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Grease Filter Exchange in Southwood
Grease filter exchange across Southwood and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with photos.
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- A canopy that drips grease
- Grease filters clogged with grease
Grease filter exchange in Southwood
Grease filters are the first line of defence in a kitchen extract. Their job is to stop grease getting further into the system and they do it best when they’re clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. If you are dealing with grease left in baffles after washing and smoke and heat lingering under the hood, we can put it right, from island canopies, baffle filters and mesh filters onwards.
In a smaller place like Southwood, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with photos after every visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Place
- Southwood (GU14, GU51)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- The number of sites or systems
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Site rules, permits and inductions
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- A few general shots of the system
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- The postcode and the type of business
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Southwood
Which fire service covers Southwood?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Southwood. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Do you work overnight in Southwood?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
The cost depends on your filters and the schedule. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form for a fixed quote once we know your canopies.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
A badly damaged filter should be replaced. We’ll show you which ones when we find them.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes, filters can be cleaned on a schedule as well as exchanged. We will explain the options when we quote.
What happens to the dirty filters?
We take them away. That’s how an exchange works: clean filters in, dirty ones out, with no washing for your team.
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Other services in Southwood
Part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Visits can be planned around holidays and quieter periods, keeping the filters ready for the busy weeks.
The plenum
The plenum is the space behind the filters. Grease that gets past the filters settles there.
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and pictures. The middle part takes longest, and that takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. A site near Southwood usually has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- On each visit, the dirty filters come out of the canopy.
- We fit clean filters and check they sit snugly in the housing.
- If a filter is damaged or the plenum needs attention, we tell you.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
For grease filter exchange in Southwood, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Let us know the site type and the opening hours, plus pictures or the previous report if they’re to hand. We usually send a fixed quote within one working day.
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What a clean will not put right
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- An extract that was undersized from the start
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
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.
Why it’s worth doing now in Southwood
A filter exchange is a few minutes; a choked extract affects a whole service. Few maintenance jobs are as easy, and one of the easiest to let slip. Systems on quieter sites still build up dirt and wear, just more slowly.
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Why Southwood businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes, typically within one working day
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Trading since 2009
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
Southwood kitchens: local notes
Look up Southwood on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 31 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 16 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Southwood. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. Kitchens in Southwood get their food hygiene inspections from Rushmoor council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Fire safety in Southwood falls to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Southwood Infant School or anywhere near Southwood, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St John the Baptist, or anywhere in Southwood, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. A hospital like Fleet Community Hospital, about 2.2 miles west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Southwood is about 1 mile west of Farnborough, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Southwood or further out, grease filter exchange is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, Southwood among them. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 10 miles away.
Here we cover the GU14 and GU51 postcode area for grease filter exchange. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Fleet Road, Kennels Lane and Summit Avenue and nearby roads. Other places close to Southwood include Cove (1 mile north), Farnborough (1 mile east), North Camp (2 miles east), Mytchett (3 miles east) and Aldershot (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (13 miles west), Alton (12 miles south-west), Yateley (4 miles north-west), Bordon (13 miles south), Hook (7 miles west) and Popley (12 miles west).
Landmarks near Southwood
Typical jobs here are in premises near National Aerospace Library, Ancells Farm Park and Cove School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Fleet station, roughly 1.5 miles west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Hart Shopping Centre (2.1 miles west) and Royal Army Dental Corps Historical Museum (2.6 miles south-east). The countryside around Southwood includes Aunt's Pool and Ball Hill.