Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Aldershot, Hampshire
Our technicians work in Aldershot on canopy cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- Poor capture at the hood
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- A filter housing caked in grease
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Aldershot
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Aldershot in the summer holidays?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. Around Aldershot, the Food Standards Agency lists about 25 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Send us your term dates when you call 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will fit the work in.
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Aldershot?
It’s Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Aldershot. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which accreditations do you hold?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, along with a quote to put access in.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Every job is surveyed first, either from photos and details you send or on a site visit. Then you get a fixed quote.
Do you work in Aldershot?
Yes. Aldershot is part of the area we cover, as part of our area across London and the South East.
Do you provide photos of the cleaned canopy?
You get a photo report with before and after pictures. Full system cleans also come with a TR19 certificate.
Does a canopy clean meet TR19?
On its own, a canopy clean is a useful extra rather than a full TR19 clean. Your report lists exactly what was cleaned so nobody mistakes it for a full system clean.
About our canopy cleaning in Aldershot
Every canopy we clean in Aldershot gets the same treatment: filters out, plenum scraped and degreased, then the canopy cleaned inside and out. Before and after pictures go into your report. If you’re dealing with overflowing grease troughs and gutters and a canopy that no longer draws the smoke away, we can put it right.
Kitchens in towns like Aldershot are often in older buildings that were never designed for them, so duct runs can be awkward, with bends, long horizontal sections and too few access panels. Where the duct can’t be reached, new panels can be fitted, and anything left uncleaned is recorded on the report.
We have been trading since 2009, as a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
- Location
- Aldershot (GU11, GU12)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- When we work
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What else we do in Aldershot
What the work involves, part by part
School and staff canteen kitchens
Lighter cooking still leaves grease on the canopy. The whole system still needs cleaning at least every 12 months under BESA guidance, and the canopy is part of it.
Plenums and filter housings
The rails and channels that hold the filters collect grease. We clean them so the filters sit tight and leave no gaps.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements, and we’ll send a fixed quote.
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 on a regular cycle.
What canopy cleaning looks like in Aldershot
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 27 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels and guest houses in and around Aldershot, up to about a mile and a half out. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Aldershot is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Fire and rescue authorities enforce the Fire Safety Order in most non-domestic premises, and in a kitchen that fire risk includes the grease in the extract. Food hygiene inspections in Aldershot are the job of Rushmoor council’s environmental health team. 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.
A hospital like Fleet Community Hospital, about 4.7 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. A kitchen near Aldershot station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Aldershot is about 8 miles west of Guildford, in Hampshire. Aldershot gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. 683 places in Hampshire are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 8 miles away.
Canopy cleaning in GU11 and GU12 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on Station Road, East Station Road and High Street and the roads around them. Being close to the A323 and A325, Aldershot is simple for us to get to at any hour. We also cover the places around Aldershot: Weybourne (1 mile south-west), Badshot Lea (1 mile south), Heath End (1 mile south-west), Tongham (1 mile south-east) and Hale (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (15 miles west), Farnborough (3 miles north), Fleet (4 miles north-west), Alton (11 miles south-west), Yateley (7 miles north-west) and Bordon (10 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Aldershot
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to All Hallows Catholic School, Prince Consort's Library and Princes Gardens and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Aldershot itself: Aldershot station. Nearby you’ll also find Royal Army Dental Corps Historical Museum (1.6 miles north) and Farnham Castle (2.7 miles south-west). Not far away are Claycart Hill and Rowhill Nature Reserve.
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Check all filters are fitted before service
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
After the clean you get a photo report showing the canopy, plenum and housing before and after. It notes what was cleaned and anything we couldn’t reach, so the record is honest and complete.
A daily wipe of the hood keeps fresh grease from baking on. It does not reach the plenum, but it stops the outside building up.
How the visit works
We are used to working while the site is closed. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. Before the visit, a few photos of the system and how to reach it help us plan the work in Aldershot.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- The canopy is cleaned inside and out, including troughs and seams.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and pictures are taken.
Before we arrive
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
Get a fixed quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send pictures: wide shots of the system, close-ups of anything that worries you and how we’d get to it. Add the site type and your opening hours, and we can price many jobs without a visit.
Advice
Do you need canopy cleaning in Aldershot?
Filters that are missing, damaged or badly seated leave gaps. More grease reaches the plenum and housing than they’re designed to take, which shows up as heavy deposits when the filters come out.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Condensation running down the canopy
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- Grease channels that no longer drain
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Talavera Junior School or anywhere near Aldershot, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Questions to ask before you book
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether VAT is included
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the figure could change on the day
What affects the quote in Aldershot
There’s no set price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The condition of the system
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The times the site is available
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What to send for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Why it’s worth doing now in Aldershot
A greasy canopy is fuel directly above the flame. Flames from the range can ignite it and be pulled further into the system, where a fire is much harder to stop. Cleaning it removes that fuel. Booking now keeps it a routine visit to Aldershot rather than an urgent one.
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you’re not sure what’s needed, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
Why us?
- A written report with pictures after every visit
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day