Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Bowmans canopy cleaning
Deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Bowmans. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
Part by part
Island canopies
With filters on more than one side, an island canopy has more plenum to clean. Both sides are taken apart and cleaned.
Grease troughs and gutters
Many canopies have troughs or gutters around the edge to catch running grease. They’re emptied and cleaned during the job, so they can do their job again.
How we handle canopy cleaning in Bowmans
Canopy cleaning is part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but some sites need the canopy done between full cleans. In that case, the report makes clear what was and wasn’t cleaned, so your records stay accurate. The work covers baffle filters, island canopies and plenum chambers, and the jobs we see most are a greasy hood noticed by an inspector and greasy streaks across the canopy.
Around a smaller place like Bowmans, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. On top of that, we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
- Location
- Bowmans (DA1, DA2, DA5)
- Region
- Kent
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
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.
Multi-site and managed buildings
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
When the building owner and the occupier are different, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Places near Bowmans
What else we do in Bowmans
Between visits
Aftercare is simple, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
- Clean the baffle filters often
- Use non-abrasive cloths on the hood
- Check filters aren’t leaving gaps
We recommend when the canopy, or the whole system, should next be cleaned. That date is based on your cooking hours and what we found, in line with BESA guidance.
Don’t let canopy gutters fill to the brim. Overflowing troughs are the usual cause of drips onto the range, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.
What happens on the day
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Evenings, weekends or a closed day all work for a site in a place like Bowmans.
- We look at the canopy first, from photos or on a visit.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and pictures are taken.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored near the system
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
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What canopy cleaning cannot fix
Some problems need a different service or another trade:
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A light fitting that doesn’t work
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
Why it’s worth doing now in Bowmans
Getting the canopy cleaned in Bowmans now saves a bigger job later. It takes a few hours for most canopies, done while the kitchen is closed. Put off, the grease simply moves further into the system. Even a site near Bowmans that’s only busy part of the week needs its system checked on a schedule.
The cost depends on how big the system is, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before any work starts, so you know where you stand.
Why us?
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
- Trading since 2009
- CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
Bowmans questions
Can you get to a site in Bowmans?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Bowmans is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Bowmans?
That’s Dartford council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Bowmans. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Why does grease run off the canopy edge?
A canopy only holds so much grease. When the gutters fill, it overflows onto the range, often mixed with condensation. A thorough clean stops it.
Is the inside of the hood cleaned?
Inside and out, including the seams, troughs and gutters. The plenum and filter housing behind the filters are cleaned too.
Who is the responsible person?
The Fire Safety Order 2005 calls them the responsible person: often the employer, owner or occupier. Landlords, facilities managers and managing agents can also hold responsibility.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before any work starts, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
How long is a canopy clean?
Size and build-up decide it. Typically it takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up.
How much notice do you need?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
Bowmans kitchens: local notes
Look up Bowmans on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 86 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 60 takeaways and sandwich shops within about 1.5 miles of central Bowmans. Each canopy in those kitchens catches grease on the inside of the hood and behind the filters. In Bowmans, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Dartford council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked. The fire and rescue service for Bowmans 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.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near St Barnabas, or anywhere in Bowmans, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; West Hill Hospital is the nearest hospital to Bowmans, about 1.3 miles east. If you cook for passing trade around Crayford station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer.
Bowmans is about 2 miles west of Dartford, in Kent. Whether your site is in the middle of Bowmans or further out, we cover canopy cleaning for every kind of premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Bowmans is one of 922 towns, villages and districts in Kent where we work for commercial clients. For sites nearby, see our London page (13 miles or so).
Canopy cleaning in DA1, DA2 and DA5 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Swan Lane, Dale Road and Ross Road, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. Being close to the A2018, Bowmans is simple for us to get to for canopy cleaning. Close by, we work in Wilmington (1 mile south), Crayford (1 mile north), Coldblow (1 mile west), Joyden's Wood (1 mile south-west) and Barnes Cray (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Sevenoaks (11 miles south), Gravesend (9 miles east), Northfleet (7 miles east), Swanley (3 miles south), Kings Hill (15 miles south-east) and Swanscombe (5 miles east).
Around Bowmans
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Wilmington Grammar School for Girls, Bird in Hand pub and St Columba's Catholic Boys' School, among other places. The nearest railway station is Crayford station, about 0.6 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Stone Castle (4.1 miles east) and West Hill Hospital (1.3 miles east). For a walk, there’s Wansunt Pit.