West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Strettington grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Strettington from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- A canopy that drips grease
Grease filter exchange in Strettington, done properly
Each visit is quick and tidy. We lift out the dirty filters and fit a clean set and make sure there are no gaps between them. If something looks wrong, we tell you. If you have weak extraction at the canopy and missing filters in the filter bank, we can help, from wall canopies, restaurants and pubs and island canopies onwards.
Somewhere as small as Strettington, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Place
- Strettington (PO18)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What grease filter exchange looks like in Strettington
Food Standards Agency records list about 17 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in Strettington and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. Strettington is covered by West Sussex 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. Environmental health officers from Chichester council inspect food businesses in Strettington. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Goodwood House is about 0.9 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Boxgrove CofE Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Andrew's Church or elsewhere in Strettington, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Strettington is about 2 miles north-east of Chichester, in West Sussex. If you need grease filter exchange in Strettington, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email. Our area covers London and the South East, Strettington included. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, and Strettington is one of them. Portsmouth is in our area too, about 15 miles from Strettington.
Work in PO18 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Westerton (1 mile west), Waterbeach (1 mile north), Maudlin (1 mile south-west), Boxgrove (1 mile east) and Tangmere (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Worthing (15 miles east), Bognor Regis (5 miles south-east), Selsey (9 miles south), Littlehampton (9 miles east), Emsworth (9 miles west) and Rustington (10 miles east).
Local landmarks in Strettington
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Coach And Horses Public House and Westbourne House School and the streets around them. The closest station to Strettington is Chichester station, roughly 2.8 miles south-west. A little further out are The Chichester City Museum (2.4 miles south-west) and Chichester Centre (1.9 miles south-west). The countryside around Strettington includes Levin Down and Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve.
How the job changes from site to site
Canopy filter housings
Grease collects in the channels and drip trays below the filters. We point it out if it needs cleaning.
School, care home and staff kitchens
For kitchens closed in the holidays, visits can be timed around term or rota, keeping the filters ready for the busy weeks.
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The size of the system
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
What to send for a quote
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A canopy that does not capture the vapour properly
- Odours from the discharge that filters won’t stop
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll say what we think.
What the work covers
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
Looking after it afterwards
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Make sure no filter is left out
The canopy looks cleaner and the air moves better right 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. Setting both up on a schedule keeps everything on track.
The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. The visit takes less than an hour in most kitchens. Somewhere as small as Strettington, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
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 many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Strettington questions
Who is the fire and rescue service for Strettington?
It’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Strettington. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Strettington out of term?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. There are about 4 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Strettington. Just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
How long does the visit take?
On site, it takes less than an hour in most kitchens. Bigger or more complicated systems take longer, and we’ll tell you what to expect.
What about areas you cannot get to?
Anything we can’t reach goes on the report, with a note of where it is, and we tell you what would make it reachable, such as extra access panels in ductwork.
Is there a cleaning option for the filters we have?
We offer filter cleaning as well as exchange. We’ll explain the options when you get in touch.
Is Strettington in your area?
Yes. Our technicians work in Strettington, within the South East and London area we cover.
What happens to the dirty filters?
They leave with us. That is the point of an exchange: you always have a clean set fitted and nothing greasy left on site.
What’s TR19?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping, and it takes a risk-based approach.
Leave it or put it right?
For any kitchen in Strettington, filters can’t stand in for a full TR19 clean. But clean filters do help the system between cleans, and that shows when the next clean comes round. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
Combining work into one visit or one programme often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Why book with us
- Trading since 2009
- Every visit written up, with pictures
- We are fully insured
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
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