Warwickshire hospitality site upgrades to managed automatic grease-trap protection
This case study covers a busy Warwickshire hospitality site that already had an underground grease trap as part of its drainage design. As trading volumes grew, grease output increased well beyond the original design assumptions, creating more pressure on the existing setup and pushing the operator toward a more proactive long-term solution.
Site snapshot
Warwickshire hospitality site adds managed automatic grease-trap protection
A high-output hospitality kitchen with an existing underground grease trap needed a more proactive setup. ACTEM added automatic grease recovery and managed support to reduce strain on the wider system.
What Actem did
The practical next step on site
ACTEM assessed the kitchen and drainage setup, confirmed that the underground system was still structurally sound, and designed a staged upgrade that added automatic grease recovery and ongoing managed support around the existing infrastructure.
The problem on site
What needed sorting
- • The site already had an underground grease trap, but kitchen demand had grown significantly since the original design stage.
- • Peak grease loads were placing unnecessary strain on the existing underground system.
- • The kitchen footprint was relatively small compared with the level of food output being pushed through it.
- • The operator had previously experienced a serious drainage incident affecting important back-of-house areas.
- • The brief was for a dependable long-term solution without creating extra daily responsibility for staff.
Work carried out
How Actem approached it
- • Carried out a full kitchen and drainage assessment to understand actual operating demand.
- • Confirmed the underground grease trap remained structurally sound and could be protected rather than replaced outright.
- • Designed a staged grease-management upgrade around the site's existing drainage infrastructure.
- • Supplied and installed a GreaseAway GA18-22 automatic grease trap.
- • Integrated the automatic unit with the wider setup, commissioned the system, and provided guidance for site staff.
- • Put the site onto a managed service arrangement covering servicing, underground system support, performance oversight and compliance records.
Outcome
What changed afterwards
This is the part most operators care about: what improved on site, what became clearer, and what the next step looked like after the initial work.
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Useful next steps
Useful if the site already has pressure on an existing drainage setup and may need automatic grease recovery rather than a like-for-like replacement.
Useful if the operator wants a more hands-off arrangement with ongoing servicing and support built in.
Useful if the site already has infrastructure in place and the question is how to improve or protect it rather than start again.
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If your site has similar pressure points, contact Actem and talk through what is already in place, what is going wrong and what the most practical next step looks like.