East Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Sidley grease filter exchange
We cover Sidley for grease filter exchange. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
What happens on the day
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. Tell us when your site near Sidley is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- A change schedule is agreed to match the kitchen’s cooking hours.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- Clean, dry filters are fitted in their place, with no gaps left between them.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Related advice
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Sidley
Baffle filters and mesh filters both fill with grease. Once they’re clogged, airflow drops and the fan has to work harder. Regular exchange keeps the air moving. If you have filters that leave gaps in the canopy and gaps where filters have been removed, we can put it right, from baffle filters, wall canopies and island canopies onwards.
In a smaller place like Sidley, 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.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Sidley (TN39, TN40)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Nearby places to Sidley
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Part by part
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are a common choice for commercial canopies. They don’t clean themselves, because the grease they collect builds up.
The plenum
Behind the filters sits the plenum, where air gathers before the duct. Grease that gets past the filters settles there.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by grease filter exchange, and we’ll tell you before we start. It won’t put right:
- Odours from the discharge that filters will not stop
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- Grease deep in the extract system
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Sidley
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Don’t let the full clean slip because filters are changed
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
Nothing changes for your staff, except one less greasy job. Just keep the canopy clear for the next visit and let us know of any changes to opening hours.
Dripping filters are a clear sign they’re full. Changing them now reduces the fuel above the cooking and the plenum may need a clean as well.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Sidley
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across East Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
Sidley questions
Will you come out to Sidley?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Sidley?
It’s East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Sidley. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
How regularly do grease filters need exchanging?
It depends on how much and what the kitchen cooks. Kitchens that fry and grill all day need changes more often than kitchens that cook less. We set a schedule that suits your kitchen.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
The cost depends on your filters and the schedule. We will send you a fixed quote once we know your canopies.
Are you insured?
Yes, we are fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
What types of filter do you exchange?
We work with both baffle and mesh filters. We check what’s in your canopies first and plan the exchange around them.
What do you do to protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Is there a cleaning option for the filters we have?
We can. Some kitchens prefer their own filters cleaned on a schedule while others want an exchange. Either way, the canopy is not left without filters during service.
Leave it or put it right?
Changing filters on schedule costs far less disruption than a blocked extract. Few maintenance jobs are as easy and few are as easy to forget. Even a site near Sidley that is only busy part of the week needs its system checked on a schedule.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
Why us?
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- We are fully insured
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- We diagnose before we treat
See what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Grease, kitchens and Sidley
The coast is only about 2 miles from Sidley. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The Food Standards Agency lists about 17 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 3 hotels and guest houses as registered food businesses across Sidley and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. It’s Rother council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Sidley. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Bexhill Hospital is the nearest hospital to Sidley, about 0.7 miles south. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Sidley, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. For schools such as All Saints Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Sidley is about 1 mile north of Bexhill-on-Sea, in East Sussex. We provide grease filter exchange for commercial premises of every kind in Sidley and the rest of East Sussex. Sidley is one of 289 places in East Sussex where we work for grease filter exchange. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby (26 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of the TN39 and TN40 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Mayo Lane, Bank Road and North Road or a nearby road, we can help. Being close to the A2691, Sidley is easy for our technicians to reach at any hour. Close by, we work in Bexhill-on-Sea (1 mile south), Watermill (1 mile north), Lunsford's Cross (2 miles north-west), Russell's Green (3 miles north-west) and Hooe Common (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (9 miles south-west), Hastings (4 miles east), Hailsham (9 miles west), St Leonards (4 miles east), Polegate (10 miles west) and Hastings Old Town (5 miles east).
What’s near Sidley
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The New Inn, Bexhill High Academy and Egerton Park, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Bexhill station, about 1.4 miles south of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Bexhill Hospital (0.7 miles south) and Bexhill Costume And Social History Museum (1.2 miles south). For a walk, there’s Senlac Hill and Gillham Wood.