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Grease filter exchange in Wix, Essex
Looking for grease filter exchange in Wix? We diagnose first, fix the price and book the work around your hours, finishing with a written report and photos.
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
Grease filter exchange for kitchens and businesses in Wix
We run grease filter exchange for all kinds of kitchens in Wix, whether there’s one canopy or many. We can come before or after service, so cooking is not interrupted. The work covers school and hospital kitchens, mesh filters and wall canopies, and people most often call us about damaged filters letting grease past and grease collecting in the filter channels.
Somewhere as small as Wix, 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.
The paperwork matters as much as the work. You get a written report with pictures after each visit, listing what was done, anything we couldn’t reach and when the next visit is due. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Location
- Wix (CO11)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Common questions in Wix
Can you get to a site in Wix?
Yes, Wix is part of our area, however small the site. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Is grease filter exchange any different in a coastal place like Wix?
It can. Being within about 3 miles of the sea means more corrosion on metalwork in Wix than inland. Corroded fixings and housings are noted on the report so they can be dealt with.
What does grease filter exchange cost?
It depends on the number and type of filters and how often they’re changed. Just call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for a fixed quote, usually within one working day.
What accreditations do you have?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’re fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, to suit the system and how it’s used.
Do you take the used filters away?
They leave with us. That is the point of an exchange: clean filters in, dirty ones out, with no washing for your team.
Does a filter exchange replace TR19 cleaning?
No. The rest of the system still collects grease at an interval set by risk assessment.
Do we need to close the kitchen while filters are changed?
Most changes take well under an hour for most canopies, so the impact is small. We’ll fit it around your service wherever possible.
Nearby places to Wix
Also in Wix
What affects the cost of grease filter exchange
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- Parking and loading at the site
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- How many systems or sites are involved
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we will talk you through it.
What we need to know
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- Any previous report or certificate
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Kitchen extracts in Wix
The coast is only about 3 miles from Wix. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. Wix sits within the area of Essex County 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. In Wix, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Tendring council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
For schools such as Wix and Wrabness Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Wix, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Wix is about 5 miles west of Harwich, in Essex. Every kind of commercial site in Wix, we can take on grease filter exchange. We can work out of hours so the site keeps running. Wix is one of 644 places in Essex we cover for grease filter exchange. You can also see our page for Chelmsford, roughly 30 miles from Wix.
Every address in CO11 is covered for grease filter exchange, from busy streets to back roads. Streets in the area include Hunters Court, Colchester Road and Harwich Road, and we cover them all for grease filter exchange. Nearby, we also carry out grease filter exchange in Wix Green (1 mile east), Bradfield (2 miles north-west), Bradfield Heath (2 miles north-west), Great Oakley (2 miles east) and Wrabness (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (10 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (8 miles south), Harwich (5 miles east), Camulodunum (12 miles west), Greenstead (9 miles west) and Wivenhoe (8 miles south-west).
Around Wix
In Wix, that means kitchens and buildings near The White Hart Inn. Wix’s nearest station is Wrabness station, about 2.3 miles north-east of the centre. Green spaces nearby include Oakfield Wood and Alton Water.
What happens on the day
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 the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Wix before we set off.
- 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 when the site is closed or quiet
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and any previous report or certificate. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
Related advice
What we’re called out for in Wix
Hand-washed filters often come back still greasy. Grease lodges deep in baffles and mesh and a sink wash rarely reaches it.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Drips falling from the filters onto equipment
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Staff short of time to wash filters
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
Thorpe Hall, about 4.3 miles south, is one of the historic houses near Wix; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
What your quote should include
- Whether the price is fixed
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Part by part
Mesh filters
Mesh filters are still found in many canopies. We exchange them on the same basis as baffles.
Canopy filter housings
Filters sit in a housing or channel in the canopy. A damaged housing leaves gaps.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Wix
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
What staff can safely do
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
Staff cleaning doesn’t replace a specialist visit; it supports it. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
When something else is needed
An honest diagnosis matters more to us than a booking, so here’s what this work cannot put right:
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- Odours from the discharge that filters won’t stop
- Greasy ducts and risers that a filter change will not reach
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will say what we think before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Island canopies
- Mesh filters