Hertfordshire · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in Ware, Hertfordshire
For a scheduled grease filter exchange, swapping dirty canopy filters for clean ones in Ware, one call is all it takes: survey, fixed quote, work and sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
What a clean won’t put right
In fairness, some problems need a different fix:
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
- Odours from the discharge that filters won’t stop
- Grease deep in the extract system
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
How we handle grease filter exchange in Ware
A filter service works alongside TR19® cleaning, not instead of it. Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the ducts though vapour still carries some grease past them. That is why the whole system still needs cleaning to TR19 at the right interval. If you’re dealing with poor airflow through the filters and gaps where filters have been removed, we can help, from wall canopies, school and hospital kitchens and island canopies onwards.
Most kitchens in a town like Ware cannot close for a day, so cleans are booked after closing, early in the morning or on a quiet day. The kitchen is handed back clean and ready to cook.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. File it in your maintenance log so it’s to hand when an insurer or inspector asks.
- Place
- Ware (SG12, SG9)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Records
- Report and pictures after the visit
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Ware
Do you work at weekends in Ware?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. The site is handed back ready to open. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Who inspects food businesses in Ware?
The local authority for Ware is East Hertfordshire council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Who is responsible for fire safety on the premises?
That depends on who controls the premises. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person, which can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, an FM or a managing agent.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, fully. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it for clients who vet their contractors.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
No. The rest of the system still collects grease at the right interval.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, depending on what the system needs.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. You deal with one contact for every site across London and the South East, with visits on a regular schedule.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That’s our job.
What the work involves, part by part
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
In a busy kitchen, filter washing is easy to skip. A regular exchange means nobody has to remember.
The plenum
Behind the filters sits the plenum, where air gathers before the duct. It collects whatever grease the filters miss.
Places near Ware
What else we do in Ware
What we do, step by step
Everything the job needs comes with us, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes less than an hour in most kitchens. A closed day, an evening or an early start: whichever suits your site in Ware, we will book around it.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- We set the interval with you.
- The dirty set is lifted out.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- The dirty filters leave with us and the next visit is booked.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Related advice
Managing agents and facilities teams in Ware
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works, and we will send a fixed quote.
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.
Grease, kitchens and Ware
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 20 pubs and bars and about 4 hotels and guest houses in and around Ware, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. The fire and rescue service for Ware is Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. 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. It’s East Hertfordshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Ware. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Hertford County Hospital (about 2.8 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Christ Church Ware or elsewhere in Ware, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Ware is about 7 miles north-west of Harlow, in Hertfordshire. Across the SG12 area, we can take on grease filter exchange. 381 places in Hertfordshire are on our list, large and small. There’s also a page for London, about 22 miles away.
Grease filter exchange in SG12 and SG9 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We cover sites on High Street, Station Road and London Road and the roads around them. Ware sits on or near the A10 and A119, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Other places close to Ware include Thundridge (1 mile north), Cold Christmas (2 miles north-east), Wadesmill (2 miles north), Chapmore End (2 miles north-west) and Tonwell (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Stevenage (9 miles north-west), St Albans (13 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (9 miles north-east), Welwyn Garden City (7 miles west), Harpenden (14 miles west) and Hitchin (14 miles north-west).
Near you in Ware
In Ware, that means kitchens and buildings near Hertford Regional College, The Chauncy School and The Albion Public House. There’s a railway station in Ware itself: Ware station. Nearby you’ll also find Barrowfield (1.2 miles south-west) and Hertford County Hospital (2.8 miles south-west). The countryside around Ware includes King's Meads.
Common problems we fix in Ware
Missing filters are more common than you’d think. A missing filter leaves an open route into the system where it settles out of sight.
Most sites get in touch when they notice something like this:
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- A canopy that drips grease
- Gaps where filters have been removed
- Grease filters clogged with grease
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Christ Church CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Why it’s worth doing now in Ware
Leaving filters too long pushes more grease into the plenum and ducts. The ductwork then loads up faster, and grease may build up faster than the cleaning interval allows. Nothing in a duct, damper or fan improves by being left.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Why book with us
- In business since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations and certificates.