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Temple Bar grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Temple Bar, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and photos. Call for a fixed quote.
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Temple Bar
We set up grease filter exchange for kitchens in Temple Bar on a schedule that suits their cooking. The heavier the cooking, the more often filters need changing while a lighter kitchen can go longer. The interval is agreed before the first visit. Typical jobs include grease collecting in the filter channels and filter washing that keeps being missed, on baffle filters, school and hospital kitchens and mesh filters.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. For a kitchen in Temple Bar, that usually means a longer system to clean and more access panels to plan around.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. For TR19® Grease cleans, the certificate comes through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Temple Bar (WC2B, WC2E, EC1N)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with pictures.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Temple Bar and across Greater London. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
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 can diagnose it and quote.
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
How the visit works
There are three stages on the day: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, while signing off means the written report and photos. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold. Many London buildings have a managing agent, a security desk or a permit-to-work system, so tell us who to contact in Temple Bar.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- We set the interval with you.
- 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
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
Get a fixed 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 we can price many jobs without a visit.
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What a clean will not put right
Not every problem is solved by grease filter exchange, and we will tell you before we start. It won’t put right:
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change won’t reach
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- An extract that was undersized from the start
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Temple Bar
Can a school canteen extract in Temple Bar be done out of term time?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 86 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Temple Bar. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Temple Bar?
Temple Bar is in the area of London Fire Brigade. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Do you handle baffle and mesh filters?
We exchange baffle and mesh filters. We record the sizes and number of filters at the start so every set we bring fits.
Do you take the used filters away?
The greasy set leaves with us for cleaning, so your staff do not have to wash them. A clean set is fitted in their place.
What do you do to protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and clean down when we finish.
How regularly do grease filters need exchanging?
The right interval depends on the kitchen. If filters are dripping or clogging before the next change, it’s too long and we will adjust it.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
We price it on the number of filters and the visit frequency. Tell us what you have and we will come back with a fixed quote, usually within one working day.
Does the report say when we need you again?
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.
What the work involves, part by part
School, care home and staff kitchens
Even kitchens with fixed meal times build up grease though normally at a gentler pace.
The plenum
Behind the filters sits the plenum, where air gathers before the duct. It collects whatever grease the filters miss.
Grease filter exchange in Temple Bar: the local picture
Food Standards Agency data counts about 4,076 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens and about 890 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Temple Bar. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. In Temple Bar, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from the City of London Corporation. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too.
For kitchens close to City Thameslink station, where the day often starts early and ends late, the extract can be cleaned overnight. Term dates shape school work: for a school like St Clement Danes CofE Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Temple Bar is about 1 mile south of St Pancras, in Greater London. For grease filter exchange in and around Temple Bar, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us. We work across South East England and London, including Temple Bar. Temple Bar is one of 764 towns, villages and districts in Greater London we cover for commercial clients.
Work in WC2B, WC2E and EC1N follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Shoe Lane, Drury Lane and New Square, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. Temple Bar sits on or near the A4 and A40, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. If your site is just outside Temple Bar, we cover Temple (1 mile south), Clare Market (1 mile west), Aldwych (1 mile west), Blackfriars (1 mile east) and Covent Garden (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Kensington (4 miles west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west), Brompton (3 miles south-west) and Stockwell (3 miles south).
Near you in Temple Bar
Typical jobs here are in premises near British Library of Political and Economic Science, Mercers' School and London Nautical School. Other local landmarks include Lincoln's Inn Fields (within half a mile north-west) and Queen's Head Tavern (less than half a mile north-east). There’s a railway station in Temple Bar itself: City Thameslink station. Other landmarks nearby include Montfichet's Tower (0.5 miles east) and Twinings Museum (less than half a mile south-west). Not far away are Ludgate Hill and Barnsbury Wood.
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- The times the site is available
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The scale of the work
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Asking for a quote
What to send for a quote:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Common problems we fix in Temple Bar
Cooking vapour carries grease into the canopy. The filters catch much of it so they gradually clog until the air can barely get through.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like St Philip's Hospital about within half a mile west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What your quote should include
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether they’re fully insured
- What’s included in the scope, part by part