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Grease Filter Exchange in Tickham
One call covers grease filter exchange in Tickham: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- Damaged filters letting grease past
Grease filter exchange in Tickham
A filter service works alongside TR19® cleaning, not instead of it. Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the ducts though vapour still carries some grease past them. So the canopy, plenum and ducts still need their full TR19 clean. We are often asked to deal with drips falling from the filters onto equipment and gaps where filters have been removed, across mesh filters, baffle filters and wall canopies.
Work in a small place like Tickham starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Tickham (ME9)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Grease filter exchange in Tickham: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 3 restaurants, cafés and works canteens within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Tickham. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Tickham. 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 Swale council inspect food businesses in Tickham. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Lynsted and Norton Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty. Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary or anywhere around Tickham, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Belmont House and Gardens, about 3.2 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses near Tickham; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Tickham is about 3 miles west of Faversham, in Kent. For grease filter exchange in and around Tickham, please call 0345 646 2711, or email photos for a fixed quote. We work across South East England and London, including Tickham. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, and Tickham is one of them. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 13 miles from Tickham.
We cover every part of the ME9 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Nouds Lane and Tickham Lane and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Lewson Street (1 mile north-east), Loyterton (1 mile south-west), Norton Ash (1 mile north-east), Teynham (1 mile north) and Deerton Street (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (13 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south), Canterbury (12 miles east), Sittingbourne (4 miles north-west), Whitstable (10 miles east) and Faversham (3 miles east).
Around Tickham
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Plough Inn, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Teynham station, roughly 1.4 miles north. A little further out are Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (3.4 miles north-west) and Newnham Castle (1.9 miles south).
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- The condition of the system
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Where the site is and how we reach it
Putting the work off seldom saves money. 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, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. Try to include:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The postcode and the type of business
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
What grease filter exchange cannot fix
Grease filter exchange can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It does not solve:
- A fan that is failing or too weak for the system
- A canopy that does not capture the vapour properly
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What the work covers
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Tickham
Can you work in Tickham outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. Your customers, staff or residents in Tickham needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which fire authority looks after Tickham?
It’s Kent Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Tickham. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes, filter cleaning is available. The first step is looking at the filters you have because bent or damaged ones may need replacing.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes, always. We diagnose before we treat: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it and the fixed quote is built on it.
Do you cover Tickham?
Yes. We cover Tickham and the rest of Kent, within our South East and London area. For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
We check every filter at each visit. We tell you about any that are damaged, because gaps let grease into the plenum.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
Both baffle filters and mesh filters are covered. At the start, we note what your canopies use so every set we bring fits.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too across Kent. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
What happens if it’s left?
Leaving filters too long pushes more grease into the plenum and ducts. The ductwork then loads up faster, and grease may build up faster than the cleaning interval allows. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before any work starts.
Why us?
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- We diagnose before we treat
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
How it works
Your staff do not need to do much on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan a visit to Tickham.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
Before we arrive
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
To help us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few photos and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
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Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Always run the extract while cooking
- Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
The canopy looks cleaner and the air moves better from the moment they’re fitted. Keep the extract running while you cook so the filters do their job.
Saturated filters let more grease through. A regular cycle keeps the rest of the system cleaner between full cleans.
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What the work involves, part by part
The plenum
The plenum is the space behind the filters. It collects whatever grease the filters miss.
School, care home and staff kitchens
For kitchens closed in the holidays, visits can be timed around term or rota, keeping the filters ready for the busy weeks.