Oxfordshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Bodicote
Professional canopy cleaning in and around Bodicote, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Poor capture at the hood
- Condensation running down the canopy
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
Questions from Bodicote
Can the work in Bodicote be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, nights and weekends are routine for us. The site is handed back ready to open. Just call 0345 646 2711, or email photos with your opening times and we will plan around them.
Can school kitchens in Bodicote be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. There are about 5 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Bodicote. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you’ll get one fixed quote.
What do you do to protect the area?
We start with protection: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Are you accredited?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
How much does canopy cleaning cost in Bodicote?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: the size of the system, its condition, access and when we can work. You get a fixed price before we start.
Are the filters cleaned too?
Filters are removed so we can clean the plenum and housing, then cleaned and refitted. Between cleans, a filter exchange service can keep them in good order.
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.
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Bodicote
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the canopy, but a canopy can also need cleaning on its own, between full system cleans. Where that’s the case, we will be clear that the ducts and fan are not included, so your records stay accurate. Typical jobs include grease filters blocking between washes and drips from the canopy onto the range, across baffle filters, wall canopies and plenum chambers.
Around a smaller place like Bodicote, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. Quieter kitchens still collect grease in the duct, just more slowly, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
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’re fully insured.
- Place
- Bodicote (OX15)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What else we do in Bodicote
What affects the quote in Bodicote
We don’t publish a price list, because sites vary so much. The quote depends on:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Parking and loading at the site
- The times the site is available
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
Putting the work off seldom saves money. Problems in a system tend to grow, which can make the next visit longer. If you are unsure, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll give you an honest view and a fixed quote.
What we need to know
What to send for a quote:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- The postcode and the type of business
There’s no standard price list, because every site is different. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, then send a fixed quote. To start, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line.
Bodicote kitchens: local notes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 4 pubs and bars as registered food businesses across Bodicote and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Kitchens in Bodicote get their food hygiene inspections from Cherwell council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service covers Bodicote. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Broughton Castle is about 2.9 miles west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning. Healthcare kitchens can’t easily close, so their extracts are cleaned overnight or between meal services; the nearest hospital to Bodicote is Horton General Hospital, about 1.2 miles north-west. School kitchens, at schools like Longford Park Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Bodicote is about 2 miles south-east of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in OX15, we can carry out canopy cleaning at your premises. We cover 443 places across Oxfordshire, large and small. Oxford is in our area too, around 20 miles away.
Every address in OX15 is covered for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include High Street, Dunnock Road and Oxford Road, and we cover them all for canopy cleaning. We also cover the places around Bodicote: Grimsbury (2 miles north), Banbury (2 miles north-west) and Milton (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Bicester (12 miles south-east), Kidlington (15 miles south), Bure Park (11 miles south-east), Chipping Norton (12 miles south-west), Woodstock (13 miles south) and Bloxham (3 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Bodicote
In Bodicote, that means kitchens and buildings near English Language Training, Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sports College and People's Park. Bodicote’s nearest station is Banbury station, roughly 1.5 miles north. Nearby you will also find Bloxham Village Museum (2.7 miles south-west) and Horton General Hospital (1.2 miles north-west). The countryside around Bodicote includes Farthinghoe Nature Reserve and Crouch Hill.
Between visits
So the system stays in good health:
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
- Keep the fan on through service
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
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.
Keep the fan running throughout service and for a short while after. Turning the fan off early lets vapour settle on the hood.
The process
At the end of the visit, someone from your team can look over the work with us. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and it goes on the report too. The visit takes a few hours for most canopies. A site near Bodicote typically has room to park, so the questions are about access to the system and your hours.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned back.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- We refit the filters, clear up and photograph the finished canopy.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any sign-in, permit or induction we need
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
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In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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.
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
Part by part
Plenums and filter housings
Behind neglected filters, the plenum can be heavily coated. Heavy deposits are scraped out by hand before degreasing.
Island canopies
Everything about an island canopy is on show so a clean, even finish matters. It’s degreased and photographed for your report.
What happens if it’s left?
For a kitchen in Bodicote, a canopy that looks greasy can colour a whole inspection. A clean hood is a sign the kitchen is cared for, and it’s far easier to keep clean than to rescue. It’s better to plan the work at a site near Bodicote than wait for a failure.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before work begins.
What you get with us
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- We diagnose before we treat
Read how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
What canopy cleaning cannot fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so these are the things it will not cover:
- Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
- Electrical faults in the canopy
- Bent or broken filters
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies