West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Southbourne, West Sussex
Grease filter exchange across Southbourne and nearby, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
What happens on the day
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes well under an hour for most canopies. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Southbourne.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- Greasy filters are swapped for clean ones.
- We check the filters are seated and the canopy is ready to use.
- Anything that needs attention, such as a greasy plenum, is pointed out.
Preparing for the visit
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line 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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Grease filter exchange in Southbourne, done properly
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. Our grease filter exchange service swaps dirty filters for clean ones on a schedule. The work covers wall canopies, restaurants and pubs and mesh filters, and the jobs we see most are staff short of time to wash filters and grease filters clogged with grease.
Size does not change the work: a kitchen in a place like Southbourne gets the whole system cleaned, canopy to discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Southbourne (PO10)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Make sure no filter is left out
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Look out for drips from the canopy
If the plenum behind the filters looks greasy, we say so. It can be a sign that a full TR19® clean is due and we can book that in.
If filters are already dripping, they’re overdue. A clean set straight away cuts the grease in the canopy and the plenum may need a clean as well.
Places near Southbourne
What else we do in Southbourne
Do you need grease filter exchange in Southbourne?
Washing filters by hand doesn’t always get them clean. Grease lodges deep in baffles and mesh, and a quick rinse leaves it there.
What we are most often called out for:
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Missing filters in the filter bank
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Damaged filters letting grease past
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Havant War Memorial Hospital (about 3.5 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
- If they look at the system before pricing
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
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’s our job.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
How we price grease filter exchange
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- The condition of the system
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How big the system is
- The number of sites or systems
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
What we need to know
We can often survey from pictures. The most useful are:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
What grease filter exchange looks like in Southbourne
Southbourne is within about 1 mile of the coast. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 8 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels and B&Bs in and around Southbourne, up to about a mile and a half out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Fire safety in Southbourne falls to West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
School kitchens, at schools like Southbourne Junior School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Where a hall near St. John's, or anywhere in Southbourne, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Southbourne is about 4 miles east of Havant, in West Sussex. From the centre of Southbourne to the outskirts, we cover grease filter exchange for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. We also work in Portsmouth, about 8 miles from Southbourne.
All of PO10 is covered for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Lodgebury Close, Manor Road and Northcote Gardens and the roads around them. Close by, we work in Woodmancote (1 mile north), Lumley (1 mile west), Westbourne (1 mile north-west), Emsworth (1 mile west) and Thorney Island (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (11 miles south-east), Chichester (6 miles east), Selsey (10 miles south-east), Portfield (6 miles east), Yapton (13 miles east) and East Wittering (6 miles south).
Near you in Southbourne
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Traveller's Joy Public House, Eames Farm and Bourne Community College, among other places. There’s a railway station in Southbourne itself: Southbourne station. A little further out are Warblington Castle (2.5 miles west) and Emsworth Museum (1.3 miles west). The countryside around Southbourne includes Stoke Down and Brook Meadow (Emsworth).
Honest limits
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- A canopy that does not capture the vapour properly
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
Southbourne: your questions answered
Is Southbourne within the area you cover?
Yes. Southbourne is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Southbourne?
The local authority for Southbourne is Chichester council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
What’s the right interval for changing filters?
It varies from kitchen to kitchen. We look at your cooking and set an interval to match, and adjust it if needed.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Every site has its own report.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
Every kitchen is different, so we quote once we know your filters and schedule. We send you a fixed quote before the service starts.
How do you protect the area?
By covering it before any work starts. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Why act early in Southbourne
Leaving filters too long pushes more grease into the plenum and ducts. That makes the next full clean a bigger job and grease readings can rise between cleans. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you are not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What you get with us
- Fully insured
- Photo reports with every job
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001