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Grease filter exchange in Tilehurst, Oxfordshire
Looking for grease filter exchange in Tilehurst? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Missing filters in the filter bank
About our grease filter exchange in Tilehurst
We run grease filter exchange for all kinds of kitchens in Tilehurst, from a single canopy to several. Visits can be timed around your service, so cooking is not interrupted. The work covers restaurants and pubs, school and hospital kitchens and mesh filters, and the jobs we see most are grease filters clogged with grease and a canopy that drips grease.
Around a smaller place like Tilehurst, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so the interval is set by hours of use and grease readings.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal, ready for your insurer.
- Where
- Tilehurst (RG31, RG30)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- How big the system is
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
One small site or a whole estate, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any previous report or certificate
- The site address and the type of premises
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email 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 typically come back within one working day.
When something else is needed
Grease filter exchange can’t fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It won’t put right:
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- A noisy or failed extract fan
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Baffle filters
What happens on the day
Everything the job needs comes with us, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes well under an hour for most canopies. Tell us when your site near Tilehurst is quiet and the visit will be booked for then.
- First, we check the canopies and the filters in them.
- Any damaged or missing filters are noted.
- We exchange the dirty filters for a clean set.
- The filters are checked for fit before we go.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
How to get a quote
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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How the job changes from site to site
Mesh filters
Layers of mesh catch grease droplets. They clog quickly in a busy kitchen, so they need changing often.
The plenum
A greasy plenum is a sign filters have been left too long, or that a full clean is due.
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Tilehurst
Do you work overnight in Tilehurst?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. The work in Tilehurst can fit around your hours. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Which fire service covers Tilehurst?
Tilehurst is in the area of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® isn’t law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
What types of filter do you exchange?
The common types of grease filter: baffle and mesh. Mention how many canopies you have when you get in touch, or we’ll check on the first visit.
How much does a filter exchange service cost?
It depends on the number and type of filters and how often they’re changed. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote once we know your canopies.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, fully. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
What happens to the dirty filters?
We take them away. That is how an exchange works: you always have a clean set fitted and nothing greasy left on site.
Do you recommend a next date?
Yes. Every report includes a recommended date for the next visit, based on use and what we found.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
A bent filter leaves a gap for grease. We flag any we find so they can be replaced.
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Never cook with the extract switched off
- Report a dripping canopy early
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
The canopy looks cleaner and the air moves better right away. Always run the extract during cooking so the filters do their job.
Filters that are left too long stop protecting the system. Getting onto a regular exchange now keeps grease out of the plenum and ductwork until the next TR19 clean.
For landlords and multi-site operators
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Kitchen extracts in Tilehurst
There are about 31 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 33 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Tilehurst, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. Environmental health officers from Reading council inspect food businesses in Tilehurst. 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 Tilehurst is Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Park Lane Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break. Where a hall near Tilehurst Methodist Church, or anywhere in Tilehurst, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Battle Hospital is the nearest hospital to Tilehurst, about 1.7 miles east.
Tilehurst is about 3 miles west of Reading, in Oxfordshire. Wherever you are in the RG31 postcode area, we cover grease filter exchange for commercial sites. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, and Tilehurst is one of them.
We work across the RG31 and RG30 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on Ash Road, Tyle Road and Riley Road or a nearby road, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Tilehurst Within (1 mile south-east), Norcot (1 mile east), Little Heath (1 mile west), Horncastle (1 mile south-east) and Purley on Thames (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover Didcot (14 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (7 miles north-east), Benson (11 miles north), Wallingford (10 miles north-west), Great Western Park (14 miles north-west) and Watlington (13 miles north).
Local landmarks in Tilehurst
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Round Copse, The Butchers Arms and Little Heath School. For rail, the closest station is Tilehurst station, about 0.8 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Battle Hospital (1.7 miles east) and Broad Street Mall (2.6 miles east). Green spaces nearby include South Lake and Moor Copse Nature Reserve.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.