Southampton · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Southampton
Grease filter exchange for Southampton, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
About our grease filter exchange in Southampton
Across Southampton, our filter exchange suits restaurants, pubs, cafés, schools, care homes and other kitchens, from a single canopy to several. We can come before or after service so nobody has to stop cooking. Common call-outs are for damaged filters letting grease past and drips falling from the filters onto equipment, across school and hospital kitchens, restaurants and pubs and island canopies.
Town-centre kitchens in a place like Southampton often sit below flats or offices, with risers that run up the back of the building to roof level. Vertical risers like that need access panels in the right places, and any section we cannot reach is recorded on the report.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. That’s why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Where
- Southampton (SO19, SO16, SO15, SO18)
- Region
- Southampton
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How we price grease filter exchange
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- The scale of the work
- What state the system is in
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Travel, parking and unloading
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
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Leave it or put it right?
Some kitchens in Southampton wash filters themselves to save the cost of a service, and it works when it’s done well and never skipped. When it doesn’t happen reliably, an exchange makes it automatic. A regular plan for a site in Southampton spreads the work out and keeps every system on track.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Why us?
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Every job surveyed first
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations and certificates.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Southampton questions
Can a school canteen extract in Southampton be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 42 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Southampton. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Southampton?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Southampton. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
What happens to the dirty filters?
Yes. The dirty filters are taken away for cleaning while a clean set goes in.
Is there a cleaning option for the filters we have?
Yes, that is an option. We will check your filters first, as damaged ones may be better replaced.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Which records should we keep?
Every certificate and report from each visit, kept together in your maintenance log, along with your own cleaning log. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
Will we have to stop cooking for a filter change?
A filter change is quick and can be timed around service. Cooking shouldn’t happen with the filters out so the swap is done promptly.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. Every report includes a recommended date for the next visit, based on use and what we found.
What happens on the day
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. In Southampton, bigger jobs are often split over several out-of-hours visits.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an 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.
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Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Make sure no filter is left out
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
Nothing changes for your staff, except one less greasy job. Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day and let us know of any changes to opening hours.
If filters are already dripping, they’re overdue. A clean set right away cuts the grease in the canopy and the plenum may need a clean as well.
Part by part
Mesh filters
Grease lodges deep in the layers of a mesh filter, so a quick rinse rarely gets it clean.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
High-output kitchens clog filters quickly. They often need the shortest exchange interval.
Grease filter exchange in Southampton: the local picture
At about 2 miles from the coast, Southampton is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency records include about 103 pubs and bars and about 25 hotels and B&Bs in Southampton and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Southampton sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Saint Mary's or elsewhere in Southampton, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Bevois Town Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Southampton is in England. Anywhere in SO19, we cover grease filter exchange for commercial sites. Our area takes in 40 places across Southampton, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Here we cover the SO19, SO16, SO15 and SO18 postcode area for grease filter exchange. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on London Road, Marshall Square and Grosvenor Square or a nearby road, we can help. Main roads around Southampton include the A27 and A33, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Close by, we work in Inner Avenue (1 mile west), St Denys (1 mile north-east), Bitterne Manor (1 mile east), Portswood (1 mile north) and Northam (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Maybush (3 miles west), Eling (4 miles west), Rownhams (3 miles north-west), Hounsdown (5 miles west), Nursling (4 miles north-west) and Hillyfields (3 miles west).
Local landmarks in Southampton
Around Southampton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Rockstone Place Park, The Hobbit pub and St Mary's Independent School and the streets around them. Southampton has its own railway station: St Denys station. Well-known places in the area include Marlands Shopping Centre (1 mile south-west) and R J Mitchell Museum (0.9 miles south-west). Open spaces near Southampton include Netley Common.
When to call us in Southampton
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.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Blocked baffle filters
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Royal South Hants Hospital about less than half a mile south, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Comparing quotes
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