West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Streat
Grease filter exchange for commercial sites in Streat and across West Sussex. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
Grease filter exchange in Streat
Filter exchange sits between full TR19® cleans. Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the ducts, but some grease still passes through as vapour. So the canopy, plenum and ducts still need their full TR19 clean. The work covers school and hospital kitchens, island canopies and baffle filters, and the jobs we see most are blocked baffle filters and damaged filters letting grease past.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Streat (BN6, BN7)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Streat kitchens: local notes
Look up Streat on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 4 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Streat. Where they cook under a canopy, the grease filters are the first line of defence and clog quickly. Streat sits within the area of West Sussex 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. In Streat, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Lewes council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Lewes Victoria Hospital (about 4.5 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Streat Church, or anywhere in Streat, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Streat is about 3 miles south-east of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Streat, we can take on grease filter exchange. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Across West Sussex, we cover 371 places, and Streat is one of them. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 6 miles away.
Grease filter exchange in BN6 and BN7 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We also cover the places around Streat: Plumpton (1 mile south-east), Plumpton Green (1 mile north-east), East Chiltington (1 mile east), Ditchling Common (2 miles north) and Chiltington (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (14 miles north), Horsham (15 miles north-west), Worthing (15 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (6 miles north), Burgess Hill (3 miles north-west) and East Grinstead (15 miles north).
Landmarks near Streat
Streat’s nearest station is Plumpton station, about 1.1 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft (1.6 miles west) and Lewes Victoria Hospital (4.5 miles south-east). The countryside around Streat includes Ditchling Beacon and Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve.
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
- Always run the extract while cooking
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
Keep an eye out for filters that have been taken out. A missing filter leaves a gap for grease so tell us if you need a replacement.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.
Why act early in Streat
Washing filters in-house is an option for kitchens in Streat, and it works when it’s done well and never skipped. Where it slips, an exchange service takes the job off staff. It’s simpler to plan the work at Streat now than to arrange it in a hurry later.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Why Streat businesses choose us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- We diagnose before we treat
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
Take a look at what affects the cost and how to check a contractor.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Streat
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
The process
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes less than an hour in most kitchens. Rural roads and tight entrances are worth telling us about before a visit to Streat.
- 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
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Advice
Places near Streat
What else we do in Streat
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy filter housings
Filters sit in a housing or channel in the canopy. If it’s bent or greasy, filters will not seat properly.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
When service is non-stop, filters get forgotten. An exchange service takes it off the rota.
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Streat
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- The number of sites or systems
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- The times the site is available
- Travel, parking and unloading
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. Each of those is built into the quote, and the price is fixed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The postcode and the type of business
- Problems your staff have spotted
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To start, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Do you need grease filter exchange in Streat?
Missing filters are more common than you’d think. A missing filter leaves an open route into the system where it settles out of sight.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Poor airflow through the filters
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
For schools such as Plumpton Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- What insurance they carry
Streat: your questions answered
Do you work in villages like Streat?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Streat is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which fire authority looks after Streat?
It’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Streat. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
Will we have to stop cooking for a filter change?
Most changes take anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters, so the impact is small. We will fit it around your service wherever possible.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. The report recommends when the next visit should be, based on use and what we found.
Are you accredited?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
How regularly do grease filters need exchanging?
It depends on how much and what the kitchen cooks. Kitchens that fry and grill all day need changes more often than kitchens that cook less. We agree the interval with you.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, there’s also a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and the details are available on request.