West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Adur
Deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out for Adur, with a survey first and a report with photos at the end. Call for a fixed quote.
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Condensation running down the canopy
How we handle canopy cleaning in Adur
Every canopy we clean in Adur gets the same treatment: we remove the filters, clean the plenum and housing, then degrease the canopy shell. You get pictures of the canopy before and after. The work covers baffle filters, island canopies and wall canopies, and people most often call us about grease channels that no longer drain and a sticky, discoloured canopy.
Somewhere as small as Adur, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease, whatever the size of the place.
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.
- Where
- Adur (BN43, BN15)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Keeping the system healthy
Aftercare is simple, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep the fan on through service
- Clean the hood’s outer surfaces daily
- Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
Anything worth knowing goes into the report: bent or poorly fitting filters, a light cover that is cracked, or troughs that fill too quickly. We keep it to what matters.
Tell us if the canopy starts dripping or the filters clog sooner than usual. More drips or quicker clogging often mean the cleaning interval needs looking at, which a grease thickness test can confirm.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we are happy to quote for all of it.
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Leave it or put it right?
For a kitchen in Adur, a canopy that looks greasy can colour a whole inspection. Keeping it clean shows the rest of the kitchen is being looked after and keeping it that way is easier than catching up. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Adur rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
What you pay depends on how big the system is, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises.
Why us?
- Every job surveyed first
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- In business since 2009
See what affects the cost and our accreditations.
How it works
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. In a small place like Adur, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- Cooking equipment is left to cool and the area under the canopy protected.
- We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
- The canopy is cleaned inside and out, including troughs and seams.
- We refit the filters, clear up and photograph the finished canopy.
How to prepare
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Getting a quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from pictures or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To get going, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
Nearby places to Adur
Other services in Adur
Adur kitchens: local notes
Adur is within about 2 miles of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 5 pubs and bars within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Adur. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. It’s Adur council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Adur. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Adur is Southlands Hospital, about 1.7 miles south-east. Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Portslade Manor is about 3.2 miles east), access may need planning.
Adur is about 1 mile north-west of Shoreham-by-Sea, in West Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Adur, we can take on canopy cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. Brighton is in our area too, about 7 miles from Adur.
Canopy cleaning in BN43 and BN15 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. That includes premises on Steyning Road, Coombes Road and Mill Hill and the roads around them. If your site is just outside Adur, we cover Old Shoreham (1 mile south), Shoreham-by-Sea (1 mile south-east), Castle Town (2 miles north), Kingston by Sea (2 miles east) and Southwick (3 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Horsham (15 miles north), Worthing (5 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (13 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (10 miles north-east), Littlehampton (11 miles west) and Rustington (10 miles west).
Around Adur
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Sussex Pad pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Shoreham-By-Sea station, about 1.5 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Steyning Museum (2.9 miles north-west) and Old Castle (4.9 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Lancing Ring and Mill Hill.
Adur questions
Is Adur within the area you cover?
Yes. Adur is within the area we cover across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Adur out of term?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. The FSA’s register shows about 2 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Adur. Just call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and leave the area clean.
Do you clean canopies in all kinds of kitchens?
Single hoods, long wall canopies and island canopies alike. The survey tells us how best to clean yours, from pictures or a visit.
Does a canopy clean meet TR19?
TR19® Grease is about the whole extract, from canopy to discharge. Cleaning the canopy alone leaves the ducts, risers and fan untouched, and the report will say what was covered.
Do you provide pictures of the cleaned canopy?
Photos of the canopy and plenum before and after. It also gives a recommended date for the next clean.
How much does canopy cleaning cost in Adur?
Size, condition, access and working hours all affect the cost. Call for a fixed quote, typically ready within one working day.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Electrical faults in the canopy
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
When to call us in Adur
Any canopy in Adur that’s used for cooking will gather grease in the end. That grease is fuel sitting right above the heat, so a flare-up near a greasy hood can quickly become a fire.
Look out for these warning signs:
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- A hood coated in old grease
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Nicolas' Church or anywhere around Adur, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the figure could change on the day
How the job changes from site to site
Island canopies
With filters on more than one side, an island canopy has more plenum to clean. Both sides are taken apart and cleaned.
Pub and hotel kitchens
Staff in pub and hotel kitchens work under the canopy all day, so drips and smells soon become a daily nuisance. Cleaning the canopy and plenum sorts it.