West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Southwick, West Sussex
One call covers a scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones in Southwick: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
Grease filter exchange around Southwick
The coast is only about 1 mile from Southwick. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Look up Southwick on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 58 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 33 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Southwick. Where they cook under a canopy, the grease filters are the first line of defence and clog quickly. It’s Adur council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Southwick. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you cook for passing trade around Southwick station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Southlands Hospital is the nearest hospital to Southwick, about 1 mile west.
Southwick is about 2 miles east of Shoreham-by-Sea, in West Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Southwick, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, large and small.
We cover every part of BN42, BN41 and BN43 for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. We cover sites on Station Road, Roman Crescent and Southwick Street and the roads around them. Southwick sits on or near the A259 and A270, which makes travel easy for grease filter exchange. If your site is just outside Southwick, we cover Kingston by Sea (1 mile north-west), Portslade (1 mile north-east), Shoreham-by-Sea (2 miles west), Hangleton (2 miles north-east) and Old Shoreham (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Worthing (7 miles west), Haywards Heath (13 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (10 miles north-east), Littlehampton (13 miles west), Lancing (4 miles west) and Rustington (12 miles west).
What’s near Southwick
Typical jobs here are in premises near Shoreham Academy, Benfield Hill and The Ship Inn. There’s a railway station in Southwick itself: Southwick station. Other landmarks nearby include Southlands Hospital (1 mile west) and Churchill Square (4 miles east). For a walk, there’s Shoreham Beach and Thundersbarrow Hill.
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Southwick
Each visit is quick and tidy. The greasy filters come out, clean ones go in and make sure there are no gaps between them. If something looks wrong, we tell you. The work covers mesh filters, school and hospital kitchens and baffle filters, and common reasons people get in touch are bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly and a canopy running with filters missing.
In a smaller place like Southwick, the kitchens with extract systems are more likely to be a pub, a café, a takeaway or a school or care home kitchen than a big restaurant. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
We have 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
- Southwick (BN42, BN41, BN43)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Southwick questions
Which fire service covers Southwick?
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Southwick. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Does being near the coast affect grease filter exchange in Southwick?
It can. Salt air reaches Southwick, which is within about 1 mile of the coast, and it speeds up rust. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
How far ahead should we book?
Book as early as you can for planned work, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We never leave them off the paperwork. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
What types of premises do you cover?
Commercial premises of every kind: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. Work is timed around how each site runs.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
What happens to the waste?
We contain it and take it with us. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it does not spread.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Leave it or put it right?
When filters block, extraction suffers. The kitchen gets hotter and smokier, and the fan works harder to pull air through. Keeping filters clean keeps the extract working properly. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you are unsure, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why Southwick businesses choose us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
- Full insurance on every job
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- Grease behind the filters that a swap can’t remove
- A noisy or failed extract fan
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
Do you need grease filter exchange in Southwick?
However long the kitchen cooks each day, the filters see every minute of it. Heavy daily use means fast build-up so changes need to come round sooner.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Eastbrook Primary Academy tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Before booking anyone
- What insurance they carry
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- What records you’ll receive afterwards
- Whether a survey comes first
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How the visit works
A visit follows the same order every time: sheeting and protection first, make the system safe, do the work, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. For a place like Southwick, we load the van from the survey notes so the work can be done in one visit where possible.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
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Keeping the system healthy
So the system stays in good health:
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
- Watch for grease drips between visits
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.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.
What the work involves, part by part
The plenum
Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the plenum, but it’s still cleaned during a full TR19 clean.
Baffle filters
When baffles fill with grease, less air gets through. Swapping them for a clean set restores it.