Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Bredgar canopy cleaning
Canopy cleaning across Bredgar and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and finished with a written report and pictures.
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Fat running down the front of the hood
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
From a single site to a large estate, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Canopy cleaning in Bredgar
Has the canopy started to drip or look neglected? A photo of the canopy and filters is a good start when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and you will get a fixed price, typically within one working day. If you’re dealing with greasy streaks across the canopy and grease filters blocking between washes, we can help, from grease gutters, island canopies and baffle filters onwards.
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.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured.
- Place
- Bredgar (ME9)
- Region
- Kent
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Part by part
Grease troughs and gutters
Drips from the canopy edge often start in a full gutter. Cleaning it clears the drip.
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.
How it works
We turn up at the time agreed with you, often in the evening, overnight or at the weekend so the site keeps working. Anything that needs to be off for the work is switched off and left to cool before we start, and the area around the work is covered and protected. On site, it takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. In a small place like Bredgar, the journey is planned ahead and the visit arranged around the site’s hours.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by pictures or in person.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and pictures are taken.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Ask for a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from pictures or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To start, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Related advice
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- Whether several sites go on one quote
- Travel, parking and unloading
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The condition of the system
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at, and you will get one fixed quote.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, send us:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Quotes are quick. Send a few details and photos, and we usually reply with a fixed quote within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
What a clean won’t put right
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
- A hood that does not cover the cooking line
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
If you’re not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will give you a straight answer.
Where we work
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
Kitchen extracts in Bredgar
Food Standards Agency data counts about 3 restaurants, cafés and canteens in and around Bredgar, up to about a mile and a half out. Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. Food hygiene inspections in Bredgar are the job of Swale council’s environmental health team. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after pictures from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. The fire and rescue service for Bredgar is Kent 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.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Bredgar Church of England Primary School or anywhere near Bredgar, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean.
Bredgar is about 3 miles south-west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Wherever you are in the ME9 postcode area, we can take on canopy cleaning. Bredgar is one of 922 places in Kent where we work for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Maidstone, roughly 8 miles from Bredgar.
All of ME9 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. That includes premises on The Street, Medlar Close and Primrose Lane and nearby roads. Close by, we work in Silver Street (1 mile west), Oad Street (1 mile north-west), South Green (2 miles west), Danaway (2 miles north-west) and Chestnut Street (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (8 miles south-west), Ashford (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (3 miles north-east), Whitstable (15 miles east), Faversham (8 miles east) and Minster (9 miles north-east).
Near you in Bredgar
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Westlands School and Cromers Wood and the streets around them. The closest station to Bredgar is Sittingbourne station, about 2.6 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (2.7 miles north-east) and Bayford Court (2.9 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Detling Hill.
Places near Bredgar
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FAQs for Bredgar
Can a school canteen extract in Bredgar be done out of term time?
Yes, holiday work suits schools best. Around Bredgar, the Food Standards Agency lists about 2 schools and colleges with registered kitchens within a mile and a half or so. You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with the dates the site is empty.
Which environmental health team covers Bredgar?
That is Swale council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Bredgar. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. We’re fully insured, and we can share the details when you need them.
What should I send you?
A short description and a few photos, with the address and opening hours. If we need more, we will ask.
What if parts of the system can’t be reached?
They’re listed in the report, never skipped quietly. The report says which parts couldn’t be reached and why, and we can quote to improve the access.
How long is a canopy clean?
A single canopy with a light build-up is fairly quick, while long canopies, several hoods or heavy deposits take more time. We will tell you what to expect.
What paperwork do I get after a canopy clean?
Every clean comes with a photo report, listing what was cleaned. Where the whole system is cleaned, you also get a TR19 certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Does a canopy clean meet TR19?
Canopy cleaning is part of TR19, not the whole of it. Your report lists exactly what was cleaned so nobody mistakes it for a full system clean.
Common problems we fix in Bredgar
The plenum is hidden behind the filters, so nobody sees it build up. Kitchen staff clean what they can see, leaving the plenum and housing to collect grease between professional cleans.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Filters that never seem to stay clean
- An EHO comment about the canopy
Where a hall near Church of St John the Baptist, or anywhere in Bredgar, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
Aftercare tips
Once we have finished, these simple steps help:
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
- Check filters aren’t leaving gaps
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
Where the canopy is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If the job covers only the canopy, the paperwork reflects that.
Tell us if the canopy starts dripping or the filters clog sooner than usual. It can mean the cooking has changed or the interval is too long, which a grease thickness test can confirm.