Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Botley, Hampshire
Professional canopy cleaning in and around Botley, booked around your opening hours and finished with a written report and photos.
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Grease channels that no longer drain
FAQs for Botley
Can you work in Botley outside opening hours?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. That way a site in Botley does not have to lose a day’s trading. When you call 0345 646 2711 or email us, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Botley in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Around Botley, the Food Standards Agency lists about 11 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. Just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Are the filters cleaned too?
The filters come out so the plenum behind them can be cleaned, then clean and refit them. We will tell you if any need replacing.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
Do you provide photos of the cleaned canopy?
Photos of the canopy and plenum before and after. It also gives a recommended date for the next clean.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
The full canopy, inside and out, and the plenum behind it. Grease troughs and filter channels are emptied and degreased as part of the job.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
Are you accredited?
CHAS, SafeContractor, ISO 9001 and BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We are fully insured and have been trading since 2009.
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Botley
For canopies and hoods in Botley, the work follows the same careful routine: we remove the filters, clean the plenum and housing, then degrease the canopy shell. You get photos of the canopy before and after. If you’re dealing with filters that clog soon after cleaning and a canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection, we can put it right.
Kitchens around a place like Botley are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, where the duct may cross a roof void or climb an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Location
- Botley (SO30)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Price
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Do you need canopy cleaning in Botley?
A canopy with gaps around its filters lets grease straight through. More grease reaches the plenum and housing than they’re designed to take, which shows up as heavy deposits when the filters come out.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- Condensation running down the canopy
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Fat running down the front of the hood
Where a hall near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Botley, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
What your quote should include
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- What hours they’ll be on site
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
Between visits
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it helps at the next visit:
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
- Clean the hood’s outer surfaces daily
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
We point out anything we noticed while the canopy was apart: damaged filters, gaps around the housing or troughs that need emptying more often. We keep it to what matters.
Run the extract for as long as anything is cooking. Turning the fan off early lets vapour settle on the hood.
Different parts, different methods
School and staff canteen kitchens
A canteen canopy may cook fewer hours, but it still collects grease. BESA guidance still sets a minimum interval for the whole system, and the canopy is part of it.
Pub and hotel kitchens
Staff in pub and hotel kitchens work under the canopy all day, so drips and smells soon become a daily nuisance. Cleaning the canopy and plenum sorts it.
What canopy cleaning cannot fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
How we price canopy cleaning
Your quote is based on your site. We take into account:
- The number of sites or systems
- The condition of the system
- Travel, parking and unloading
- A single visit or a regular plan
A single site or a whole portfolio, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. The price is fixed before any work starts.
What to send for a quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- A few general shots of the system
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
For a fixed quote, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We normally come back within one working day.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Canopy cleaning in Botley: the local picture
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 25 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 11 takeaways across Botley and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. Botley is covered by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. Kitchens in Botley get their food hygiene inspections from Eastleigh council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
A hospital like Moorgreen Hospital, about 2.2 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Botley is about 1 mile east of Hedge End, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Botley or further out, we cover canopy cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. We cover 683 places across Hampshire, from busy centres to quieter spots.
Here we cover the SO30 postcode area for canopy cleaning. We cover sites on High Street, Boswell Close and Bailey Close and nearby roads. Main roads around Botley include the A334, so getting to you is simple for canopy cleaning. Close by, we work in Boorley Green (1 mile north), Curdridge (2 miles east), Curbridge (2 miles south-east), Durley (2 miles north) and Horton Heath (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Winchester (10 miles north), Gosport (9 miles south-east), Havant (13 miles east), Eastleigh (5 miles north-west), Fareham (6 miles south-east) and Horndean (12 miles east).
Near you in Botley
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Wildern School, Wildern School and The Dolphin Hotel The Dolphin Public House. For rail, the closest station is Botley station, roughly 0.8 miles east. Nearby you’ll also find Moorgreen Hospital (2.2 miles north-west) and Netley Castle (4.4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Swanwick Lakes.
What we do, step by step
The visit has three parts: getting the area ready, doing the work and signing it off. Getting ready means protecting surfaces and switching off what needs to be off, and the sign-off is a written report with pictures. The middle part takes longest, which takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. Getting to the system matters more than parking in a place like Botley, so let us know how to reach it.
- We start by checking the canopy and what’s behind its filters.
- Equipment is turned off and cooled, and the area under the canopy is protected.
- Thick grease is scraped away before the canopy is degreased.
- We finish the plenum, troughs and canopy and check them over.
- You get photos of the result and a recommended date for the next clean.
Before we arrive
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Clear loose items from the work area
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for canopy cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.