West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Tillington
One call covers grease filter exchange in Tillington, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Grease filters clogged with grease
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Staff short of time to wash filters
Keeping the system healthy
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Keep filter exchange and TR19 cleaning on the same plan
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
Your next visit is scheduled before we leave. If cooking increases, we can change filters more often to match.
Bent or missing filters let grease straight past. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Tillington
A filter that doesn’t sit right lets grease straight past. Bent, damaged or missing filters leave gaps and every filter is checked when we swap them. Damaged filters are flagged so they can be replaced. If you’re dealing with filters left unwashed on busy weeks and damaged filters letting grease past, we can help, from restaurants and pubs, school and hospital kitchens and baffle filters onwards.
In a small place like Tillington, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Place
- Tillington (GU28)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Photo report after each visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Tillington: your questions answered
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Tillington?
It’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Tillington. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Tillington?
The local authority for Tillington is Chichester council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What if some of our filters are damaged?
A badly damaged filter should be replaced. We will tell you which ones and why when we find them.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Does a filter exchange replace TR19 cleaning?
No. Some grease passes the filters as vapour and settles in the ducts and the whole system still needs its TR19 clean.
How far ahead should we book?
It depends on the time you need and how big the job is. Tell us your preferred dates when you ask for a quote, and if it’s an emergency, call us any time.
Do you work in Tillington?
Yes. We work in Tillington and across West Sussex, within our South East and London area. To book, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
How long will you be on site?
That depends on how much there is to do, but for a typical site it takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. We will give you a better idea when we quote.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Grease filter exchange in Tillington: the local picture
The Food Standards Agency lists about 8 bars, pubs and nightclubs as registered food businesses across Tillington and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Kitchens in Tillington get their food hygiene inspections from Chichester council. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. Tillington sits within the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Petworth Cof E Primary School or anywhere near Tillington, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near The Parish Church of All Hallows or elsewhere in Tillington, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Tillington is about 12 miles north-east of Chichester, in West Sussex. Tillington gets the same approach as every site we work on: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Tillington is one of 371 towns, villages and districts in West Sussex where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Guildford, roughly 18 miles from Tillington.
Work in GU28 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include Upperton Road, Cemetery Lane and Tillington Road, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. Other places close to Tillington include Upperton (1 mile north-west), Petworth (1 mile east), Hampers Green (1 mile north-east), Rotherbridge (1 mile south) and River (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Horsham (14 miles east), Worthing (15 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (14 miles south), Chichester (12 miles south-west), Littlehampton (13 miles south) and Rustington (13 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Tillington
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Old Square Tavern. A little further out are Lodsworth Castle (1.9 miles west) and Coultershaw Heritage Site (1.7 miles south). The countryside around Tillington includes Graffham Common.
How the visit works
On the day, we arrive at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool first, and floors and nearby surfaces are sheeted. On site, it takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. The timing of a visit to Tillington is set by you, and the travel is our side of the planning.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Related advice
Honest limits
A few issues sit outside what this work can do:
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- Odours from the discharge that filters will not stop
- A fan that’s failing or too weak for the system
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
What the work involves, part by part
Mesh filters
Grease lodges deep in the layers of a mesh filter, so a quick rinse rarely gets it clean.
The plenum
Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the plenum, but it still needs cleaning as part of TR19.
Why act early in Tillington
Some kitchens in Tillington wash filters themselves to save the cost of a service, and that can work if it’s done thoroughly and on time. When it doesn’t happen reliably, an exchange makes it automatic. Rural sites cannot always move to another kitchen or room when something fails.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why Tillington businesses choose us
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- A written report with photos after each visit
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Every job surveyed first
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.
Places near Tillington
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Do you need grease filter exchange in Tillington?
Long cooking hours in Tillington or anywhere else mean more grease on the filters. Heavy daily use means fast build-up, so it needs more frequent changes.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Grease left in baffles after washing
- Damaged filters letting grease past
- Filters so greasy the air can barely pass
- Weak extraction at the canopy
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Petworth House is about 0.8 miles east), access may need planning.
What your quote should include
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the price is fixed
- How VAT is shown on the quote
- Whether they’re fully insured