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Grease Filter Exchange in Swift's Green
Need grease filter exchange in Swift's Green? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
Grease filter exchange in Swift's Green
An exchange visit in Swift's Green doesn’t take long. The greasy filters come out, clean ones go in and make sure there are no gaps between them. If something looks wrong, we tell you. The work covers island canopies, mesh filters and school and hospital kitchens, and people most often call us about blocked baffle filters and missing filters in the filter bank.
Work in a small place like Swift's Green starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Swift's Green (TN27)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Written report with photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
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.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
What happens if it’s left?
Dripping canopies and greasy smells often start with the filters. Drips land on surfaces and equipment below and that’s the kind of thing inspectors look for. With notice, the visit to Swift's Green can be fitted around your bookings and events.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Why us?
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- We are fully insured
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
What affects the quote in Swift's Green
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We check:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- The condition of the system
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and the price is agreed before work begins.
Asking for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
We do not publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Honest limits
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- Grease behind the filters that a swap cannot remove
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we work on in Swift's Green
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
What the work involves, part by part
Mesh filters
Mesh filters use layers of metal mesh to trap grease. They clog quickly in a busy kitchen, so they need changing often.
Baffle filters
A clogged baffle filter restricts airflow. A clean exchange set brings the airflow back.
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How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. A few pictures of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Swift's Green.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Getting a quote
To get a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
Advice
Questions from Swift's Green
Do you cover smaller places like Swift's Green?
Yes. Swift's Green is within the area we cover across London and the South East. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which council inspects kitchens in Swift's Green?
Kitchens in Swift's Green are inspected by Ashford council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. Our emergency line runs 24/7, for problems that cannot wait. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Do you take the used filters away?
We take them away. That’s the point of an exchange: you always have a clean set fitted and nothing greasy left on site.
Will you tell us when the next visit is due?
Yes. The recommended date is on the report. BESA’s minimum intervals for kitchen extracts range from 3-monthly for heavy use to 12-monthly for light use, while fire dampers are tested at least annually.
Do we need to close the kitchen while filters are changed?
Not for long, and we can time it to avoid service. The canopy shouldn’t be used without filters, so we swap them in one go.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
No, the two work together. TR19® cleaning covers the canopy, plenum, ductwork and fan and comes with a certificate and photo report.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
Grease filter exchange around Swift's Green
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Swift's Green. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. It’s Ashford council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Swift's Green. 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. The fire and rescue service for Swift's Green is Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
A TR19® clean in Swift's Green does not stop at the filters: the plenum, ductwork, fan and discharge are cleaned too. In and around Swift's Green, as anywhere, the clean ends with a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Swift's Green is about 9 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. From the centre of Swift's Green to the outskirts, grease filter exchange is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Swift's Green is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 9 miles from Swift's Green.
Work in TN27 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. If your site is just outside Swift's Green, we cover Smarden Bell (1 mile south), Southernden (1 mile north), Smarden (1 mile south-east), Biddenden Green (1 mile south-east) and Monk's Hill (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (9 miles north-west), Ashford (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north), Faversham (14 miles north-east), Kings Hill (14 miles north-west) and Davington (14 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Swift's Green
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Bell Inn. For rail, the closest station is Headcorn station, about 2.1 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Kent Firefighting Museum (3.3 miles south-west) and Romden Castle (2.1 miles south-east).