Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Crofton, Greater London
Canopy cleaning for Crofton, from a team that has been trading since 2009. Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus a 24/7 emergency line.
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
Kitchen extracts in Crofton
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 104 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 48 sandwich bars and takeaways within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Crofton. Wherever there’s a canopy over the cooking, its hood and plenum collect grease with every service. Night work suits London kitchens, and roads and loading bays tend to be quieter too. Food hygiene inspections in Crofton are the job of Bromley council’s environmental health team. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
A hospital like Orpington Hospital, about 1.1 miles south-east, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. If you cook for passing trade around Orpington station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints or elsewhere in Crofton, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Crofton is about 1 mile south-west of Orpington, in Greater London. Crofton gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Crofton is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover for canopy cleaning. Our London page covers sites nearby, about 11 miles away.
We work across the BR6 and BR5 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. Whether your site is on Grange Road, Reed Avenue and Gumping Road or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover Broom Hill (1 mile north-east), Locksbottom (1 mile west), Petts Wood (1 mile north), Farnborough (1 mile south) and Green Street Green (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover London (11 miles north-west), City of Westminster (14 miles north-west), Marylebone (14 miles north-west), Kensington (15 miles north-west), St Pancras (14 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (12 miles north-west).
Near you in Crofton
Around Crofton, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Priory School, Newstead Wood School and The Maxwell pub, among other places. Crofton has its own railway station: Orpington station. Other landmarks nearby include Orpington Hospital (1.1 miles south-east) and Crofton Roman Villa (less than half a mile south-east). The countryside around Crofton includes Summer Hill and The Warren.
Canopy cleaning in Crofton, done properly
Canopy cleans are done out of hours: after service, overnight or at the weekend. The equipment underneath is switched off, left to cool and sheeted so the kitchen is ready when we go. The work covers baffle filters, island canopies and grease gutters, and people most often call us about poor capture at the hood and a plenum thick with grease behind the filters.
In London, few kitchens can spare a day to close, so work in Crofton is normally booked for the night or the early hours. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
Think of the report as the system’s health record: a dated account with photos of everything we did. Grease extract cleans are also certificated to TR19® Grease through the BESCA VHE portal and sits alongside the report.
- Where
- Crofton (BR6, BR5)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but they do not reach the grease that builds up further in. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
What canopy cleaning cannot fix
To be straight with you, some problems need a different fix:
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
- A light fitting that doesn’t work
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
If you’re not sure, just call us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Crofton
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Plenum chambers
Why deal with it now?
Grease on the canopy is sitting just above the heat source. A flare-up can catch it and be drawn into the plenum and duct, where a fire is much harder to stop. A clean canopy takes that fuel away. Leaving it on a busy London site only adds to the work.
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and the price is agreed before any work starts.
Why book with us
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- We diagnose before we treat
- Photo reports with every job
See how cleaning jobs are priced and how to check a contractor.
Keeping the system healthy
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Don’t scrape the canopy with metal tools
- Run the extract the whole time you’re cooking
- Check filters aren’t leaving gaps
- Report new drips or smells from the canopy
File the report alongside your fire risk assessment where an inspector can see it. Photos of a clean canopy and plenum make the record easy to follow.
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.
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Crofton
Do you do school kitchen extract cleaning in Crofton in the summer holidays?
Yes. The holidays are the usual time for school work. With about 10 schools and colleges on the FSA’s register within roughly a mile and a half of Crofton, it pays to plan holiday dates ahead. Just ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line with your term dates and we’ll plan around them.
Can the work in Crofton be done at night or at weekends?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. Your customers, staff or residents in Crofton needn’t be disturbed. When you call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email, mention when the site is quiet.
Do you provide photos of the cleaned canopy?
You get a photo report with before and after pictures. If the canopy is cleaned as part of a full TR19 clean, a TR19 certificate is issued too.
How long is a canopy clean?
Allow part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. Your quote will give a time.
Do you survey before quoting?
Yes, every time. Diagnosis comes before treatment: the survey tells us what the system needs and how to reach it, and the quote is based on that.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
We clean the canopy inside and out, along with its seams and grease channels. The plenum and filter housing behind the filters are cleaned too.
Who is the responsible person?
The law calls them the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you are not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
Also in Crofton
Managing agents and facilities teams in Crofton
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.
Facilities teams in offices, schools and healthcare sites book us too in Crofton and across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
What the work involves, part by part
Island canopies
The underside of an island canopy is in full view, so the finish matters. We degrease it thoroughly and photograph the result.
Grease troughs and gutters
A blocked or full trough is the usual cause of grease dripping from the canopy. Cleaning it clears the drip.
How the visit works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. We point out anything that couldn’t be reached or needs a follow-up, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Crofton is usually out of hours.
- The canopy is checked from pictures or on a visit.
- Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Get a fixed quote
Need a price for canopy cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.