East Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Ticehurst grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Ticehurst. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
Do you need grease filter exchange in Ticehurst?
Long cooking hours in Ticehurst or anywhere else mean more grease on the filters. Heavy daily use means fast build-up so changes need to come round sooner.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Mary's Church or elsewhere in Ticehurst, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Before you book anyone
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- How VAT is shown on the quote
How we handle grease filter exchange in Ticehurst
Each visit is quick and tidy. We lift out the dirty filters and fit a clean set, and we check they’re seated with no gaps. Anything that needs attention is pointed out. The work covers mesh filters, baffle filters and school and hospital kitchens, and common reasons people get in touch are filters so greasy the air can barely pass and grease dripping from the canopy.
For a kitchen in or near Ticehurst, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Ticehurst (TN5)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
The plenum
With good filters, less grease ends up in the plenum, but it’s still cleaned during a full TR19 clean.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
High-output kitchens clog filters quickly. Their exchange schedule is normally the tightest.
Towns and villages near Ticehurst
What else we do in Ticehurst
Managing agents and facilities teams in Ticehurst
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with pictures, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
Questions from Ticehurst
Can you work in Ticehurst outside opening hours?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. Your customers, staff or residents in Ticehurst needn’t be disturbed. When you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
Which fire authority looks after Ticehurst?
It’s East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Ticehurst. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
What happens to the dirty filters?
They leave with us. That is how an exchange works: clean filters in, dirty ones out, with no washing for your team.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. Every report includes a recommended date for the next visit, based on use and what we found.
Which records should we keep?
Every certificate and report from each visit, kept together in your maintenance log with your in-house cleaning records. BESA advises that certificates record the date, location and technician.
What happens if you can’t reach some of it?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. You will know exactly which parts weren’t reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Is there a cleaning option for the filters we have?
Yes, filters can be cleaned on a schedule as well as exchanged. We’ll explain the options when we quote.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes. Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, showing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, there’s also a certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Keeping the system healthy
To keep the system working properly between visits:
- Never cook with the extract switched off
- Do not let the full clean slip because filters are changed
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
Keep an eye out for filters that have been taken out. A missing filter leaves a gap for grease so tell us if you need a replacement.
Clean filters plus regular full cleans keep the system in good health. Setting both up on a schedule keeps everything on track.
What we do, step by step
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 the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes less than an hour in most kitchens. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Ticehurst can be planned properly.
- 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.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Get a fixed quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Related advice
What happens if it’s left?
Filters full of grease are fuel sitting right above the cooking. Flames from the range can be drawn up into the canopy, and from there into the duct. Clean filters mean less fuel in the canopy. Rural sites can’t always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before work begins.
Why us?
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We’re fully insured
- Every job surveyed first
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
What your team can do, and what needs us
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Staff cleaning does not replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Grease, kitchens and Ticehurst
Look up Ticehurst on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens in and around Ticehurst, up to about a mile and a half out. Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. The fire and rescue service for Ticehurst is East Sussex 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. Environmental health officers from Rother council inspect food businesses in Ticehurst. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Scotney Castle is about 3.2 miles north), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Ticehurst and Flimwell Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Ticehurst is about 9 miles south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in East Sussex. From the centre of Ticehurst to the outskirts, we cover grease filter exchange for every kind of premises, from small sites to large estates. 289 places in East Sussex are on our list, large and small. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 16 miles from Ticehurst.
Every address in TN5 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include High Street, Springfields and Farthing Hill, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. We also cover the places around Ticehurst: Three Leg Cross (1 mile north-west), Flimwell (2 miles east), Stonecrouch (2 miles north), Burgh Hill (3 miles south-east) and Etchingham (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Hastings (14 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (14 miles south), Hailsham (14 miles south-west), Crowborough (11 miles west), St Leonards (15 miles south-east) and Uckfield (14 miles west).
Near you in Ticehurst
In Ticehurst, that means kitchens and buildings near The Chequers Public House. Ticehurst’s nearest station is Stonegate station, about 2.7 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Finchcocks Musical Museum (4 miles north) and Ticehurst House Hospital (0.6 miles west). The countryside around Ticehurst includes Bewl Water.