Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
St Cross grease filter exchange
Need grease filter exchange in St Cross? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Damaged filters letting grease past
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Parking and loading at the site
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The scale of the work
- Any permits to work or inductions
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- A few general shots of the system
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The postcode and the type of business
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
How we handle grease filter exchange in St Cross
Whether your canopy has baffle or mesh filters, they load up with grease. Clogged filters choke the airflow and the fan has to work harder. Regular exchange keeps the air moving. The work covers school and hospital kitchens, restaurants and pubs and island canopies, and people most often call us about missing filters in the filter bank and blocked baffle filters.
In a smaller place like St Cross, 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 the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, 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
- St Cross (SO22, SO23)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes well under an hour for most canopies. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like St Cross.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
How to get a quote
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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St Cross: your questions answered
Do you cover smaller places like St Cross?
Yes, St Cross is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in St Cross?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for St Cross. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
What accreditations do you have?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We have been trading since 2009 and we are fully insured.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. Every report includes a recommended date for the next visit, based on what we found and how the system is used.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
The common types of grease filter: baffle and mesh. Mention how many canopies you have when you get in touch and we’ll confirm it on site.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go rather than letting it spread.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we’ll talk you through the next steps.
Which sectors do you work in?
Commercial premises of every kind: from restaurants, pubs and hotels to schools, hospitals, care homes, offices, shops and food production sites. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Grease filter exchange in St Cross: the local picture
There are about 111 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 26 takeaways and sandwich shops in and around St Cross, up to about a mile and a half out, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. St Cross sits within the area of 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. Environmental health officers from Winchester City council inspect food businesses in St Cross. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Where a hall near St. Cross Church, or anywhere in St Cross, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as St Faith's Church of England Primary School or anywhere near St Cross, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
St Cross is about 1 mile south of Winchester, in Hampshire. Sites in St Cross get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby (10 miles or so).
We work across SO22 and SO23 for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. Local streets include Edgar Road, Hubert Road and Grange Road, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. Close by, we work in Badger Farm (1 mile west), Stanmore (1 mile north-west), Winchester (1 mile north), Bar End (1 mile east) and Highcliffe (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover Eastleigh (6 miles south), Fareham (15 miles south), Andover (13 miles north-west), Totton (12 miles south-west), Chandler's Ford (5 miles south-west) and Hedge End (9 miles south).
Around St Cross
In St Cross, that means kitchens and buildings near St. Cross Park, The Bell Inn Public House and Kings' School and the streets around them. The closest station to St Cross is Winchester station, roughly 1.3 miles north of the centre. A little further out are The Gurkha Museum (0.6 miles north-east) and Royal Hampshire County Hospital (0.9 miles north). Open spaces near St Cross include Hockley Meadows and Twyford Down.
What the work involves, part by part
Mesh filters
Mesh filters are still found in many canopies. We exchange them on the same basis as baffles.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Even kitchens with fixed meal times build up grease though typically at a gentler pace.
Why deal with it now?
Changing filters on schedule costs far less disruption than a blocked extract. It’s one of the simplest parts of looking after the system and few are as easy to forget. In a smaller place like St Cross, a site that has to close is felt quickly.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before we start.
Why book with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Photo reports with every job
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Take a look at what affects the cost or how to check a contractor.
Looking after it afterwards
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Don’t let the full clean slip because filters are changed
Fresh filters improve airflow at the canopy straight away. Keep the extract running while you cook so the filters do their job.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. A maintenance plan that covers both keeps everything on track.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.
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Do you need grease filter exchange in St Cross?
What a kitchen cooks affects how fast filters clog. Frying, grilling and chargrilling produce far more grease than steaming or baking, so the right exchange interval varies.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Grease filters clogged with grease
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Royal Hampshire County Hospital about 0.9 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Before you book anyone
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report