West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Avisford
Deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out for commercial sites in Avisford and across West Sussex. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Poor capture at the hood
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
What staff can safely do
A few tasks are always specialist work: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings call for the right kit, training and safe access. That is our job.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Canopy cleaning in Avisford, done properly
Duct Doctor has cleaned canopies and hoods since 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, we treat the canopy as one part of a whole system, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers island canopies, plenum chambers and wall canopies, and common reasons people get in touch are drips from the canopy onto the range and condensation running down the canopy.
Somewhere as small as Avisford, 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.
Good records are part of the job. You get a written report with pictures after every 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.
- Location
- Avisford (BN18)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Questions from Avisford
Do you work overnight in Avisford?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The work in Avisford can fit around your hours. When you call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Avisford in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. The FSA’s register shows about 3 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Avisford. Tell us your holiday dates and we will book the visit for when the site is empty.
What causes grease to drip from the hood?
A full trough, gaps around the filters or a coated plenum. We clean the canopy, plenum and troughs and tell you what we find.
Are the filters cleaned too?
The filters come out so the plenum behind them can be cleaned, then clean and refit them. We will tell you if any need replacing.
What information do you need?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and in shared buildings more than one person can have duties. Your lease and fire risk assessment should make it clear.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Avisford
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
How the visit works
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. We book the visit for a time the area is closed, whether that’s an evening, overnight or a weekend. When the team arrives, the work area is protected and the relevant equipment is switched off to cool, and the work takes a few hours for most canopies. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Avisford and turn up when the site is quiet.
- Diagnosis first: we look behind the filters as well as at the hood.
- We protect everything below once it has cooled.
- Thick grease is scraped away before the canopy is degreased.
- Plenum, housing, troughs and canopy are all cleaned and checked.
- You get pictures of the result and a recommended date for the next clean.
Before we arrive
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
Ask for a quote
To get a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. You will usually have a quote within one working day.
Advice
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When it’s something else
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- Electrical faults in the canopy
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
If you’re not sure, just call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
Different parts, different methods
Island canopies
Island canopies hang over cooking in the middle of the kitchen, which means grease settles on all four sides. Each face is cleaned inside and out.
Wall canopies
A long wall canopy may hold several sections of filters. We work along the canopy section by section, with pictures for each.
When to call us in Avisford
Moisture in the air mixes with the grease on the canopy. Water vapour condenses on the cooler canopy surfaces and drips and runs with the grease. The result is sticky streaks and drips onto the range.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Arundel and District Hospital about 2.1 miles east, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Proof of insurance
- Whether VAT is included
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Avisford
You will get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The scale of the work
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why we survey first, from pictures or on site, and why the quote is fixed before work begins.
What we need to know
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- Problems your staff have spotted
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The site address and the type of premises
Want a quote for canopy cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Kitchen extracts in Avisford
The FSA’s food hygiene register includes about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs in and around Avisford, up to about a mile and a half out. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Environmental health officers from Arun council inspect food businesses in Avisford. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Avisford is covered by West Sussex 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.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Church of St Mary or elsewhere in Avisford, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School or anywhere near Avisford, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Avisford is about 4 miles north-west of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. If you need canopy cleaning in Avisford, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email. We work across South East England and London, Avisford included. We cover 371 places across West Sussex, from busy centres to quieter spots. You can also see our page for Portsmouth, roughly 20 miles from Avisford.
Every address in BN18 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Close by, we work in Binsted (1 mile east), Walberton (1 mile south-west), Slindon Common (1 mile north-west), Slindon (1 mile north-west) and West Barnham (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Worthing (9 miles east), Bognor Regis (5 miles south-west), Chichester (7 miles west), Selsey (11 miles south-west), Littlehampton (4 miles south-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (15 miles east).
Near you in Avisford
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around St Philip Howard Catholic High School. For rail, the closest station is Barnham station, about 1.7 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Arundel Castle (2.6 miles east) and Arundel and District Hospital (2.1 miles east). The countryside around Avisford includes Bignor Hill and WWT Arundel.