Surrey · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Stanford Common
A scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Stanford Common. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
About our grease filter exchange in Stanford Common
Whether your canopy has baffle or mesh filters, they load up with grease. Once they’re clogged, airflow drops and the fan has to work harder. Regular exchange keeps the air moving. If you are dealing with hand-washed filters that still look greasy and missing filters in the filter bank, we can put it right.
In a small place like Stanford Common, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
We’re CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we are fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Stanford Common (GU24)
- Region
- Surrey
- Paperwork
- Written report with pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to 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 can diagnose it and quote.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Stanford Common
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Surrey. Work can be phased by floor, building or site around the people who use them.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Common questions in Stanford Common
Will you come out to Stanford Common?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Stanford Common included. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you work overnight in Stanford Common?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Stanford Common does not have to lose a day’s trading. When you ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Who is the responsible person?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
What does TR19 mean?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extract systems and TR19® Air for general ventilation. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Everything that shows the system is looked after: reports, certificates, pictures and your own cleaning or check logs. A single log for each site works best.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
What types of filter do you exchange?
The common types of grease filter: baffle and mesh. Mention how many canopies you have when you get in touch, or we’ll check on the first visit.
Looking after it afterwards
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Don’t refit a filter that’s bent
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
There’s no waiting: the canopy is ready as soon as the clean set is fitted. The dirty set leaves with us for cleaning.
If filters are already dripping, they’re overdue. Changing them now reduces the fuel above the cooking and the plenum may need a clean as well.
What grease filter exchange cannot fix
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change won’t reach
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
What we do, step by step
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Stanford Common.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- 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
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Clear the space around the work
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
Get a fixed quote
For grease filter exchange in Stanford Common, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. We normally send a fixed quote within one working day.
Advice
What grease filter exchange looks like in Stanford Common
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 6 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 4 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Stanford Common. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. Food hygiene inspections in Stanford Common are the job of Guildford council’s environmental health team. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Fire safety in Stanford Common falls to Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Historic houses near Stanford Common, such as Wanborough Manor about 3.5 miles south, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Brookwood Hospital about 2.6 miles north-east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Stanford Common is about 4 miles north-west of Guildford, in Surrey. Every kind of commercial site in Stanford Common, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across Surrey, we cover 395 places, Stanford Common among them.
We cover every part of GU24 for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Ash Road, Upper Stanford Road and Aldershot Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. We also cover the places around Stanford Common: Pirbright (1 mile north), Worplesdon (1 mile east), Willey Green (2 miles south), Fairlands (2 miles south-east) and Normandy (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (4 miles south-east), Woking (4 miles north-east), Camberley (5 miles north-west), Farnham (8 miles south-west), Egham (11 miles north) and Walton-on-Thames (12 miles north-east).
Around Stanford Common
Typical jobs here are in premises near White Hart pub and Burner's Heath and Swallows Pond. For rail, the closest station is Brookwood station, about 1.6 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Guildford Castle (4.4 miles south-east) and Brookwood Hospital (2.6 miles north-east). The countryside around Stanford Common includes Hog's Back and Ash Ranges.
How we price grease filter exchange
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The times the site is available
- What state the system is in
- The scale of the work
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Helping us quote
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Problems your staff have spotted
- A few general shots of the system
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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What we’re called out for in Stanford Common
Filters get bent and damaged with handling. Damaged filters don’t sit flush, leaving gaps for grease to slip through.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Blocked baffle filters
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Michael and All Angels or elsewhere in Stanford Common, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them