Essex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Basildon, Essex
Deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Basildon. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Basildon
We have 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. Common call-outs are for grease channels that no longer drain and heavy deposits behind the grease filters, across island canopies, canopy light fittings and grease gutters.
Kitchens in a place the size of Basildon are cleaned around trading, not the other way round: after the last cover, before breakfast or on a day the kitchen is shut. Bigger sites can be done kitchen by kitchen, so cooking carries on elsewhere.
We have been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
Aftercare tips
Once we’ve finished, these simple steps help:
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
- Clean the baffle filters often
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
A full system clean comes with a TR19 certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If the job covers only the canopy, the paperwork reflects that.
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.
What affects the quote in Basildon
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The size of the system
- The times the site is available
We do not list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Helping us quote
When you call or email, it’s useful to have:
- A few general shots of the system
- Any previous report or certificate
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The postcode and the type of business
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
How the job changes from site to site
Plenums and filter housings
A plenum that hasn’t been cleaned for a long time can hold a thick layer of grease. We remove thick grease by hand, then degrease.
Island canopies
Island canopies hang over cooking in the middle of the kitchen, which means grease settles on all four sides. We clean all of them, inside and out.
Leave it or put it right?
A canopy clean in Basildon now stops the grease spreading further. The work takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits, done while the kitchen is closed. Put off, the grease simply moves further into the system. A gap in the records is hard to explain after an incident, so it pays to keep the work current.
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 any work starts.
Why book with us
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- In business since 2009
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Read what affects the cost or our accreditations and certificates.
Basildon questions
Which fire service covers Basildon?
That is Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Can the work in Basildon be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Basildon doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® is BESA’s specification, not legislation. The law is the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which makes the responsible person assess and reduce fire risk, and cleaning to TR19® is the recognised way to show grease is under control.
How much does canopy cleaning cost?
There’s no set price, as it depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before we start.
How long does canopy cleaning take?
That depends on the size of the canopy and how much grease is on it. As a guide, it takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several.
Who has the legal duty for fire safety?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: normally the employer or whoever controls the premises. In shared or managed buildings, a landlord, facilities manager or managing agent can share the duty.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. For anything urgent, such as a fan failure or damage after a fire, ring the 24/7 line, and we will advise on what to do next.
Where does the waste go?
It’s contained and taken away. Grease, debris and waste water are collected as the work goes on rather than letting it spread.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
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.
Also near Basildon
Also in Basildon
How the visit works
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, carry out the canopy cleaning, tidy up and leave you the report. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Whoever holds the keys and signs off contractors at your site in Basildon is the person we need to speak to before the day.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- 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
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Clear the space around the work
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
To get a fixed quote, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with the site type, your trading hours and a short description of the system. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. We normally come back within one working day.
Advice
Canopy cleaning in Basildon: the local picture
The FSA’s data shows about 17 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels and B&Bs registered in and around Basildon, up to about a mile and a half out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. Kitchens in Basildon get their food hygiene inspections from Basildon council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. Basildon is covered by Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. 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 run a church or community hall kitchen, near St Martin of Tours or elsewhere in Basildon, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event. For schools such as Ghyllgrove Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. A hospital like Basildon University Hospital, about 1 mile south, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day.
Basildon is about 24 miles east of London, in Essex. Anywhere in SS16, we can carry out canopy cleaning at your premises. Basildon is one of 644 places in Essex we cover for canopy cleaning. There’s also a page for Chelmsford, roughly 11 miles from Basildon.
Work in SS16, SS15, SS14 and SS13 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. We cover sites on Town Square, St Martins Square and Market Square and nearby roads. With the A13 and A127 close by, Basildon is simple for us to get to at any hour. We also cover the places around Basildon: Lee Chapel (1 mile south-west), Noak Bridge (1 mile north-west), Vange (1 mile south-east), Steeple View (2 miles north-west) and Laindon (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Chelmsford (11 miles north), Brentwood (8 miles north-west), Maldon (14 miles north-east), Canvey Island (6 miles south-east), Billericay (4 miles north) and Rayleigh (6 miles east). Being one of Essex’s larger places, Basildon has a wide mix of commercial premises, all within our area for canopy cleaning.
Landmarks near Basildon
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Gloucester Park, Sigered pub and Woodlands School. There’s a railway station in Basildon itself: Basildon station. Other landmarks nearby include Eastgate Shopping Centre (within half a mile south) and Basildon University Hospital (1 mile south). The countryside around Basildon includes Vange Marsh RSPB nature reserve.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
- Bent or broken filters
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
Where we work
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings