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Grease Filter Exchange in Sholing
One call covers a scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones in Sholing, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
Kitchen extracts in Sholing
At about 2 miles from the coast, Sholing is close enough for sea air to matter. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s data shows about 26 pubs, bars and clubs registered within about 1.5 miles of central Sholing. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. The fire and rescue service for Sholing is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
If you run a café or takeaway near Sholing station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. For schools such as St Monica Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Sholing is about 2 miles south-east of Southampton, in Southampton. From the centre of Sholing to the outskirts, we cover grease filter exchange for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Sholing is one of 40 places in Southampton we cover for grease filter exchange.
Grease filter exchange in SO19 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Bay Road, Ashby Road and Loane Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. Main roads around Sholing include the A3025, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Itchen (1 mile west), Thornhill (1 mile north-east), Bitterne (1 mile north), Peartree Green (1 mile west) and Northam (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Shirley (4 miles north-west), Regents Park (4 miles west), Maybush (5 miles north-west), Coxford (4 miles north-west), Freemantle (3 miles west) and Lordswood (4 miles north-west). Sholing is among the bigger places we cover in Southampton for grease filter exchange.
Near you in Sholing
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Red Lion pub, Woolston School and Westwood Woodland Park. For rail, the closest station is Sholing station, roughly 0.5 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Netley Castle (1.6 miles south) and Marlands Shopping Centre (2.3 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Netley Common.
How we handle grease filter exchange in Sholing
Grease filters are the first line of defence in a kitchen extract. 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 island canopies, mesh filters and restaurants and pubs, and common reasons people get in touch are grease collecting in the filter channels and staff short of time to wash filters.
In a smaller place like Sholing, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Location
- Sholing (SO19)
- Region
- Southampton
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
The plenum
A greasy plenum is a sign filters have been left too long, or that a full clean is due.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Kitchens that fry and grill all day load their filters fast. They often need the shortest exchange interval.
How the visit works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. We plan the journey to Sholing and bring what the job is likely to need.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Before we arrive
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A noisy or failed extract fan
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will tell you honestly.
What the work covers
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.
Places near Sholing
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Sholing: your questions answered
Is Sholing within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Sholing is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Does coastal air change anything about grease filter exchange in Sholing?
It can, as Sholing is within about 2 miles of the sea, where salt in the air is hard on metal. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Which records should we keep?
Visit reports, certificates and your in-house cleaning logs. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs may all ask to see them, so keep them together and easy to find.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
We can. Cleaning your existing filters is an option, and others prefer a straight swap. Either way, the canopy isn’t left without filters during service.
How much does a filter exchange service cost?
Every kitchen is different, so we quote once we know your filters and schedule. You get a fixed price before the service starts.
What is TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. The quote depends on:
- The size of the system
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- The condition of the system
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Helping us quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Between visits
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is in use
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
Once the clean filters are in, the kitchen can cook right away. We take the greasy filters with us to be cleaned.
Filter exchange and TR19 cleaning work best together. Setting both up on a schedule keeps everything on track.
When to call us in Sholing
Kitchens in Sholing, as everywhere, find filter washing slips down the list on busy weeks. It only takes a couple of missed weeks for filters to fill with grease.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Royal South Hants Hospital about 2 miles north-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Before booking anyone
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether VAT is included
- What insurance they carry
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours