West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Crawley, West Sussex
We cover Crawley for deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with photos on every job.
- An EHO comment about the canopy
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Regular in-house cleaning slows the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A dated log of in-house cleaning and checks shows an inspector that the system is looked after between visits, next to our reports.
Canopy cleaning in Crawley, done properly
We clean canopies in Crawley when the kitchen is not cooking: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. The equipment underneath is switched off, left to cool and sheeted so the kitchen is ready when we go. Typical jobs include drips from the canopy onto the range and a sticky, discoloured canopy, across grease gutters, plenum chambers and island canopies.
A place as big as Crawley has kitchens of every kind, from takeaways and restaurants to school, hotel and staff kitchens. BESA’s minimum intervals run from every three months for heavy use to once a year for light use, so the right schedule depends on the kitchen.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. 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.
- Where
- Crawley (RH10, RH11, RH12, RH6)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
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What affects the quote in Crawley
You will get a fixed price before we start. It’s based on:
- The condition we find in the survey
- How big the system is
- How easy every part is to reach
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
What you pay reflects the actual work. That’s why every job is surveyed first, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- How we’d reach plant on a roof or in a plant room
- The postcode and the type of business
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Honest limits
Not every problem is solved by canopy cleaning, and we’ll tell you before we start. It will not put right:
- A light fitting that does not work
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we work on in Crawley
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
What we do, step by step
Your staff don’t need to do much on the day. A contact on site lets us in at the agreed time and points us to the system, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Town-centre sites in a place like Crawley can be tight for parking, so it helps to know the options in advance.
- The canopy is checked from pictures or on a visit.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before any work starts.
Advice
Questions from Crawley
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Crawley in the summer holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. Food Standards Agency records list about 23 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Crawley. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Crawley?
It’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Crawley. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Send details of the systems and how they’re used, and we will suggest a schedule and quote for it.
What accreditations do you have?
We hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Do you provide pictures of the cleaned canopy?
Before and after pictures go into a report, listing what was cleaned. Where the whole system is cleaned, you also get a TR19 certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Which canopies and hoods do you clean?
Most commercial kitchen canopies, from one small hood to a long run of canopies. We work out the approach when we survey, from photos or a visit.
How long is a canopy clean?
One lightly soiled hood doesn’t take long, but large or heavily soiled canopies take longer. You’ll know before any work starts.
Can one contract cover all our sites?
Yes. Tell us the addresses and what each needs and you will get one fixed quote.
For landlords and multi-site operators
We regularly work with managing agents. Tell us the site, the work and the access arrangements and we’ll come back with a fixed quote.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare in Crawley and across West Sussex. Work can be phased by floor, building or site to keep disruption down.
Why it’s worth doing now in Crawley
In Crawley, as elsewhere, a greasy canopy is one of the first things an inspector sees. Keeping it clean shows the rest of the kitchen is being looked after and keeping it that way is easier than catching up. In a busy place like Crawley, a system that is left only gets dirtier and harder to put right.
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line, and we’ll explain what it covers.
What you get with us
- Every job surveyed first
- A written report with photos after every visit
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Take a look at what affects the cost and our accreditations.
Canopy cleaning in Crawley: the local picture
Food Standards Agency records include about 24 bars, pubs and nightclubs and about 9 hotels and guest houses within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Crawley. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. It’s Crawley council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Crawley. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. The fire and rescue service for Crawley is West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel.
A hospital like Crawley Hospital, about 0.5 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you cook for passing trade around Crawley station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. Church and community hall kitchens, near Friary Church of St Francis and St Anthony or anywhere around Crawley, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other.
Crawley is about 27 miles south of London, in West Sussex. Whether your site is in the middle of Crawley or further out, canopy cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from small sites to large estates. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, large and small. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby, about 19 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: RH10, RH11, RH12 and RH6. That includes premises on Station Road, Queens Square and High Street and nearby roads. You will find Crawley on the A23 and A264, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. Close by, we work in Southgate (1 mile south-west), Tilgate (1 mile south-east), West Green (1 mile north), Three Bridges (1 mile east) and Langley Green (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as Horsham (7 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (11 miles south), East Grinstead (8 miles east), Billingshurst (13 miles south-west) and Roffey (5 miles south-west). Crawley is among the bigger places we cover in West Sussex for canopy cleaning.
Local landmarks in Crawley
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to Tilgate Park, St Wilfrid's Catholic School and St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School. Crawley has its own railway station: Crawley station. Well-known places in the area include Crawley Hospital (0.5 miles north-west) and County Mall (within half a mile north-east). Open spaces near Crawley include Tilgate Lake.
Between visits
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Refit filters the right way round and fully seated
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
- Check all filters are fitted before service
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
We recommend when the canopy, or the whole system, should next be cleaned. It reflects how long the kitchen cooks and how much grease we removed, in line with BESA guidance.
Wipe the canopy surfaces at the end of each day. It does not reach the plenum, but it stops the outside building up.