Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Boughton under Blean canopy cleaning
Specialist canopy cleaning for Boughton under Blean: a survey, a fixed price, careful work and proper paperwork. Call for a fixed quote.
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
What the work involves, part by part
School and staff canteen kitchens
Canteens and school kitchens tend to run to a timetable, so the canopy can be cleaned when the kitchen is closed. Holidays and weekends work well.
Island canopies
Island canopies often have filters on two sides. We work round the canopy, cleaning each filter bank and plenum.
Canopy cleaning in Boughton under Blean
We clean canopies in Boughton under Blean when the kitchen isn’t cooking: after service, overnight or at the weekend. The equipment underneath is switched off, left to cool and sheeted, and the kitchen is left ready for the next service. If you have heavy deposits behind the grease filters and condensation running down the canopy, we can help.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Boughton under Blean (ME13)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
When something else is needed
Not every problem is solved by canopy cleaning, and we’ll tell you before we start. It does not solve:
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that’s a design question)
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
If you’re not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Boughton under Blean
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Baffle filters
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The process
Everything the job needs comes with us, 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 an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Boughton under Blean, let us know and we will plan around it.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by pictures or in person.
- Cooking equipment is left to cool and the area under the canopy protected.
- With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned back.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and pictures are taken.
How to prepare
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
We do not publish a 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 start, call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
Related advice
Boughton under Blean kitchens: local notes
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 4 bars, pubs and nightclubs in Boughton under Blean and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Any of them serving cooked food has an extract to keep clean, from canopy to discharge. The fire and rescue service for Boughton under Blean is Kent 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. It’s Swale council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Boughton under Blean. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (about 5.2 miles east), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. School kitchens, at schools like Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Boughton under Blean is about 3 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. Sites in Boughton under Blean get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with photos. Across Kent, we cover 922 places, and Boughton under Blean is one of them. For sites nearby, see our Maidstone page (19 miles or so).
We cover every part of the ME13 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on London Road, The Street and The Crescent or a nearby road, our technicians can take on the work. Other places close to Boughton under Blean include Hickmans Green (1 mile south-west), Winterbourne (1 mile south), Dunkirk (1 mile east), Oversland (1 mile south) and South Street (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Ashford (11 miles south), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles west), Whitstable (5 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (9 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Boughton under Blean
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Mount Ephraim Gardens and The Queens Head pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Selling station, about 1.4 miles south-west. Nearby you will also find Chilham Castle (3.5 miles south) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.2 miles east). Open spaces near Boughton under Blean include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
For landlords and multi-site operators
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Each site gets its own report and pictures, so each one has its own record.
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we’re happy to quote for all of it.
What affects the quote in Boughton under Blean
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We take into account:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How many systems or sites are involved
- How easy every part is to reach
- The scale of the work
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. Try to include:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The postcode and the type of business
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work, before any work starts.
Boughton under Blean: your questions answered
Do you work at weekends in Boughton under Blean?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. Your customers, staff or residents in Boughton under Blean needn’t be disturbed. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Can you get to a site in Boughton under Blean?
Yes, Boughton under Blean is part of our area, however small the site. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. Photos often do the job, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
What do you do to protect the area?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
Can you look after several sites?
Yes. Our area covers London and the South East, so we can schedule a run of sites as one programme. Each site gets its own report and photos.
What is TR19?
A BESA specification, with two parts that matter most here: TR19® Grease for kitchen extracts and TR19® Air for supply and extract systems. It is not law, but it’s the benchmark.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we’re fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
Why does grease run off the canopy edge?
A canopy only holds so much grease. Once the troughs and plenum are full, it runs down and drips, often mixed with condensation. Cleaning removes the cause.
Common problems we fix in Boughton under Blean
Air straight off the range hits the canopy first. Fat in that air settles on the inside of the hood, in its seams and on the filters, and the plenum behind them collects the rest.
Common reasons sites call us are:
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Condensation running down the canopy
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Barnabas or elsewhere in Boughton under Blean, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- What records you will receive afterwards
- Proof of accreditation you can verify
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or pictures
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease need training, the right equipment and safe access. Leave those to us.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. 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.