Oxfordshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Banbury
Canopy cleaning for commercial sites in Banbury and across Oxfordshire. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
Managing agents and facilities teams in Banbury
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Canopy cleaning in Banbury
We’ve been cleaning kitchen canopies since we started trading in 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’re fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. The work covers wall canopies, island canopies and grease gutters, and the jobs we see most are filters that never seem to stay clean and an EHO comment about the canopy.
Around a town like Banbury, extract cleaning usually means a restaurant, pub, takeaway or the kitchen of a school or care home. Whatever the kitchen, the canopy, filters, duct and fan all collect grease.
The sign-off is always in writing: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Banbury (OX16, OX17)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Places near Banbury
Other services in Banbury
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Banbury
Because the plenum sits behind the filters, it’s easy to forget. Daily cleaning reaches the canopy face but rarely gets further, so the plenum often carries months of grease.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Poor capture at the hood
Healthcare kitchens cannot easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Banbury is Horton General Hospital, about 0.8 miles south-east.
Before you book anyone
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Proof of insurance
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether the figure could change on the day
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- Any permits to work or inductions
- The number of sites or systems
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
What to send for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you will typically have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
What staff can safely do
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
How it works
There are three stages on the day: set-up, the treatment itself and the sign-off. Set-up means sheeting and making equipment safe, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. Most of the time goes on the work itself, and that takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. Parking in a town like Banbury is usually straightforward, so the main questions are access and timing.
- The canopy is checked from pictures or on a visit.
- Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Move anything stored near the system
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Ask for a quote
Want a quote for canopy cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Between visits
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
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. Keep them on a regular cleaning or exchange cycle, and make sure they’re all in place before cooking. Less grease gets into the plenum as a result.
Grease, kitchens and Banbury
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 21 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 11 hotels and B&Bs across Banbury and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. It’s Cherwell council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Banbury. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Fire safety in Banbury falls to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
Commuter trade near Banbury station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Term dates shape school work: for a school like St Mary's Church of England Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Banbury is in Oxfordshire. Across the OX16 area, we can take on canopy cleaning. Across Oxfordshire, we cover 443 places, and Banbury is one of them. There’s also a page for Oxford, roughly 22 miles from Banbury.
Every address in OX16 and OX17 is covered for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Whether your site is on High Street, Market Place and Grimsbury Square or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Main roads around Banbury include the A361 and A422, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Close by, we work in Neithrop (1 mile west), Ruscote (1 mile west), Grimsbury (1 mile east), Drayton (1 mile north-west) and North Newington (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Bicester (14 miles south-east), Bure Park (13 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (12 miles south-west), Woodstock (15 miles south), Bloxham (3 miles south) and Charlbury (14 miles south-west). Banbury is among the bigger places we cover in Oxfordshire for canopy cleaning.
Near you in Banbury
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to People's Park, Banbury Academy and Duke of Wellington pub and the streets around them. Banbury’s nearest station is Banbury station, roughly 0.8 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Castle Quay Shopping Centre (0.5 miles east) and Banbury Castle (0.5 miles east). The countryside around Banbury includes Crouch Hill and Farthinghoe Nature Reserve.
What the work involves, part by part
Grease troughs and gutters
Grease channels around the canopy collect what runs down the inside. They’re emptied and cleaned during the job, so they can do their job again.
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.
Common questions in Banbury
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Banbury?
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Banbury. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Can you work in Banbury outside opening hours?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. It means the site in Banbury keeps running as normal. When you call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, mention when the site is quiet.
How far ahead should we book?
For planned work, earlier is better, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. Emergencies are different, because our line is open 24/7.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, as well as food production and leisure sites.
What causes grease to drip from the hood?
Typically because the troughs or gutters are full, or the plenum is overloaded. Grease has nowhere else to go, so it runs down and drips, and condensation can carry it too. Cleaning the canopy and plenum clears it.
What does canopy cleaning cost?
It depends on the site, so we quote each one individually. To get one, ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with the site type, opening hours and a few pictures.
What if parts of the system cannot be reached?
The report shows them clearly. Often the fix is extra access, such as new panels in ductwork, which we can install.
What is TR19?
TR19® is the BESA specification for keeping ventilation systems clean. TR19® Grease, a standalone specification since 2019, covers grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.