West Berkshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Beenham Stocks
Canopy cleaning for Beenham Stocks, with a survey first and a report with pictures at the end. Ask us for a fixed quote.
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
How we handle canopy cleaning in Beenham Stocks
Think of the canopy as the mouth of the extract. If it’s coated in grease, everything downstream gets more of it. Our diagnosis starts there, and the cure is a thorough clean of the hood, the plenum and the filter housing. The work covers canopy light fittings, wall canopies and plenum chambers, and the jobs we see most are a filter housing caked in grease and filters that clog soon after cleaning.
Work in a small place like Beenham Stocks starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean itself is the same full TR19® job as in any town: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Place
- Beenham Stocks (RG7)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Records
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Why deal with it now?
Drips from a dirty canopy land on the cooking line. That is a hygiene problem as well as a fire one, and environmental health officers look at the cleanliness of equipment, extraction included. If the system at a site near Beenham Stocks fails, there may be nowhere nearby to move to.
A single site or a whole portfolio, we price it on the same basis: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before work begins.
What you get with us
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Trading since 2009
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Read how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
What your team can do, and what needs us
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so records stay tidy.
Nearby places to Beenham Stocks
What else we do in Beenham Stocks
Do you need canopy cleaning in Beenham Stocks?
A canopy with gaps around its filters lets grease straight through. The plenum and housing behind them then take far more grease than they should, which shows up as heavy deposits when the filters come out.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Condensation running down the canopy
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
For schools such as Beenham Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is usually booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
What your quote should include
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
When something else is needed
We will not sell you work that does not address the problem, so these are the things it won’t cover:
- A light fitting that doesn’t work
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A fan that can’t pull enough air because it’s worn out
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we work on in Beenham Stocks
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
Different parts, different methods
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.
Plenums and filter housings
Behind the grease filters is the plenum. Grease that slips past the filters settles there, so it’s scraped and degreased on every canopy clean.
What we do, step by step
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the photos you sent. Anything unexpected is raised with you before we go further. From there, it takes a few hours for most canopies. Seeing the system in pictures first means the trip to Beenham Stocks can be planned properly.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
There’s no standard price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, and then send you a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
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Grease, kitchens and Beenham Stocks
The Food Standards Agency lists about 4 pubs and bars as registered food businesses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Beenham Stocks. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. It’s West Berkshire council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Beenham Stocks. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Beenham Stocks sits within the area of Royal Berkshire 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.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Church of St Mary or anywhere around Beenham Stocks, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Beenham Stocks is about 4 miles north of Tadley, in West Berkshire. For canopy cleaning in and around Beenham Stocks, please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, including Beenham Stocks. Across West Berkshire, we cover 155 places, and Beenham Stocks is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Reading page (7 miles or so).
Work in RG7 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. We also cover the places around Beenham Stocks: Beenham (1 mile south-west), Lower Padworth (1 mile south-east), Southend (1 mile north), Aldermaston Wharf (1 mile south) and Tutts Clump (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Newbury (8 miles west), Thatcham (5 miles west), Burghfield Common (4 miles east), Speenhamland (8 miles west), Spencers Wood (8 miles east) and Calcot (4 miles east).
Landmarks near Beenham Stocks
In Beenham Stocks, that means kitchens and buildings near The Six Bells pub. Beenham Stocks’s nearest station is Aldermaston station, roughly 1.2 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Thames Valley Police Museum (2.7 miles east) and Yattendon Castle (4.4 miles north-west). Not far away are Moor Copse Nature Reserve and Hosehill Lake.
FAQs for Beenham Stocks
Do you work overnight in Beenham Stocks?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. It means the site in Beenham Stocks keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you are closed and we’ll book within them.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Beenham Stocks?
Food hygiene inspections in Beenham Stocks are carried out by West Berkshire council. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Do you clean inside the canopy as well as outside?
The whole canopy, inside and out. We also remove the filters and clean the plenum and housing behind them, since that’s where grease hides.
Do you clean canopies in all kinds of kitchens?
Wall and island canopies, long cooking-line hoods and small single hoods. Each one is cleaned inside and out, with the plenum behind the filters.
Are you accredited?
Duct Doctor is a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
What’s TR19?
It’s the industry benchmark for cleaning ventilation and kitchen extract systems, written by BESA. It covers how systems are inspected, cleaned and checked and expects a risk-based approach.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No. The law sets the duty, and TR19® is the recognised benchmark for meeting it. Under the Fire Safety Order 2005, the responsible person must reduce fire risk, and without records, many insurers may refuse or reduce a claim.
Is canopy cleaning enough for TR19?
Canopy cleaning is part of TR19, not the whole of it. We’ll make clear on the report which parts were cleaned so nobody mistakes it for a full system clean.