Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Alton
Canopy cleaning across Alton and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
Looking after it afterwards
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
- Never run the range with a filter out
We recommend when the canopy, or the whole system, should next be cleaned. That date is based on your cooking hours and what we found, in line with BESA guidance.
Clean filters are the canopy’s first defence. Keep them on a regular cleaning or exchange cycle, and never cook with one missing. Less grease gets into the plenum as a result.
About our canopy cleaning in Alton
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the canopy, but some sites need the canopy done between full cleans. In that case, the report makes clear what was and wasn’t cleaned, so your records stay accurate. If you have grease channels that no longer drain and fat running down the front of the hood, we can help, from wall canopies, plenum chambers and island canopies onwards.
For a pub, café or restaurant in a town like Alton, losing a day’s trade to cleaning isn’t an option, so the work is done after service, overnight or on a closed day. The kitchen is handed back clean and ready to cook.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That is why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Alton (GU34)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Alton questions
Who inspects food businesses in Alton?
Kitchens in Alton are inspected by East Hampshire council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Which fire service covers Alton?
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Alton. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
How long is a canopy clean?
A single canopy with a light build-up is fairly quick, while long canopies, several hoods or heavy deposits take more time. You will know before we start.
Why is my canopy dripping grease?
A full trough, gaps around the filters or a coated plenum. We clean all three and point out anything that’s causing it.
What kinds of canopies do you clean?
Wall and island canopies, long cooking-line hoods and small single hoods. The method is the same: filters out, plenum and housing cleaned, canopy degreased inside and out.
Is Alton in your area?
Yes. We cover Alton and the rest of Hampshire, within our South East and London area. To book, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes usually come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Do you need canopy cleaning in Alton?
The plenum is hidden behind the filters, so nobody sees it build up. Daily cleaning reaches the canopy face but rarely gets further, so the plenum often carries months of grease.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Lawrence or elsewhere in Alton, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
What we do, step by step
We start by comparing what we find with the survey or your photos. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a few hours for most canopies. In Alton, the visit is planned around your opening hours, parking and access to the system.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by photos or in person.
- 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.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- Clean filters are refitted and before and after pictures go into your report.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Clear loose items from the work area
How to get a quote
If you need canopy cleaning in Alton, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send photos or your last report if you can. We typically send a fixed quote within one working day.
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Different parts, different methods
Island canopies
An island canopy is open on all sides, which means grease settles on all four sides. We clean all of them, inside and out.
Plenums and filter housings
Behind neglected filters, the plenum can be heavily coated. Heavy deposits are scraped out by hand before degreasing.
Grease, kitchens and Alton
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 19 pubs, bars and clubs and about 3 hotels and B&Bs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Alton. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. In Alton, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from East Hampshire council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Alton is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
If you run a café or takeaway near Alton station, early starts and late finishes leave little time to clean, so overnight extract cleaning suits. A hospital like Alton Community Hospital, about 0.9 miles south-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Alton is about 10 miles south-east of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Alton, we can take on canopy cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. Our Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Alton is one of them. We also work in Guildford, around 19 miles away.
We cover every part of the GU34 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. Local streets include High Street, Station Road and Goswell Square, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. Alton sits on or near the A339 and B3004, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. We also cover Chawton (1 mile south-west), Holybourne (2 miles north-east), Neatham (2 miles north-east), East Worldham (2 miles south-east) and Golden Pot (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (10 miles north-west), Farnborough (13 miles north-east), Fleet (10 miles north-east), Aldershot (11 miles north-east), Petersfield (10 miles south) and Yateley (14 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Alton
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Amery Hill School, Treloar School and The 'Baker's Arms' Public House, among other places. There’s a railway station in Alton itself: Alton station. Other landmarks nearby include Allen Gallery (less than half a mile east) and Alton Community Hospital (0.9 miles south-west). Not far away are Holybourne Hill.
What affects the quote in Alton
We quote each job individually. These are the things that affect it:
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- The condition we find in the survey
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Any previous report or certificate
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party and send the paperwork to whoever needs it.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Alton and across Hampshire. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
When something else is needed
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- A fan that can’t pull enough air because it’s worn out
- Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
- Electrical faults in the canopy
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Alton
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings