Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Bermondsey, Greater London
Looking for canopy cleaning in Bermondsey? We survey first, send you a fixed quote and work around your opening hours, then sign off with a report and photos.
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A hood that doesn’t cover the cooking line
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
- Bent or broken filters
If in doubt, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we will say what we think.
What the work covers
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
Canopy cleaning in Bermondsey, done properly
A greasy canopy tells an inspector a lot before they’ve opened anything. Under the surface, the plenum behind the filters is typically in a worse state. Canopy cleaning deals with both, so the hood looks right and works properly. Common call-outs are for condensation and grease dripping together and an EHO comment about the canopy, on wall canopies, island canopies and canopy light fittings.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so work in Bermondsey is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Bermondsey (SE1, SE16, SE5)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
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How we price canopy cleaning
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We check:
- Parking and loading at the site
- The condition of the system
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
We do not list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before we start.
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Bermondsey
Most canopies have troughs or channels that catch running grease. Left to fill up, they spill over, and grease ends up dripping from the canopy edge.
These are the problems we see most often:
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Grease channels that no longer drain
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey or anywhere around Bermondsey, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- If they look at the system before pricing
Leave it or put it right?
Leaving the canopy until the next full clean can mean months of build-up. Some kitchens need the canopy cleaning more often than the whole system, and readings or a look behind the filters will show it. London buildings are shared, so a fire or failure in one system can reach the neighbours above and beside you.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. You’ll have a fixed price before we start.
Why Bermondsey businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes, normally within one working day
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Trading since 2009
Take a look at our cost guide or our accreditations and certificates.
Bermondsey questions
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Bermondsey during the holidays?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Food Standards Agency records list about 108 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Bermondsey. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
What do you need to know about parking in Bermondsey?
We plan it in advance, so let us know about loading bays, permits and access rules at the building. If the building has a loading slot system, we will book into it.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few photos plus the address and your hours. If we need more, we’ll ask.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
Not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. We work across South East England and London, so sites at different addresses can be planned together as one programme. Every site has its own report.
Do you clean canopies in all kinds of kitchens?
Canopies in pubs, restaurants, hotels, schools, care homes, offices and other kitchens. The routine stays the same whatever the kitchen, with the equipment off and cool.
What do you do to protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Do we need to close the kitchen for a canopy clean?
Only while we are working, and we work out of hours, so most kitchens don’t lose a service. We work evenings, nights and weekends.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
What the work involves, part by part
Grease troughs and gutters
Where a trough drains into a grease cup, we empty and clean that as well, and we’ll show staff where it is.
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.
Canopy cleaning in Bermondsey: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records include about 271 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 48 hotels and B&Bs in and around Bermondsey, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they serve hot food, their kitchen extracts need cleaning to TR19® like any restaurant’s. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too. London Fire Brigade covers Bermondsey. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
Commuter trade near London Bridge station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Guy's Hospital is the nearest hospital to Bermondsey, about 0.7 miles north-west.
Bermondsey is about 1 mile east of London, in Greater London. Whatever kind of site you run in Bermondsey, we can take on canopy cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so the site keeps running. 764 places in Greater London are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Here we cover the SE1, SE16 and SE5 postcode area for canopy cleaning. Whether your site is on Crown Square, Fire Station Square and Layard Square or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. You will find Bermondsey on the A100 and B202, so it’s easy for us to get to for canopy cleaning. Nearby, we also carry out canopy cleaning in Walworth (1 mile south-west), London (1 mile west), South Bermondsey (1 mile south-east), Surrey Canal (1 mile south-east) and Surrey Quays (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include City of Westminster (4 miles west), Marylebone (3 miles north-west), Kensington (5 miles west), St Pancras (3 miles north-west), Walthamstow (7 miles north) and Hoxton (3 miles north).
Around Bermondsey
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Asylum for the deaf and dumb, St Mary-at-Hill and Harris Academy Bermondsey and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include Bishopsgate Institute Special Collections and Archives (1.5 miles north), Bermondsey Spa Gardens (within half a mile south) and Simon the Tanner pub (within half a mile west). Bermondsey’s nearest station is London Bridge station, about 0.7 miles north-west. Nearby you will also find Fashion and Textile Museum (less than half a mile west) and Guy's Hospital (0.7 miles north-west). The countryside around Bermondsey includes St. James's Park Lake and Bellenden Road Nature Garden.
How the visit works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. The visit takes a few hours for most canopies. Loading bays, visitor permits and roof access are the first things we ask about for a site in Bermondsey.
- We start by checking the canopy and what’s behind its filters.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
How to get a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and pictures, and we typically reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.