Hampshire · Grease filter exchange
Wittensford grease filter exchange
Looking for grease filter exchange in Wittensford? We survey first, give you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Bent or damaged filters that don’t sit properly
- A greasy plenum behind the filters
- Missing filters in the filter bank
Grease filter exchange in Wittensford
Across Wittensford, our filter exchange suits restaurants, pubs, cafés, schools, care homes and other kitchens, whether there’s one canopy or many. Visits can be timed around your service so nobody has to stop cooking. If you have gaps where filters have been removed and poor airflow through the filters, we can help, from school and hospital kitchens, wall canopies and restaurants and pubs onwards.
Somewhere as small as Wittensford, 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, whatever the size of the place.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with pictures of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Where
- Wittensford (SO43)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Report and photos after the visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Aftercare tips
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Tell us if the menu or opening hours change
- Watch for grease drips between visits
- Never cook with the extract switched off
- Never leave gaps in the filter bank
Your next visit is scheduled before we leave. If the kitchen gets busier, the interval can be shortened to match.
If filters are already dripping, they’re overdue. A clean set right away cuts the grease in the canopy and the plenum may need a clean as well.
How it works
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes a few minutes per canopy, longer for a large kitchen with several canopies. Somewhere as small as Wittensford, the date and timings are agreed with you well before the day.
- The filters in each canopy are measured and counted.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
What staff can safely do
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: 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 is where we come in.
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Questions from Wittensford
Which council inspects kitchens in Wittensford?
Kitchens in Wittensford are inspected by New Forest 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.
Is Wittensford within the area you cover?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Wittensford is covered. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Do you take the used filters away?
We do. Used filters go with us to be cleaned and the clean set stays in the canopy.
Which records should we keep?
The reports and certificates from each visit, plus your own logs. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs may all ask to see them, so keep them where they can be found quickly.
What accreditations do you have?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Do you handle baffle and mesh filters?
Both baffle filters and mesh filters are covered. At the start, we note what your canopies use so the clean set always fits.
Can we skip TR19 cleans if the filters are changed regularly?
No. Filter exchange works between full cleans, not instead of them. A TR19® clean deals with the whole system and comes with a certificate and photo report.
Do you deal with bent or broken filters?
Damaged filters don’t seat properly and let grease through. We point them out on the visit so they can be replaced.
Why deal with it now?
Some kitchens in Wittensford 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. Somewhere as small as Wittensford, losing a kitchen or building to a fault is felt by everyone who uses it.
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
What you get with us
- Trading since 2009
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or how to check a contractor.
Grease filter exchange around Wittensford
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 8 pubs and bars within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Wittensford. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. In Wittensford, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from New Forest council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Wittensford sits within the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Tatchbury Mount Hospital is the nearest hospital to Wittensford, about 3 miles east. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Wittensford (Landford Manor is about 4.2 miles north), fitting access panels needs care.
Wittensford is about 4 miles west of Totton, in Hampshire. Every kind of commercial site in Wittensford, grease filter exchange is something we can help with. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Southampton page, about 9 miles away.
Work in SO43 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in Cadnam (1 mile east), Newbridge (1 mile north-east), Minstead (2 miles south), Bartley (2 miles east) and Copythorne (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Winchester (15 miles north-east), Eastleigh (11 miles east), Totton (4 miles east), Chandler's Ford (10 miles north-east), Hedge End (13 miles east) and Lymington (12 miles south).
Local landmarks in Wittensford
In Wittensford, that means kitchens and buildings near Sir John Barleycorn Inn, among other places. Wittensford’s nearest station is Ashurst New Forest station, roughly 3.8 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Tatchbury Mount Hospital (3 miles east). Open spaces near Wittensford include Copythorne Common.
What the work involves, part by part
Mesh filters
Mesh filters are still found in many canopies. They can be on the same exchange schedule as baffle filters.
School, care home and staff kitchens
Even kitchens with fixed meal times build up grease though usually at a gentler pace.
What affects the quote in Wittensford
The diagnosis comes before the price. The main factors are:
- The number of sites or systems
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
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 give you a fixed price before we start.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you will normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
What grease filter exchange cannot fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change won’t reach
- Cooking smells reaching neighbours, which need odour control
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Mesh filters
- Baffle filters
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- Wall canopies