Wokingham · Grease filter exchange
Winnersh grease filter exchange
Grease filter exchange for Winnersh and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with photos. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Missing filters in the filter bank
About our grease filter exchange in Winnersh
The filters in the canopy are the first thing cooking vapour meets. They catch grease before it reaches the plenum and ductwork and they do it best when they’re clean. Our grease filter exchange service swaps dirty filters for clean ones on a schedule. We’re often asked to deal with grease left in baffles after washing and grease dripping from the canopy, on school and hospital kitchens, restaurants and pubs and island canopies.
For a smaller kitchen near Winnersh, a TR19® clean is the same job as anywhere: canopy, filters, plenum, duct, fan and discharge. The visit is booked around your opening hours, and the journey is planned ahead.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with pictures, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Winnersh (RG41, RG10)
- Region
- Wokingham
- Records
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Mention it if the kitchen gets busier
- Do not let the full clean slip because filters are changed
- Keep the canopy clear for exchange visits
Nothing changes for your staff, except one less greasy job. Make sure we can reach the canopy on exchange day and let us know of any changes to opening hours.
Bent or missing filters let grease straight past. Sorting them now keeps grease where it can be caught.
What else we do in Winnersh
Winnersh questions
Can the work in Winnersh be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Winnersh needn’t be disturbed. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Winnersh in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Food Standards Agency records list about 9 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Winnersh. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
No, the two work together. TR19® cleaning covers the canopy, plenum, ductwork and fan, with a certificate and photo report.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
What should go in our maintenance log?
Anything that proves the system is maintained: reports, certificates, photos and your own cleaning or check logs. A single log for each site works best.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes. Photos often do the job, while bigger or harder-to-see systems are surveyed on site.
Which grease filters does the service cover?
We work with both baffle and mesh filters. We check what’s in your canopies first and plan the exchange around them.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.
Why deal with it now?
When filters block, extraction suffers. The kitchen gets hotter and smokier while the fan strains. Keeping filters clean keeps the extract working properly. You choose the date of a planned visit, and a breakdown never asks.
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
Why Winnersh businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- Photo reports with every job
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
When to call us in Winnersh
Long cooking hours in Winnersh or anywhere else mean more grease on the filters. Heavy daily use means fast build-up, so it needs more frequent changes.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Blocked baffle filters
- Filters left unwashed on busy weeks
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as The Forest School or anywhere near Winnersh, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
What your quote should include
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
- Whether the quote shows VAT
What grease filter exchange looks like in Winnersh
Look up Winnersh on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 26 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 6 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Winnersh. Clogged filters slow the airflow, and busy kitchens like these clog them fast. Environmental health officers from Wokingham council inspect food businesses in Winnersh. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Winnersh is covered by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Wokingham Hospital (about 2.1 miles south-east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If you run a café or takeaway near Winnersh station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits.
Winnersh is about 2 miles south of Woodley, in Wokingham. Sites in Winnersh get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with pictures. Winnersh is one of 35 towns, villages and districts in Wokingham we cover for grease filter exchange.
All of RG41 and RG10 is within our area for grease filter exchange, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include Reading Road, Westbrook Court and Bathurst Road, all of which we cover for grease filter exchange. Winnersh is on the B3030, so it’s easy for us to get to for out-of-hours visits. Neighbouring places we cover for grease filter exchange include Sindlesham (1 mile south), Emmbrook (1 mile south-east), Woosehill (2 miles south-east), Woodley (2 miles north) and Wokingham (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Reading (4 miles west), Crowthorne (5 miles south-east), Newtown (3 miles north-west), Coley Park (5 miles west), Twyford (3 miles north) and Charvil (3 miles north). Winnersh is among the bigger places we cover in Wokingham for grease filter exchange.
Near you in Winnersh
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around The Poachers pub, Maiden Erlegh Local Nature Reserve and Winnersh Primary School. Winnersh has its own railway station: Winnersh station. Well-known places in the area include Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry (0.6 miles south-west) and Wokingham Hospital (2.1 miles south-east). The countryside around Winnersh includes Lavells Lake and South Lake.
What your team can do, and what needs us
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. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
What we do, step by step
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a short visit, depending on how many filters the canopies hold, and we clear up before we go. Around Winnersh, access is normally simpler than in a town centre, though gates and roof access are worth mentioning.
- 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.
- Anything we notice, such as bent filters or a dirty plenum, is pointed out.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
How to get a quote
Want a quote for grease filter exchange? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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Part by part
The plenum
Clean filters reduce the grease reaching the plenum, but it’s still cleaned during a full TR19 clean.
Baffle filters
When baffles fill with grease, less air gets through. A clean exchange set brings the airflow back.
When it’s something else
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Grease already built up in the ductwork, which needs a full TR19 clean
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer.
What we work on in Winnersh
- Baffle filters
- Restaurants and pubs
- Mesh filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies