Oxfordshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Sutton Wick
Our technicians work in Sutton Wick on grease filter exchange. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Weak extraction at the canopy
About our grease filter exchange in Sutton Wick
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork, but only while they’re reasonably clean. With grease filter exchange, clean filters replace greasy ones at regular intervals. Typical jobs include gaps where filters have been removed and grease building up behind the canopy filters, across restaurants and pubs, baffle filters and school and hospital kitchens.
Somewhere as small as Sutton Wick, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
We have been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Sutton Wick (OX14)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
Mesh filters
Layers of mesh catch grease droplets. They clog quickly in a busy kitchen and need frequent attention.
The plenum
Behind the filters sits the plenum, where air gathers before the duct. Grease that gets past the filters settles there.
Also near Sutton Wick
Also in Sutton Wick
Grease, kitchens and Sutton Wick
Food Standards Agency records list about 6 restaurants, cafés and works canteens across Sutton Wick and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. Sutton Wick is covered by Oxfordshire 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. Food hygiene inspections in Sutton Wick are the job of Vale of White Horse council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Where a hall near Church of Saint Peter, or anywhere in Sutton Wick, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Abingdon Community Hospital is the nearest hospital to Sutton Wick, about 1.4 miles north.
Sutton Wick is about 2 miles south-west of Abingdon-on-Thames, in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in OX14, we can carry out grease filter exchange at your premises. Sutton Wick is one of 443 towns, villages and districts in Oxfordshire we cover for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Oxford, roughly 8 miles from Sutton Wick.
All of OX14 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Holly Lane, Newman Lane and Abingdon Road and nearby roads. We also cover Drayton (1 mile south-west), Steventon (2 miles south-west), Marcham (2 miles north-west), Shippon (2 miles north) and Milton Heights (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns such as Oxford (8 miles north-east), Didcot (4 miles south-east), Witney (12 miles north-west), Carterton (15 miles north-west), Wantage (6 miles south-west) and Grove (6 miles south-west).
Around Sutton Wick
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Larkmead School, Albert Park and McTimoney College of Chiropractic. The nearest railway station is Appleford station, roughly 2.9 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Pendon Museum (3.9 miles east) and Abingdon Community Hospital (1.4 miles north). The countryside around Sutton Wick includes Dry Sandford Pit.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
If your staff spot something 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 send you a fixed quote.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
How it works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes less than an hour in most kitchens. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Sutton Wick.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
How to prepare
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Ask for 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. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Advice
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Don’t let the full clean slip because filters are changed
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
Once the clean filters are in, the kitchen can cook straight away. The dirty set leaves with us for cleaning.
Filter exchange and TR19 cleaning work best together. Setting both up on a schedule means neither slips.
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Sutton Wick
Every fry, grill and sauté sends grease-laden vapour upwards. The filters catch much of it so they gradually clog until the air can barely get through.
Clients typically contact us when they notice something like this:
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Weak extraction at the canopy
School kitchens, at schools like Drayton Community Primary School for example, are usually cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they recommend a next date
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
Why act early in Sutton Wick
Filters full of grease are fuel sitting right above the cooking. A flare-up on the range can reach them and grease in the duct can carry a fire further. Clean filters mean less fuel in the canopy. Planning a trip to Sutton Wick ahead is easier for everyone than a rushed one.
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why Sutton Wick businesses choose us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Photo reports with every job
- Full insurance on every job
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Sutton Wick
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Common questions in Sutton Wick
Can you work in Sutton Wick outside opening hours?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Sutton Wick keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we’ll book within them.
Can you get to a site in Sutton Wick?
Yes. Villages and rural sites across the South East are part of our work, Sutton Wick included. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
What happens to the dirty filters?
We take them away. That is the point of an exchange: you always have a clean set fitted and nothing greasy left on site.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The law calls them the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
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.
Are you accredited?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. For kitchen extracts, BESA’s minimum intervals run from every 3 months for heavy use to every 12 months for light use, and fire dampers need testing at least once a year.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we have been trading since 2009.