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Grease Filter Exchange in Tonge Corner
Our technicians work in Tonge Corner on grease filter exchange. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos as standard.
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
Grease filter exchange in Tonge Corner, done properly
An exchange visit in Tonge Corner doesn’t take long. The greasy filters come out, clean ones go in and make sure there are no gaps between them. Anything that needs attention is pointed out. The work covers wall canopies, mesh filters and island canopies, and common reasons people get in touch are damaged filters letting grease past and grease filters clogged with grease.
Somewhere as small as Tonge Corner, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
For insurers and inspectors, the record counts. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Tonge Corner (ME9)
- Region
- Kent
- Reporting
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
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.
When to call us in Tonge Corner
Cooking vapour carries grease into the canopy. Much of it is trapped by the filters so they gradually clog until the air can barely get through.
What we are most often called out for:
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Grease dripping from the canopy
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Grease left in baffles after washing
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Giles or elsewhere in Tonge Corner, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Before booking anyone
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether a written report and photos are included
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the quote shows VAT
What affects the quote in Tonge Corner
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- Parking and loading at the site
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What to send for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
Tonge Corner: your questions answered
Does coastal air change anything about grease filter exchange in Tonge Corner?
It can. Being within about 2 miles of the sea means more corrosion on metalwork in Tonge Corner than inland. Rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings are checked for corrosion as well as grease.
Will you come out to Tonge Corner?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Tonge Corner is covered. A survey first, from pictures or a visit, means we arrive with the right kit.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. Each visit ends with a written report and photos, covering the work, any areas we couldn’t access and the recommended next date. Kitchen extract cleans to TR19® Grease also get a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
What types of premises do you cover?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
Can you give a price for filter changes?
Pricing depends on the kitchen, so we need to know the filters and interval first. You get a fixed price before the first visit.
What should go in our maintenance log?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs may all ask to see them, so keep them together and easy to find.
Where do the greasy filters go?
The greasy set leaves with us for cleaning and your staff do not have to deal with them. Clean filters go straight in.
How far ahead should we book?
For planned work, earlier is better, particularly if your next visit is nearly due. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We are happy to deal with either side and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
The process
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. It takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies, and we clear up before we go. A few photos of the system help us make the most of a visit to a place like Tonge Corner.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Clear the space around the work
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for grease filter exchange? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with a few details about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
Advice
Why act early in Tonge Corner
Grease-loaded filters are a fire risk in their own right. Flames from the range can be drawn up into the canopy and grease in the duct can carry a fire further. Clean filters mean less fuel in the canopy. A fault that closes a site in a village like Tonge Corner affects everyone who depends on it.
Several systems or sites on one quote often makes better use of the time. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why Tonge Corner businesses choose us
- We’re fully insured
- A fixed price before any work starts
- We diagnose before we treat
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
What the work involves, part by part
Canopy filter housings
Every exchange includes a check of how the filters sit since a gap is a route for grease.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
Kitchens that fry and grill all day load their filters fast. Their exchange schedule is usually the tightest.
Grease filter exchange in Tonge Corner: the local picture
Sea air reaches Tonge Corner, which sits within about 2 miles of the coast. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 6 pubs and bars within about 1.5 miles of central Tonge Corner. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Fire safety in Tonge Corner falls to Kent Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
For schools such as Lansdowne Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Tonge Corner is about 2 miles east of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Anywhere in ME9, we can take on grease filter exchange. Tonge Corner is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent we cover for commercial clients. You can also see our page for Maidstone, about 12 miles away.
Work in ME9 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Close by, we work in Tonge (1 mile north), Radfield (1 mile south), Murston (1 mile west), Milton Regis (1 mile west) and Rodmersham (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (12 miles south-west), Ashford (15 miles south), Canterbury (14 miles east), Whitstable (11 miles east), Faversham (5 miles south-east) and Minster (5 miles north).
Near you in Tonge Corner
Around Tonge Corner, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Sittingbourne Community College and Milton Creek Country Park and the streets around them. The closest station to Tonge Corner is Teynham station, about 1.5 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Dolphin Sailing Barge Museum (1.4 miles west) and Bayford Court (1.4 miles west).