Kent · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Stuppington, Kent
Specialist grease filter exchange for Stuppington: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Blocked baffle filters
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
About our grease filter exchange in Stuppington
An exchange visit in Stuppington doesn’t take long. The greasy filters come out, clean ones go in, and we check they’re seated with no gaps. If something looks wrong, we tell you. Common call-outs are for hand-washed filters that still look greasy and bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly, on wall canopies, baffle filters and restaurants and pubs.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: dated, with photos, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Place
- Stuppington (CT1, CT4)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Stuppington questions
Can a school canteen extract in Stuppington be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 17 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Stuppington. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we will plan around them.
Can you get to a site in Stuppington?
Yes, Stuppington is part of our area, however small the site. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Does the report say when we need you again?
Yes. How often depends on use and condition and the report sets out why.
Are you accredited?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
What types of filter do you exchange?
We exchange baffle and mesh filters. We record the sizes and number of filters at the start so the clean set always fits.
How far ahead should we book?
That depends on the slot you want and the size of the job. Mention your preferred dates with your enquiry, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Stuppington
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We’re happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
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.
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Do you need grease filter exchange in Stuppington?
Repeated removal and washing takes its toll on filters. A bent filter doesn’t seat properly, leaving gaps for grease to slip through.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Grease left in baffles after washing
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What happens if part of the system cannot be accessed
How we price grease filter exchange
We quote each job individually. This is what makes a difference:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The scale of the work
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
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 any work starts.
Helping us quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- A few general shots of the system
- The postcode and the type of business
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
The process
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, which takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Stuppington.
- 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.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
Getting a quote
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please phone us on 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.
Related advice
Looking after it afterwards
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
There’s no waiting: the canopy is ready as soon as the clean set is fitted. The dirty set leaves with us to be cleaned.
If cooking has stepped up, the filter schedule should too. Adjusting the schedule now prevents a build-up behind the canopy.
Part by part
Baffle filters
When baffles fill with grease, less air gets through. A clean exchange set brings the airflow back.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
When service is non-stop, filters get forgotten. An exchange service takes it off the rota.
What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Grease filter exchange around Stuppington
There are about 173 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 31 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Stuppington, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. In Stuppington, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Canterbury City council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Fire safety in Stuppington falls to Kent 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.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Kent and Canterbury Hospital (about 0.8 miles north-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Nicholas or elsewhere in Stuppington, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Stuppington is about 1 mile south of Wincheap, in Kent. Stuppington gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with photos. Stuppington is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 23 miles from Stuppington.
Every address in CT1 and CT4 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. You will find streets such as Merton Lane, Hollow Lane and New House Close, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Thanington (1 mile north-west), Wincheap (1 mile north), Nackington (1 mile south-east), Street End (1 mile south-east) and Canterbury (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Ashford (12 miles south-west), Dover (13 miles south-east), Folkestone (13 miles south), Whitstable (7 miles north), Deal (14 miles east) and Faversham (9 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Stuppington
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Wincheap Foundation Primary School, St. Anselm's Catholic School and Whitehall Meadows and the streets around them. The closest station to Stuppington is Canterbury East station, roughly 1 mile north of the centre. A little further out are Canterbury Castle (1.1 miles north) and Whitefriars Shopping Centre (1.3 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.