Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Broad Street, Kent
Canopy cleaning across Broad Street and nearby, timed so the site keeps working and signed off in writing with pictures.
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
How we handle canopy cleaning in Broad Street
We clean canopies in Broad Street when the kitchen is not 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. Typical jobs include a plenum thick with grease behind the filters and grease channels that no longer drain, across island canopies, grease gutters and plenum chambers.
In a village or hamlet like Broad Street, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Every one of them still needs its extract kept clear of grease.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Broad Street (ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Broad Street
A fixed price needs a few facts first. We look at:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- How many systems or sites are involved
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
You will not find a price list here, because each job is priced on what it involves. For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll explain what it covers.
Helping us quote
We can often survey from photos. The most useful are:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- The site address and the type of premises
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Getting a quote does not take long. Call or email with a few details and you will usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
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What we do, step by step
We turn up at the time agreed with you, which is often after service, overnight or at a weekend. Equipment that has to be off is switched off and allowed to cool first, 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. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Broad Street knowing what to expect.
- The canopy is checked from photos or on a visit.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know about permits to work or site inductions
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Getting a quote
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, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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When it’s something else
Canopy cleaning can’t fix everything, and we will tell you before any work starts. It does not solve:
- A fan that can’t pull enough air because it’s worn out
- A light fitting that doesn’t work
- Bent or broken filters
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
Broad Street questions
Can you get to a site in Broad Street?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Photos of the system and directions to the site help us plan the visit.
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Broad Street?
Kitchens in Broad Street are inspected by Maidstone council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
What kinds of canopies do you clean?
Wall canopies, island canopies and single hoods over individual appliances. The method is the same: filters out, plenum and housing cleaned, canopy degreased inside and out.
What paperwork do I get after a canopy clean?
You get a photo report with before and after photos. Full system cleans also come with a TR19 certificate.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work and have been trading since 2009.
How much does canopy cleaning cost in Broad Street?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Call for a fixed quote, normally ready within one working day.
What happens to the waste?
Anything we remove is contained as we work and taken away with us, including grease, debris and dirty water. We do not leave it behind.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
With sheeting and covers, before anything else happens. The work is kept contained and clean down when we finish.
What canopy cleaning looks like in Broad Street
There are about 4 restaurants, cafés and canteens within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Broad Street, according to the Food Standards Agency’s register. Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Broad Street. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises. In Broad Street, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Maidstone council. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like KIMS hospital about 2.9 miles west, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen.
Broad Street is about 4 miles east of Maidstone, in Kent. From the centre of Broad Street to the outskirts, canopy cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. Our Kent coverage runs to 922 places, Broad Street among them.
We cover every part of the ME17 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on Broad Street Hill and Pilgrims Way or a nearby road, we can help. If your site is just outside Broad Street, we cover Hucking (1 mile north-east), Hollingbourne (1 mile south-east), Eyhorne Street (1 mile south), Ashbank (2 miles south) and Bicknor (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (4 miles west), Ashford (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (6 miles north-east), Gravesend (15 miles north-west), Faversham (12 miles east) and Minster (12 miles north-east).
What’s near Broad Street
In Broad Street, that means kitchens and buildings near Hook and Hatchet pub and White Horse Wood, among other places. Broad Street’s nearest station is Hollingbourne station, about 1.1 miles south. A little further out are Leeds Castle (2.3 miles south) and KIMS hospital (2.9 miles west). Not far away are Detling Hill.
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.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Broad Street and across Kent. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
What your team can do, and what needs us
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that will not come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We will take a look and give you a fixed quote.
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.
Different parts, different methods
Pub and hotel kitchens
Staff in pub and hotel kitchens work under the canopy all day, so a dripping hood quickly becomes everyone’s problem. A thorough clean puts that right.
Grease troughs and gutters
Grease channels around the canopy collect what runs down the inside. We empty and degrease them, so they can do their job again.
Common problems we fix in Broad Street
Grease that runs down the inside of a canopy gathers in its gutters and troughs. If they’re not emptied, they fill and overflow, and grease ends up dripping from the canopy edge.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Leeds Castle is about 2.3 miles south), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
What your quote should include
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- When the next visit should be, and why
- What hours they’ll be on site
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded