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Widmore grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange for Widmore, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- A canopy running with filters missing
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Bent or damaged filters that do not sit properly
When it’s something else
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what grease filter exchange won’t do:
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change will not reach
- A canopy that doesn’t capture the vapour properly
- Smell complaints that need odour control equipment
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
About our grease filter exchange in Widmore
Grease filters are the first line of defence in a kitchen extract. Their job is to stop grease getting further into the system, but only while they’re reasonably clean. Our grease filter exchange service swaps dirty filters for clean ones on a schedule. We are often asked to deal with damaged filters letting grease past and grease building up behind the canopy filters, on mesh filters, school and hospital kitchens and island canopies.
London kitchens are often tucked into basements or the back of a building, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. In Widmore, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
The report is your system’s health record: a dated account with pictures of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Location
- Widmore (BR1, BR2, BR7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Photo report after each visit
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about grease filter exchange in Widmore
Which council inspects kitchens in Widmore?
Kitchens in Widmore are inspected by Bromley council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can you come to Widmore after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Widmore needn’t be disturbed. When you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
How long will you be on site?
It depends on the size of the system, but for many sites it takes anything from a few minutes to an hour or so, depending on the number of filters. We’ll confirm it with the quote.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. We keep the work contained and leave the area clean.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, from your pictures and details, or with a visit where needed. Then you get a fixed quote.
Is there a cleaning option for the filters we have?
Yes. Some kitchens prefer their own filters cleaned on a schedule while others want an exchange. We make sure the canopy is ready for service either way.
Do you take the used filters away?
The greasy set leaves with us for cleaning and your staff don’t have to deal with them. Clean filters go straight in.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
Other services in Widmore
Part by part
The plenum
With good filters, less grease ends up in the plenum, but it still needs cleaning as part of TR19.
School, care home and staff kitchens
For kitchens closed in the holidays, visits can be timed around term or rota so the filters are clean when cooking picks up.
Why it’s worth doing now in Widmore
Some kitchens in Widmore wash filters themselves to save the cost of a service, and it works when it’s done well and never skipped. Where it slips, an exchange service takes the job off staff. A building in Widmore may have flats or offices above and alongside, and a fault in the system can affect them too.
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 work begins.
Why Widmore businesses choose us
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Fully insured
- Fixed quotes from a survey or pictures
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations.
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Security desks and permits-to-work are routine in London, so let us know what your building in Widmore needs from us.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- We set the interval with you.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
Before we arrive
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
How to get a quote
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: 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 many jobs can be priced from that alone.
Related advice
What grease filter exchange looks like in Widmore
There are about 111 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 44 takeaways and sandwich shops within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Widmore, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Swapping filters on a schedule keeps kitchens like these drawing air properly. Fire safety in Widmore falls to London Fire Brigade. 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 Widmore, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Bromley council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of St George, or anywhere in Widmore, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Bullers Wood School for Boys tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Widmore is about 1 mile east of Bromley, in Greater London. We carry out grease filter exchange for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Widmore and the rest of Greater London. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our London page, about 9 miles away.
Every address in BR1, BR2 and BR7 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include Golf Road, The Avenue and Canon Road, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. Close by, we work in Bickley (1 mile north), Elmstead (1 mile north), Chislehurst (1 mile north-east), Bromley (1 mile west) and Sundridge (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (9 miles north-west), City of Westminster (12 miles north-west), Marylebone (12 miles north-west), Kensington (13 miles north-west), St Pancras (11 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (10 miles north-west).
What’s near Widmore
Typical jobs here are in premises near Bird In Hand Public House, St George's and Jubilee Country Park and the streets around them. Widmore has its own railway station: Bickley station. Well-known places in the area include Bridgeways Day Hospital (1 mile south) and The Mall (1.3 miles west). Not far away are Summer Hill and The Tarn.
What your team can do, and what needs us
If your staff spot something between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We can diagnose it and quote.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that is where we come in.
What we are called out for in Widmore
The type of cooking matters. Frying, grilling and chargrilling produce far more grease than steaming or baking, so the right exchange interval varies.
Clients normally contact us after spotting something like this:
- Blocked baffle filters
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Weak extraction at the canopy
A kitchen near Bickley station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- What happens if part of the system can’t be accessed
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Whether the quote shows VAT
Aftercare tips
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. Our tips:
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Let us know if your cooking hours increase
- Clean the canopy surfaces regularly
- Never cook with the extract switched off
Between visits, check that every filter is still in place. A missing filter leaves a gap for grease so tell us if you need a replacement.
Dripping filters are a clear sign they’re full. Changing them now reduces the fuel above the cooking and the plenum may need a clean as well.