Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Upper Enham, Hampshire
Professional grease filter exchange in and around Upper Enham, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
Upper Enham kitchens: local notes
Look up Upper Enham on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 4 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens in Upper Enham and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Where they cook under a canopy, the grease filters are the first line of defence and clog quickly. It’s Test Valley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Upper Enham. 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. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Upper Enham. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Andover War Memorial Hospital (about 2.6 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Saint George or elsewhere in Upper Enham, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Upper Enham is about 3 miles north of Andover, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Upper Enham or further out, grease filter exchange is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Upper Enham is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients. We also work in Southampton, about 23 miles from Upper Enham.
We work across SP11 for grease filter exchange and the streets around it. That includes premises on Dunhills Lane, Maccallum Road and Green Drove and nearby roads. We also cover Enham Alamein (1 mile south), Little London (1 mile east), Smannell (1 mile south-east), Wildhern (1 mile north-west) and Knights Enham (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Winchester (15 miles south-east), Andover (3 miles south), Hyde (14 miles south-east), Tidworth (8 miles west), Weeke (14 miles south-east) and Kempshott (14 miles east).
Around Upper Enham
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Hare & Hounds pub. The nearest railway station is Andover station, roughly 2.8 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Finkley Down Farm Museum (2.1 miles south) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (2.6 miles south-west). Not far away are Anton Lakes and Mill Lake.
How we handle grease filter exchange in Upper Enham
Washing filters in the kitchen sink is messy and easily missed on a busy week. An exchange service means clean filters arrive and greasy ones leave, so the canopy is never left without filters. The work covers island canopies, school and hospital kitchens and restaurants and pubs, and the jobs we see most are grease building up behind the canopy filters and poor airflow through the filters.
In a small place like Upper Enham, kitchens are often in older or extended buildings, with long single-storey duct runs, where grease settles in the flat sections. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
A written report with pictures follows every visit, so there’s a dated record of the work. Kitchen extract cleaning to TR19® Grease is certificated through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Upper Enham (SP11)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Written report with photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Upper Enham questions
Can you get to a site in Upper Enham?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Upper Enham is covered. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Who inspects food businesses in Upper Enham?
Food hygiene inspections in Upper Enham are carried out by Test Valley council. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
How do you protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. The area is left tidy, with our waste taken away.
What’s the right interval for changing filters?
It varies from kitchen to kitchen. We look at your cooking and set an interval to match and can change if your kitchen gets busier.
Is filter exchange enough instead of a full extract clean?
It is not. The rest of the system still collects grease at the right interval.
Can damaged filters stay in the canopy?
Filters that no longer fit properly need replacing. We’ll tell you which ones and why when we find them.
Which sectors do you work in?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, plus food production and leisure sites.
What types of filter do you exchange?
Baffle filters and mesh filters. Tell us what you have when you call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will confirm it on site.
What grease filter exchange cannot fix
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A canopy too small for the cooking beneath it
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
- Grease behind the filters that a swap can’t remove
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll say what we think.
Where we work
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
Managing agents and facilities teams in Upper Enham
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with pictures.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept on a regular cycle.
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Upper Enham
Missing filters are more common than you’d think. A missing filter leaves an open route into the system and on into the ductwork.
What we are most often called out for:
- A canopy that drips grease
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Smannell and Enham Church of England (Aided) Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether they recommend a next date
- Proof of insurance
Why it’s worth doing now in Upper Enham
For any kitchen in Upper Enham, filters can’t stand in for a full TR19 clean. But clean filters do help the system between cleans and the canopy and plenum stay cleaner. It’s worth booking a check, because nobody sees inside a duct day to day.
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, and we will explain what it covers.
Why us?
- Full insurance on every job
- In business since 2009
- A fixed price before any work starts
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced and our accreditations and certificates.
How the visit works
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your pictures. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. After that, the work takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Upper Enham before we set off.
- 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.
- Clean filters go in and we check they sit snugly.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Let us know about parking and loading
Get a fixed quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Advice
How the job changes from site to site
The plenum
Heavy grease in the plenum often follows clogged or missing filters or that the next TR19 clean is due.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Even kitchens with fixed meal times build up grease, though often more slowly.
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What affects the quote in Upper Enham
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. What affects the quote:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Travel, parking and unloading
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote. With your enquiry, please include:
- The site address and the type of premises
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.