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Grease filter exchange in Teddington, Greater London
Our technicians work in Teddington on a scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Blocked baffle filters
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
About our grease filter exchange in Teddington
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. Their job is to stop grease getting further into the system and they do it best when they’re clean. Our grease filter exchange service swaps dirty filters for clean ones on a schedule. If you’re dealing with grease dripping from the canopy and staff short of time to wash filters, we can help.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so work in Teddington is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
The report is your system’s health record: dated, with pictures, and showing what was done. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Teddington (TW11, TW12, TW2, TW1)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What grease filter exchange looks like in Teddington
The Food Standards Agency lists about 41 pubs and bars as registered food businesses across Teddington and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. London jobs typically start after the last service, with loading and roof access agreed with the building first. The fire and rescue service for Teddington is London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
School kitchens, at schools like St Mary's and St Peter's Church of England Primary School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Teddington Memorial Hospital about within half a mile west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Teddington is about 5 miles west of Wimbledon, in Greater London. Wherever you are in the TW11 postcode area, we can carry out grease filter exchange at your premises. Across Greater London, we cover 764 places, Teddington among them. You can also see our page for London, roughly 11 miles from Teddington.
All of TW11, TW12, TW2 and TW1 is covered for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Whether your site is on Station Road, High Street and Church Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Teddington is on the A311 and A313, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for grease filter exchange. Close by, we work in Strawberry Hill (1 mile north), Fulwell (1 mile north-west), Hampton Hill (1 mile west), Ham (1 mile north-east) and Eel Pie Island (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as London (11 miles north-east), City of Westminster (10 miles north-east), Marylebone (10 miles north-east), Kensington (8 miles north-east), St Pancras (12 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (13 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Teddington
Around Teddington, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Bushy Park, Turing House School and Newland House School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Teddington itself: Teddington station. A little further out are Teddington Memorial Hospital (within half a mile west) and Eel Pie Island Museum (1.5 miles north). Open spaces near Teddington include Ham Lands and Kew Gardens Lake.
How the visit works
The first job on site is protection: floors, worktops and anything near the work are covered. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Security desks and permits-to-work are routine in London, so let us know what your building in Teddington needs from us.
- 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.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll normally have a quote within one working day.
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Why deal with it now?
A filter exchange is a few minutes; a choked extract affects a whole service. Few maintenance jobs are as easy, and one of the easiest to let slip. A building in Teddington may have flats or offices above and alongside, and a fault in the system can affect them too.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why book with us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Each visit written up, with photos
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
See what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Grease deep in the extract system
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
Not sure which it is? You can call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
Common questions in Teddington
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Teddington in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 23 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Teddington. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can you come to Teddington after we close?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Teddington does not have to lose a day’s trading. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we’ll plan around them.
How long does the visit take?
It depends on the size of the system, but for a typical site it takes well under an hour for most canopies. We will confirm it with the quote.
Are you accredited?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
What happens to the dirty filters?
They leave with us. That’s how an exchange works: clean filters in, dirty ones out, with no washing for your team.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. It’s your proof that the work was done: a dated report with photos, listing the work and any areas we couldn’t reach.
Fixed quotes for grease filter exchange in Teddington
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How big the system is
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered and we’ll price it together.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Keeping the system healthy
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep the extract on whenever the range is in use
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Don’t refit a filter that’s bent
- Book full TR19 cleans alongside filter changes
Nothing changes for your staff, except one less greasy job. Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day and let us know of any changes to opening hours.
Saturated filters let more grease through. Getting onto a regular exchange now keeps grease out of the plenum and ductwork until the next TR19 clean.
How the job changes from site to site
The plenum
A greasy plenum is a sign filters have been left too long or that the next TR19 clean is due.
Mesh filters
Mesh filters are still found in many canopies. They can be on the same exchange schedule as baffle filters.
When to call us in Teddington
Sometimes a filter is taken out and never put back. Every gap in the filter bank lets grease straight into the plenum where it settles out of sight.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- A canopy running with filters missing
Where a hall near Christ Church, or anywhere in Teddington, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether the figure could change on the day