and salt air speeds up corrosion. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Anything that proves the system is maintained: reports, certificates, photos and your own cleaning or check logs. One maintenance log per site keeps it simple.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We typically quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Where does the waste go?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. None of it is left on site.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes, always. The report is dated and includes pictures, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. File it with your fire safety records.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
Filters that no longer fit properly need replacing. We will show you which ones on the visit.
What grease filter exchange looks like in Shanklin
At about 1 mile from the coast, Shanklin is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt air speeds up corrosion of roof-level fans, discharge cowls and their fixings. According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 18 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 58 hotels and B&Bs in Shanklin and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Kitchens in Shanklin get their food hygiene inspections from Isle of Wight council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready.
A hospital like Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children, about under half a mile north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you cook for passing trade around Shanklin station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Shanklin is about 6 miles south of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. Every kind of commercial site in Shanklin, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our area takes in 125 places across the Isle of Wight, large and small. There’s also a page for Portsmouth, about 13 miles away.
Every address in PO37 and PO36 is covered for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on High Street, Church Road and Regent Street or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. With the A3020 and A3055 close by, Shanklin is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. We also cover Luccombe Village (1 mile south), Lake (1 mile north), Sandown (2 miles north-east), Queen's Bower (2 miles north) and Alverstone (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Newport (7 miles north-west), Ryde (6 miles north), Cowes (10 miles north-west), Ventnor (3 miles south-west), East Cowes (10 miles north-west) and Oakfield (6 miles north). As one of the bigger places in the Isle of Wight, Shanklin has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for grease filter exchange. Island and remote sites take a little more planning, so please mention your location when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
What’s near Shanklin
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Falcon pub and Sandown Bay Academy. Shanklin has its own railway station: Shanklin station. Nearby you will also find Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (within half a mile north) and Rylstone Manor (under half a mile south). Green spaces nearby include Alverstone Mead and St Boniface Down.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- A canopy that does not capture the vapour properly
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
If you are not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
How it works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. In a place like Shanklin, we fit the visit around your hours.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
What we are called out for in Shanklin
Sometimes a filter is taken out and never put back. A missing filter leaves an open route into the system and on into the ductwork.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- A canopy that drips grease
- Blocked baffle filters
Church and community hall kitchens, near St. Paul's Church or anywhere around Shanklin, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Comparing quotes
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether a written report and photos are included
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Make sure no filter is left out
- Never cook with the extract switched off
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
Your next visit is scheduled before we leave. If the kitchen gets busier, the interval can be shortened to match.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. Setting both up on a schedule keeps everything on track.