Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Cowplain
One call covers canopy cleaning in Cowplain, from survey to sign-off. CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, ISO 9001 and fully insured.
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- A hood coated in old grease
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
How it works
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, including protection sheets, the right tools and access kit. All we need from you is clear access and the right equipment switched off. On site, the work takes a few hours for most canopies. Everything the job in Cowplain needs is worked out beforehand, from the survey.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
Getting ready for the visit
- Agree a time when the area can be out of use
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
How to get a quote
Getting a quote does not take long. Send a few details and photos, and we normally reply with a fixed quote within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
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Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Cowplain
Canopy cleans are done out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Cooking equipment is turned off and cooled, then covered so the kitchen is ready when we go. We’re often asked to deal with poor capture at the hood and a sticky, discoloured canopy, on plenum chambers, wall canopies and grease gutters.
In a smaller place like Cowplain, many kitchens sit in older buildings or later extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Long horizontal runs like that hold grease and need access panels to reach.
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, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Cowplain (PO8, PO7)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
What affects the quote in Cowplain
The price is fixed before any work begins. It takes into account:
- The condition we find in the survey
- How many systems or sites are involved
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Kitchens, offices, schools and hospitals are all priced the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll go through it with you.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, please include:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Close-ups of filters, grilles, hatches or access panels
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- A few general shots of the system
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
Why deal with it now?
When grease clogs the filters and plenum, the canopy can’t draw air as it should. Smoke and heat hang around the cooking line, and the fan works harder for less. Cleaning restores the path the air should take. A site near Cowplain that has to close at short notice is hard to cover for.
The cost depends on the size of the system, what state it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
Why Cowplain businesses choose us
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- One number for every site across the South East and London
- Every visit written up, with pictures
Take a look at how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations.
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. Our advice:
- Check filters aren’t leaving gaps
- Keep the fan on through service
- Clean the baffle filters often
- Tell us when the canopy starts to drip
We point out anything we noticed while the canopy was apart: bent or poorly fitting filters, a light cover that’s cracked, or troughs that fill too quickly. We keep it to what matters.
Empty the grease troughs and cups before they fill. Most canopy drips start with a full trough, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.
For landlords and multi-site operators
Landlords, managing agents and facilities managers book us, not only the businesses that use the systems. Shared systems, like a riser serving several units, need a clear agreement on who books the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Records are where multi-site compliance often slips. Each visit ends with a dated report and photos, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
FAQs for Cowplain
Is Cowplain within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. The journey is planned ahead, so a few details about the route help.
Which fire service covers Cowplain?
That is Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service. Records of extract cleaning are a sensible thing to have ready if a fire safety officer carries out an audit.
How do you keep the site clean during the work?
Floors and surfaces near the work are sheeted before any work starts, and anything we remove is contained. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
Is TR19 a legal requirement?
No, not in itself. TR19® is the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs check against, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The law behind it is the Fire Safety Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Is canopy cleaning enough for TR19?
A canopy-only clean is possible, but it isn’t a full TR19 clean. For TR19, the whole system needs cleaning, at intervals set by BESA guidance.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not normally. We need the work area to ourselves while we’re on site, so the visit goes in a quiet slot.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, pictures and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Do you clean the grease filters as part of a canopy clean?
We remove the filters to reach the plenum, then clean and refit them. We’ll tell you if any need replacing.
When it’s something else
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that is a design question)
- A light fitting that doesn’t work
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
Places near Cowplain
Other services in Cowplain
What staff can safely do
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they cannot safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, and that is where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. The inside of ducts and units needs a specialist.
What canopy cleaning looks like in Cowplain
Look up Cowplain on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you’ll find about 36 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 28 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Cowplain. Any of those kitchens with a canopy has a hood that needs cleaning inside and out. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Cowplain. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Kitchens in Cowplain get their food hygiene inspections from Havant council. 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.
School kitchens, at schools like Woodcroft Primary for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost. Church and community hall kitchens, near The Hart Plain Church or anywhere around Cowplain, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Warblington Castle is about 4.5 miles south-east), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Cowplain is about 1 mile south-west of Horndean, in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Cowplain or further out, canopy cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Cowplain is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work for commercial clients. Portsmouth is in our area too, about 7 miles from Cowplain.
We cover every part of PO8 and PO7 for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. Local streets include Milton Road, King's Road and London Road, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. Other places close to Cowplain include Hart Plain (1 mile south-west), Waterlooville (1 mile south), Soake (1 mile west), Furzeley Corner (2 miles west) and Purbrook (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Gosport (9 miles south-west), Havant (3 miles south-east), Eastleigh (15 miles west), Fareham (8 miles south-west), Hedge End (12 miles west) and Petersfield (8 miles north-east).
Around Cowplain
Typical jobs here are in premises near The Cowplain School. The closest station to Cowplain is Rowlands Castle station, about 3 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Havant Museum (3.9 miles south-east) and Havant War Memorial Hospital (3.5 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Windmill Hill and Southmoor Nature Reserve.