Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Ashton
Canopy cleaning for Ashton and the surrounding area: diagnosis first, then a fixed quote, the work and a report with pictures. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Ashton
If the canopy in Ashton is dripping, sticky or overdue a clean? A photo of the canopy and filters is a good start when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and you’ll get a fixed price, normally within one working day. Common call-outs are for condensation running down the canopy and a filter housing caked in grease, on grease gutters, canopy light fittings and baffle filters.
Somewhere as small as Ashton, 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.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold ISO 9001 and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Ashton (SO32)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Ashton
You will get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- The condition we find in the survey
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The scale of the work
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. Just send:
- The postcode and the type of business
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Any previous report or certificate
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
To get a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You’ll typically have a quote within one working day.
Common problems we fix in Ashton
Most canopies have troughs or channels that catch running grease. If they’re not emptied, they fill and overflow, and grease ends up dripping from the canopy edge.
What we’re most often called out for:
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- A filter housing caked in grease
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Bishops Waltham Infant School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
Why deal with it now?
A canopy clean in Ashton now stops the grease spreading further. The work takes a few hours for most canopies, done while the kitchen is closed. Left alone, grease keeps moving into the plenum and duct. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Ashton rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Ask for a fixed quote and we will go through it with you.
What you get with us
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. Here’s what we suggest:
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Never run the range with a filter out
- Run the extract the whole time you are cooking
The report gives a recommended next clean date. That date is based on your cooking hours and what we found, in line with BESA guidance.
Empty the grease troughs and cups before they fill. Most canopy drips start with a full trough, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.
Different parts, different methods
Island canopies
With filters on more than one side, an island canopy has more plenum to clean. We work round the canopy, cleaning each filter bank and plenum.
School and staff canteen kitchens
In a school or workplace canteen, the canopy is often the only part of the extract staff ever see. We clean it and the plenum behind the filters, so what’s out of sight is dealt with too.
Common questions in Ashton
Which fire authority looks after Ashton?
That is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
Which council inspects kitchens in Ashton?
Kitchens in Ashton are inspected by Winchester City council’s environmental health officers. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you cover Ashton?
Yes. We work in Ashton and across Hampshire, within our South East and London area. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, 24/7. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, with the emergency line covering every other hour.
Will I get a report after the canopy clean?
Photos of the canopy and plenum before and after. It also gives a recommended date for the next clean.
How long does canopy cleaning take?
It takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. We’ll confirm how long when we quote.
Why is my canopy dripping grease?
A canopy only holds so much grease. When the gutters fill, it overflows onto the range, often mixed with condensation. A thorough clean stops it.
Are the filters cleaned too?
Filters are removed so we can clean the plenum and housing, then cleaned and refitted. Between cleans, a filter exchange service can keep them in good order.
What canopy cleaning looks like in Ashton
There are about 5 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 3 takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Ashton, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Any of those kitchens with a canopy has a hood that needs cleaning inside and out. In Ashton, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Winchester City council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Our report lists what was cleaned and when, which is useful to have ready. The fire and rescue service for Ashton is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Moorgreen Hospital (about 5.3 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Peter or elsewhere in Ashton, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Ashton is about 5 miles north-east of Hedge End, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Ashton or further out, canopy cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Ashton is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover for canopy cleaning. We also work in Southampton, around 8 miles away.
All of SO32 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. If your site is just outside Ashton, we cover Upham (1 mile north-west), Bishop's Waltham (1 mile south), Durley Street (1 mile south-west), Lower Upham (1 mile west) and Wintershill (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Winchester (8 miles north-west), Gosport (12 miles south), Havant (13 miles south-east), Eastleigh (5 miles west), Fareham (8 miles south) and Horndean (10 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Ashton
Typical jobs here are in premises near Swanmore College of Technology. The nearest railway station is Botley station, roughly 4 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Bishop's Waltham Museum (1.1 miles south) and Moorgreen Hospital (5.3 miles south-west). The countryside around Ashton includes Beacon Hill and Bishops Waltham Branch LNR.
The process
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. Then we make the system safe and start. The work on site takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. In a small place like Ashton, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned back.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- We refit the filters, clear up and photograph the finished canopy.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
How to get a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: the address, the type of site and when it’s open, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Advice
Honest limits
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A light fitting that doesn’t work
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Where we work
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers