Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Ashurst, Hampshire
Canopy cleaning for Ashurst, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- A hood coated in old grease
- Condensation running down the canopy
Canopy cleaning in Ashurst, done properly
Of the whole extract system, the canopy is the bit on show. It’s also the first place cooking vapour meets, so grease gathers on its inner skin, seams and gutters. Our canopy clean covers the shell inside and out, plus the plenum and the filter housing. If you are dealing with poor capture at the hood and grease dripping from the canopy edge, we can put it right, from island canopies, wall canopies and baffle filters onwards.
Somewhere as small as Ashurst, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease, whatever the size of the place.
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’re fully insured.
- Place
- Ashurst (SO40)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Price
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Ashurst
Do you clean school canteen extracts around Ashurst out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 5 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Ashurst. Send us your term dates when you phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll fit the work in.
Can sea air affect canopy cleaning in Ashurst?
It can. Being within about 3 miles of the sea means more corrosion on metalwork in Ashurst than inland. We look at fans, cowls and fixings for rust as well as grease.
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.
How much notice do you need?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. We typically quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used and we will propose a schedule with a fixed quote.
Can you clean the canopy outside our opening hours?
The clean is done out of hours: after service, overnight or before opening. The range must be switched off and cooled first.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, we are fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor, for sites that check contractor safety.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Send the list of sites and the work at each and you’ll get one fixed quote.
Part by part
Grease troughs and gutters
Where a trough drains into a grease cup, that is emptied and cleaned too, and we will show staff where it is.
School and staff canteen kitchens
Canteen staff see the canopy, not the duct behind it. The canopy and plenum are both cleaned, so what’s out of sight is dealt with too.
Towns and villages near Ashurst
Other services in Ashurst
How we price canopy cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We consider:
- The times the site is available
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- How many systems or sites are involved
Leaving it longer rarely makes the work cheaper. Build-up, wear and faults tend to get worse, not better, and a neglected system can mean more work. If you’re unsure, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email for straight advice and a fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. With your enquiry, please include:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Problems your staff have spotted
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few photos and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Ashurst
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
What a clean will not put right
We won’t sell you work that doesn’t address the problem, so these are the things it will not cover:
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that’s a design question)
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Plenum chambers
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
Ashurst kitchens: local notes
Ashurst lies within about 3 miles of the sea. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 6 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 3 takeaways and sandwich shops in Ashurst and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever there’s a canopy over the cooking, its hood and plenum collect grease with every service. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Ashurst. 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.
If you cook for passing trade around Ashurst New Forest station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. School kitchens, at schools like Foxhills Infant School for example, are typically cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Ashurst is about 2 miles south of Totton, in Hampshire. Sites in Ashurst get the same service as everywhere we cover: a survey first, a fixed quote, work timed around your hours and a report with photos. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Ashurst among them. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby, about 6 miles away.
Every address in SO40 is covered for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Local streets include Ash Grove, Cecil Avenue and Dene Road, and we cover them all for canopy cleaning. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Colbury (1 mile east), Lyndhurst (3 miles south-west), Emery Down (4 miles south-west), Balmerlawn (5 miles south) and Brockenhurst (6 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (14 miles north-east), Eastleigh (9 miles north-east), Fareham (14 miles east), Chandler's Ford (8 miles north-east), Hedge End (9 miles east) and Lymington (10 miles south).
Near you in Ashurst
Around Ashurst, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Hounsdown School and The Forest Inn, among other places. The nearest railway station is Ashurst New Forest station, roughly 0.7 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Ashurst Hospital (0.6 miles south-west) and National Dairy Museum (0.5 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Testwood Lakes.
When to call us in Ashurst
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.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Ashurst Hospital about 0.6 miles south-west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Questions to ask before booking
- What paperwork you get at the end
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Looking after it afterwards
Good habits slow the build-up between visits. A few tips:
- Clean the hood’s outer surfaces daily
- Check filters aren’t leaving gaps
- Use non-abrasive cloths on the hood
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
Keep the photo report with your maintenance log, so it’s ready when an EHO, insurer or fire officer asks. Photos of a clean canopy and plenum make the record easy to follow.
Clean filters are the canopy’s first defence. Wash or exchange them regularly, and never cook with one missing. The plenum behind them stays cleaner.
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 a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. Pictures of the system and its access let us plan the work in Ashurst before we set off.
- Diagnosis first: we look behind the filters as well as at the hood.
- Equipment is turned off and cooled, and the area under the canopy is protected.
- Heavy deposits come off by hand, then the surfaces are degreased.
- Plenum, housing, troughs and canopy are all cleaned and checked.
- The canopy is signed off with before and after photos and a next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
How to get a quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.