Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Upham grease filter exchange
A scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones for commercial sites in Upham and across Hampshire. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Missing filters in the filter bank
How we handle grease filter exchange in Upham
Across Upham, our filter exchange suits restaurants, pubs, cafés, schools, care homes and other kitchens, whether there’s one canopy or many. Visits can be timed around your service so nobody has to stop cooking. We are often asked to deal with grease left in baffles after washing and bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly, across baffle filters, mesh filters and island canopies.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, where grease settles in the flat sections. We agree access and timings in advance.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. We are also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Location
- Upham (SO32)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
The process
Night work is normal for us. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. In a small place like Upham, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We start by noting how many filters you have and what type they are.
- We agree a schedule that suits how much the kitchen cooks.
- Each visit starts with the used filters being removed.
- We fit clean filters and check they sit snugly in the housing.
- We flag any damaged filters or anything wrong with the canopy.
Preparing for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
Ask for a quote
For a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
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How we price grease filter exchange
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- The condition we find in the survey
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Travel, parking and unloading
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any previous report or certificate
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Common questions in Upham
Can the work in Upham be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Do you work in villages like Upham?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Upham is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Can you clean our existing filters instead?
Yes, that’s an option. We’ll check your filters first, as damaged ones may be better replaced.
What do you do with what you remove?
We take it away at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
We record them on the report, with photos where possible, and we explain what access is needed, for example new access panels.
What happens to the dirty filters?
We take them away to be cleaned and your staff do not have to deal with them. A clean set is fitted in their place.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that can’t wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
How long will you be on site?
The work itself takes well under an hour for most canopies. Bigger or more complicated systems take longer, and we will tell you what to expect.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What grease filter exchange looks like in Upham
Upham sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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. Kitchens in Upham get their food hygiene inspections from Winchester City council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Moorgreen Hospital (about 5.4 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. School kitchens, at schools like Upham Church of England Aided Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Upham is about 5 miles east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Upham or further out, we cover grease filter exchange for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Upham is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for grease filter exchange. We also work in Southampton, around 8 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for grease filter exchange: SO32. Grease filter exchange is available to premises on Church Street, Shoe Lane and Widlers Lane and nearby roads. Close by, we work in Ashton (1 mile south-east), Lower Upham (1 mile south-west), Wintershill (2 miles south-west), Durley Street (2 miles south-west) and Bishop's Waltham (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Winchester (6 miles north-west), Gosport (13 miles south), Havant (14 miles south-east), Eastleigh (5 miles west), Fareham (9 miles south) and Horndean (11 miles south-east).
What’s near Upham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Brushmakers Arms. The closest station to Upham is Hedge End station, roughly 4.4 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Moorgreen Hospital (5.4 miles south-west) and Bishop's Waltham Museum (2.1 miles south). Open spaces near Upham include Bishops Waltham Branch LNR and Beacon Hill.
For landlords and multi-site operators
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
When to call us in Upham
Missing filters are more common than you’d think. Every gap in the filter bank lets grease straight into the plenum where it settles out of sight.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- Grease collecting in the filter channels
- Gaps where filters have been removed
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Upham, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
What your quote should include
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether a survey comes first
Between visits
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Do not let the full clean slip because filters are changed
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Clear anything stored on or near the canopy
- Wipe the outside of the canopy as part of daily cleaning
Keep an eye out for filters that have been taken out. Gaps let grease into the plenum, so let us know if one goes missing or gets damaged.
Filter exchange and TR19 cleaning work best together. A maintenance plan that covers both means neither slips.
Part by part
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are robust and widely used in commercial canopies. They don’t clean themselves as the collected grease builds up between the blades.
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.