West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange in West Stoke, West Sussex
Specialist grease filter exchange for West Stoke: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Grease filters clogged with grease
Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Don’t let the full clean slip because filters are changed
- Look out for drips from the canopy
- Report damaged filters so they can be replaced
- Never cook with the extract switched off
Your next visit is scheduled before we leave. If the kitchen gets busier, the interval can be shortened to match.
A kitchen that is getting busier needs its filters changed more often. Changing the interval early stops grease building up unseen behind the canopy.
How we handle grease filter exchange in West Stoke
Whether your canopy has baffle or mesh filters, they load up with grease. Clogged filters choke the airflow and the extract struggles. Regular exchange keeps the air moving. If you have grease filters clogged with grease and weak extraction at the canopy, we can help, from restaurants and pubs, school and hospital kitchens and mesh filters onwards.
Somewhere as small as West Stoke, 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.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- West Stoke (PO18)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
How the job changes from site to site
The plenum
The plenum is the space behind the filters. Grease that gets past the filters settles there.
Canopy filter housings
Grease collects in the channels and drip trays below the filters. If it needs attention, we will tell you.
West Stoke: your questions answered
Do you work at weekends in West Stoke?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. Your customers, staff or residents in West Stoke needn’t be disturbed. Just call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Who inspects food businesses in West Stoke?
Food hygiene inspections in West Stoke are carried out by Chichester council. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
What about areas you can’t get to?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
Who is the responsible person?
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, it’s the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
Which sectors do you work in?
All kinds of commercial and public premises: kitchens, offices, schools, healthcare, retail, leisure and food production. We fit the work around how the site operates.
Do I get a report after the visit?
Yes. It’s your proof that the work was done: a dated report with photos, listing the work and any areas we couldn’t reach.
Do you work in West Stoke?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, West Stoke included.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification in two main parts: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Kitchen extracts in West Stoke
There are about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of West Stoke, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. West Stoke is covered by West Sussex 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. In West Stoke, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Chichester council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
A hospital like Chichester Centre, about 2.8 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Bishop Luffa School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
West Stoke is about 3 miles north-west of Chichester, in West Sussex. From the centre of West Stoke to the outskirts, we cover grease filter exchange for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our West Sussex coverage runs to 371 places, West Stoke among them. Our Portsmouth page covers sites nearby, about 12 miles away.
Work in PO18 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Downs Road and Lye Lane, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. We also cover East Ashling (1 mile south-west), West Ashling (1 mile south-west), Funtington (2 miles west), Broadbridge (2 miles south-west) and Fishbourne (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Bognor Regis (8 miles south-east), Chichester (3 miles south-east), Selsey (10 miles south), Littlehampton (13 miles east), Emsworth (5 miles west) and Rustington (14 miles east).
Landmarks near West Stoke
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Horse And Groom Public House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Fishbourne station, roughly 2.2 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Chichester Castle (3 miles south-east) and Chichester Centre (2.8 miles south-east). Not far away are Stoke Down and Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve.
Nearby places to West Stoke
Other services in West Stoke
When something else is needed
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what this work can’t put right:
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
- A heavily greased plenum or canopy, which needs cleaning to TR19
If in doubt, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
What we work on in West Stoke
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Mesh filters
- Restaurants and pubs
What happens if it’s left?
Filters full of grease are fuel sitting right above the cooking. A flare-up on the range can reach them and grease in the duct can carry a fire further. Keeping filters clean takes some of that fuel away. Somewhere as small as West Stoke, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before we start.
Why us?
- Every job surveyed first
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Fully insured
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
How it works
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes well under an hour for most canopies. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near West Stoke, let us know and we will plan around it.
- We look at the canopies and the condition of the filters.
- We note any filters that are bent, damaged or missing.
- We exchange the dirty filters for a clean set.
- We check the filters are seated and the canopy is ready to use.
- We tell you if the plenum or canopy needs a clean.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
How to get a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before we start.
Advice
When to call us in West Stoke
Kitchens in West Stoke, as everywhere, find filter washing slips down the list on busy weeks. It only takes a couple of missed weeks for filters to fill with grease.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Weak extraction at the canopy
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
Where a hall near Church of St Andrew, or anywhere in West Stoke, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Comparing quotes
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Proof of insurance
- What records you will receive afterwards
- When they can work, and whether that is outside your opening hours
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that’s where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.