Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Southfleet
Grease filter exchange across Southfleet and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
How we handle grease filter exchange in Southfleet
We set up grease filter exchange for kitchens in Southfleet on a schedule that suits their cooking. Busy kitchens need changes more often, lighter ones less. The interval is agreed before the first visit. If you have weak extraction at the canopy and bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly, we can help.
Work in a small place like Southfleet starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
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
- Southfleet (DA13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy filter housings
Every exchange includes a check of how the filters sit since a gap is a route for grease.
Mesh filters
Mesh filters use layers of metal mesh to trap grease. They clog quickly in a busy kitchen, so they need changing often.
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Do not let the full clean slip because filters are changed
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
Fresh filters improve airflow at the canopy straight away. Always run the extract during cooking so the filters do their job.
Bent or missing filters let grease straight past. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
Every site gets its own quote. These are the things that affect it:
- How big the system is
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How easy every part is to reach
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
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 photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before we start.
How the visit works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes well under an hour for most canopies. Visits to a village like Southfleet are booked in advance, at a time that suits whoever runs the site.
- We count and measure the filters in every canopy.
- Together we set how often the filters should be changed.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- Clean filters go straight back in, seated properly with no gaps.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
How to prepare
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
Grease filter exchange in Southfleet: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records include about 12 pubs, bars and clubs in Southfleet and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Food hygiene inspections in Southfleet are the job of Dartford council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Southfleet is covered by Kent 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.
For schools such as Sedley's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Cobham College is about 3.6 miles south-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Southfleet is about 2 miles south-west of Northfleet, in Kent. Whatever kind of site you run in Southfleet, we can take on grease filter exchange. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, Southfleet among them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (13 miles or so).
All of DA13 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Red Street, Gloxinia Road and Brakefield Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Hook Green (1 mile south-west), Northfleet Green (1 mile east), Betsham (1 mile north-west), Painters Ash (1 mile north-east) and Springhead (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (13 miles south-east), Dartford (5 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (11 miles south-west), Gravesend (3 miles north-east), Tonbridge (15 miles south) and Swanley (7 miles west).
Landmarks near Southfleet
Around Southfleet, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Northfleet School for Girls, Black Lion pub and Longfield Chalk Bank. The closest station to Southfleet is Longfield station, roughly 1.5 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Gravesham Community Hospital (2.7 miles north-east) and Bluewater (2.9 miles north-west). Open spaces near Southfleet include Sawyers Lake.
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Questions from Southfleet
Is Southfleet within the area you cover?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Southfleet included. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which council inspects kitchens in Southfleet?
That is Dartford council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Southfleet. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
What happens to the waste?
Waste is contained during the work and removed when we leave, from grease and debris to used cleaning water. We do not leave it behind.
What about areas you can’t get to?
We never leave them off the paperwork. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
Will I get paperwork for my records?
Yes, on every job. It’s a dated, written report with pictures, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. File it with your fire safety records.
Will we have to stop cooking for a filter change?
Visits are short, and can be booked outside service times. There’s no wait between removing and refitting.
Also near Southfleet
What else we do in Southfleet
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 to a regular schedule.
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we will send a fixed quote.
Common problems we fix in Southfleet
Hand-washed filters often come back still greasy. Grease hides in the folds of a baffle or the layers of a mesh and a sink wash rarely reaches it.
The symptoms we’re asked about most are:
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Gravesham Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Southfleet, about 2.7 miles north-east.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether a survey comes first
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed