Kent · Grease filter exchange
Stone Hill grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange for Stone Hill, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Blocked baffle filters
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
About our grease filter exchange in Stone Hill
A filter service works alongside TR19® cleaning, not instead of it. Fresh filters help limit what gets into the ductwork, but some grease still passes through as vapour. That is why the whole system still needs cleaning to TR19 at the right interval. We are often asked to deal with filter washing that keeps being missed and drips falling from the filters onto equipment, on school and hospital kitchens, restaurants and pubs and baffle filters.
In a village or hamlet like Stone Hill, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with photos, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Stone Hill (TN25)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what grease filter exchange won’t do:
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- School and hospital kitchens
- Restaurants and pubs
Why deal with it now?
In Stone Hill, as everywhere, a filter service isn’t a substitute for TR19 cleaning. But clean filters do help the system between cleans and the canopy and plenum stay cleaner. Out of sight is the usual reason a rural system goes too long without attention.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why us?
- We are fully insured
- Photo reports with every job
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Aftercare tips
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Always run the extract while cooking
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
The next exchange is already in the diary. If cooking increases, we can change filters more often to keep up.
A kitchen that’s getting busier needs its filters changed more often. Changing the interval early stops grease building up unseen behind the canopy.
What happens on the day
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Before we leave, the area is tidied and the paperwork follows. The timing of a visit to Stone Hill is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Getting ready for the visit
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Related advice
What staff can safely do
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Different parts, different methods
The plenum
With good filters, less grease ends up in the plenum, but it still needs cleaning as part of TR19.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Kitchens that cook for set mealtimes still load their filters though typically at a gentler pace.
Kitchen extracts in Stone Hill
Food Standards Agency records include about 3 pubs, bars and clubs within about 1.5 miles of central Stone Hill. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. The fire and rescue service for Stone Hill is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. It’s Folkestone and Hythe council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Stone Hill. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Stone Hill, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Sellindge Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Stone Hill is William Harvey Hospital, about 3.8 miles north-west.
Stone Hill is about 5 miles north-west of Hythe, in Kent. Every kind of commercial site in Stone Hill, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Stone Hill is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for commercial clients. Maidstone is in our area too, around 23 miles away.
Work in TN25 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your site is on Stone Hill, Southenay Lane and Cooper's Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover the places around Stone Hill: Lilyvale (1 mile north-west), Brabourne Lees (1 mile north-west), Smeeth (1 mile north-west), Ridgeway (1 mile north-west) and Bircholt Forstal (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (6 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north), Dover (14 miles east), Folkestone (8 miles east), Faversham (15 miles north) and Hythe (5 miles south-east).
Near you in Stone Hill
The closest station to Stone Hill is Westenhanger station, about 2.4 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Lympne Castle (3.1 miles south-east) and William Harvey Hospital (3.8 miles north-west). Open spaces near Stone Hill include Hatch Park and Tolsford Hill.
Common questions in Stone Hill
Can the work in Stone Hill be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Stone Hill does not have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Which council inspects kitchens in Stone Hill?
The local authority for Stone Hill is Folkestone and Hythe council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Tell us what you have and how it’s used and we’ll propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Are you accredited?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We have been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
Do we need to close while you work?
Not normally. We work when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends, so the site can carry on as normal.
What paperwork should we keep on file?
Each report and certificate we give you, kept together in your maintenance log, along with your own cleaning log. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, and TR19® Air covers general supply and extract systems.
What types of filter do you exchange?
Baffle and mesh filters are both covered. We check what’s in your canopies first and set up the service around them.
Nearby places to Stone Hill
What else we do in Stone Hill
Managing agents and facilities teams in Stone Hill
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.