Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Southend, Hampshire
Professional grease filter exchange in and around Southend, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Grease dripping from the canopy
Grease filter exchange in Southend
In Southend, our filter exchange runs on a schedule set by how much the kitchen cooks. The heavier the cooking, the more often filters need changing while a lighter kitchen can go longer. We agree the interval with you at the start. If you are dealing with grease left in baffles after washing and filters left unwashed on busy weeks, we can put it right.
In a village or hamlet like Southend, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are typically a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
We’ve been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Where
- Southend (SO32)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Written report with pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
- Grease deep in the extract system
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think before you book.
Where we work
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
Towns and villages near Southend
Also in Southend
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Southend
Cooking vapour carries grease into the canopy. The filters catch much of it so they gradually clog until the air can barely get through.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Blocked baffle filters
- A canopy that drips grease
For schools such as Newtown Soberton Infant School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether a survey comes first
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
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. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
How we price grease filter exchange
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- The size of the system
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Whether several sites go on one quote
You won’t find a price list here, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
What to send for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before work begins.
Part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
For kitchens closed in the holidays, visits can be timed around term or rota, keeping the filters ready for the busy weeks.
Canopy filter housings
The filter housing holds each filter at an angle in the canopy. A damaged housing leaves gaps.
The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. The visit takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Southend.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- 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
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Ask for a quote
If you need grease filter exchange in Southend, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus photos or the previous report if they’re to hand. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
Southend: your questions answered
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Southend?
In Southend, it’s Winchester City council that carries out food hygiene inspections. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Southend during the holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Southend. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
How regularly do grease filters need exchanging?
It varies from kitchen to kitchen. The schedule is based on how heavily you cook, and adjust it if needed.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
Which records should we keep?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: reports, certificates, photos and your own cleaning or check logs. A single log for each site works best.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes, always. It’s a dated, written report with photos, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. File it with your fire safety records.
Can damaged filters stay in the canopy?
A badly damaged filter should be replaced. We’ll tell you which ones and why on the visit.
What your team can do, and what needs us
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
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.
Grease, kitchens and Southend
Southend is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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. We cover Southend, about 60 miles from central London, as part of our work across London and the South East. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of the Holy Trinity or elsewhere in Southend, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Knowle Hospital is the nearest hospital to Southend, about 4.4 miles south-west.
Southend is about 5 miles north-west of Waterlooville, in Hampshire. From the centre of Southend to the outskirts, grease filter exchange is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Southend is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire we cover for grease filter exchange. Portsmouth is in our area too, about 8 miles from Southend.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: SO32. If your site is just outside Southend, we cover Newtown (1 mile south-west), Soberton Heath (1 mile west), Hoe Gate (1 mile south-east), Woodend (1 mile west) and Hipley (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Winchester (13 miles north-west), Gosport (8 miles south), Havant (7 miles south-east), Eastleigh (10 miles west), Fareham (6 miles south-west) and Horndean (5 miles east).
Local landmarks in Southend
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Bold Forester Public House and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Portchester station, about 5 miles south. Nearby you will also find Knowle Hospital (4.4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include St Clair's Meadow and Portsdown Hill.