Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Brockley, Greater London
Our technicians work in Brockley on deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- A hood coated in old grease
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
Canopy cleaning in Brockley, done properly
Has the canopy started to drip or look neglected? A photo of the canopy and filters is a good start when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email, and you will get a fixed price, typically within one working day. The work covers island canopies, canopy light fittings and plenum chambers, and common reasons people get in touch are a sticky, discoloured canopy and filters that clog soon after cleaning.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so extract cleaning in Brockley is typically done overnight, after the last service. Parking, loading and access to the roof are agreed with the building before the night of the clean.
We are CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, we hold 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.
- Where
- Brockley (SE4, SE23, SE6)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Reporting
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
Managing agents often deal with us directly. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we will come back with a fixed quote.
For anyone managing more than one site, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
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How we price canopy cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- The condition of the system
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
What we need to know
Photos and a few facts are often enough to price the work. Send what you can of the following:
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
- The postcode and the type of business
There’s no standard 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 get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos.
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- A light fitting that doesn’t work
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
- A hood that does not cover the cooking line
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
Where we work
- Grease gutters
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
- Wall canopies
What your team can do, and what needs us
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Aftercare tips
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
- Run the extract the whole time you’re cooking
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
Anything worth knowing goes into the report: bent or poorly fitting filters, a light cover that’s cracked, or troughs that fill too quickly. We keep it to what matters.
Clean filters are the canopy’s first defence. Wash or exchange them regularly, and never cook with one missing. The plenum behind them stays cleaner.
How it works
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Managed blocks in London often need contractors booked in ahead, and we’re happy to deal with the agent directly for a site in Brockley.
- We look at the canopy first, from pictures or on a visit.
- Cooking equipment is left to cool and the area under the canopy protected.
- We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- We refit the filters, clear up and photograph the finished canopy.
How to prepare
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
Related advice
Brockley: your questions answered
Who carries out food hygiene inspections in Brockley?
Food hygiene inspections in Brockley are carried out by Lewisham council. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can the work in Brockley be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The site is handed back ready to open. Your opening times are the first thing we ask for.
Why is my canopy dripping grease?
Normally because the troughs or gutters are full, or the plenum is overloaded. With nowhere to collect, the grease overflows, and condensation can carry it too. A canopy clean sorts it out.
How long will it take to clean the canopy?
A single canopy with a light build-up is fairly quick, but large or heavily soiled canopies take longer. We’ll tell you what to expect.
Does a canopy clean meet TR19?
A TR19® Grease clean covers the whole system, not just the canopy. A canopy clean helps between full cleans, but the ducts and fan still need doing, and the report will say what was covered.
Can we book visits on a schedule?
Yes. Scheduled maintenance plans are part of what we do, set at the interval the system needs. Each report recommends when the next visit should be.
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.
Which canopies and hoods do you clean?
Single hoods, long wall canopies and island canopies alike. We work out the approach when we survey, from photos or a visit.
What we are called out for in Brockley
Moisture in the air mixes with the grease on the canopy. Water vapour condenses on the cooler canopy surfaces and drips, carrying grease with it. The result is sticky streaks and drips onto the range.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St Hilda or elsewhere in Brockley, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Comparing quotes
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Proof of insurance
- How VAT is shown on the quote
Brockley kitchens: local notes
Food Standards Agency records include about 53 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 7 hotels and guest houses within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Brockley. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Brockley is covered by London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Environmental health officers from Lewisham council inspect food businesses in Brockley. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
A hospital like University Hospital Lewisham, about 0.7 miles east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. A kitchen near Crofton Park station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Brockley is about 1 mile south of New Cross, in Greater London. From the centre of Brockley to the outskirts, canopy cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, large and small.
Canopy cleaning in SE4, SE23 and SE6 is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include Ivy Road, Nash Road and Lindal Road, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. If your site is just outside Brockley, we cover Crofton Park (1 mile south-east), Honor Oak (1 mile west), Ladywell (1 mile east), Forest Hill (1 mile south-west) and Nunhead (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (4 miles north-west), City of Westminster (7 miles north-west), Marylebone (7 miles north-west), Kensington (8 miles north-west), St Pancras (6 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (5 miles north).
Local landmarks in Brockley
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around Blythe Hill Tavern, Allenby Tutorial Trust and Blythe Hill Fields. There’s a railway station in Brockley itself: Crofton Park station. Well-known places in the area include Horniman Museum and Gardens (1.4 miles south-west) and University Hospital Lewisham (0.7 miles east). Not far away are One Tree Hill and Knight's Hill.