Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Crofton Park canopy cleaning
Deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out in Crofton Park, surveyed first and signed off with a written report and pictures. Call for a fixed quote.
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
What staff can safely do
Keep a record of what your team does. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, next to our reports.
When your team notices a problem between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, they should report it rather than try to fix it. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
How we handle canopy cleaning in Crofton Park
If the canopy in Crofton Park is dripping, sticky or overdue a clean? Send us a photo of the hood and filters when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we will send you a fixed quote for canopy cleaning, typically within one working day. Typical jobs include a filter housing caked in grease and canopy gutters full of old fat, across plenum chambers, grease gutters and canopy light fittings.
Across London, many commercial kitchens are squeezed into basements and narrow back-of-house spaces, with extract ducts that can climb several floors to discharge at roof level. In Crofton Park, as elsewhere in the capital, a long duct run means more access points to open and more grease to remove.
Each visit ends with a written report and pictures, so there’s a dated record of the work. Where the work is a TR19® Grease clean, the certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Place
- Crofton Park (SE4, SE6, SE23)
- Region
- Greater London
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Price
- A fixed price before we start
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Crofton Park
Who inspects food businesses in Crofton Park?
In Crofton Park, it’s Lewisham council that carries out food hygiene inspections. An officer may look up into the canopy, so clean filters on the day and a recent certificate on file both help.
Do you work overnight in Crofton Park?
Yes, evening, overnight and weekend work is normal for us. It means the site in Crofton Park keeps running as normal. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
Everything from the outer face to the plenum behind the filters. Grease troughs and filter channels are emptied and degreased as part of the job.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any commercial site with kitchens or ventilation, from a single café to a large school. Hotels, schools, care homes, offices, shops and leisure sites are all part of our work.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us at the end of the visit. During the work, it’s contained to keep the area clean.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Not normally. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so the site can carry on as normal.
Do you clean canopies in all kinds of kitchens?
Wall canopies, island canopies and single hoods over individual appliances. Each one is cleaned inside and out, with the plenum behind the filters.
Is canopy cleaning enough for TR19?
On its own, a canopy clean is a useful extra rather than a full TR19 clean. Your report lists exactly what was cleaned so nobody mistakes it for a full system clean.
What we’re called out for in Crofton Park
Moisture in the air mixes with the grease on the canopy. As the canopy cools, condensation forms and runs with the grease. Drips onto the cooking line are a common result.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- An EHO comment about the canopy
Term dates shape school work: for a school like Stillness Infant School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
How we price canopy cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. The main factors are:
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The condition we find in the survey
- Whether it’s a one-off visit or part of a schedule
- Travel, parking and unloading
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we’ll price it together.
Helping us quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your pictures and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
Canopy cleaning around Crofton Park
Food Standards Agency records list about 316 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 199 takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Crofton Park. Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. Overnight is the normal time to clean a London kitchen extract, so trading is not affected. In Crofton Park, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Lewisham council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you cook for passing trade around Crofton Park station, the extract can be cleaned between your last and first customer. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; University Hospital Lewisham is the nearest hospital to Crofton Park, about 0.7 miles east.
Crofton Park is about 1 mile south of New Cross, in Greater London. Sites in Crofton Park get the same service as everywhere we cover: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where needed and a written report with pictures. Our area takes in 764 places across Greater London, large and small.
Canopy cleaning in SE4, SE6 and SE23 follows the same survey, fixed quote and written report as everywhere else we cover. 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 Crofton Park, we cover Brockley (1 mile north-west), Ladywell (1 mile east), Honor Oak (1 mile west), Forest Hill (1 mile south-west) and Nunhead (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include 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 Crofton Park
In Crofton Park, that means kitchens and buildings near Blythe Hill Tavern, Prendergast Ladywell School and Blythe Hill Fields and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Crofton Park itself: Crofton Park station. A little further out are University Hospital Lewisham (0.7 miles east) and Horniman Museum and Gardens (1.4 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s One Tree Hill and Knight's Hill.
Honest limits
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what canopy cleaning will not do:
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
If in doubt, call 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will say what we think before booking.
What we work on in Crofton Park
- Canopy light fittings
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
- Island canopies
What happens on the day
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. We fit London jobs around the building rather than the other way round, so a visit in Crofton Park is normally out of hours.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by pictures or in person.
- Cooking equipment is left to cool and the area under the canopy protected.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and photos are taken.
Before we arrive
- Clear the space around the work
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
Getting a quote
For canopy cleaning in Crofton Park, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line. Tell us what kind of premises it is and when it’s open, and send pictures or your last report if you can. A fixed quote typically follows within one working day.
Related advice
Keeping the system healthy
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
After the clean you get a photo report showing the canopy, plenum and housing before and after. The report lists what was cleaned and any part we couldn’t get to, so the record is honest and complete.
The best thing a kitchen can do for its canopy is keep the filters clean. Wash or exchange them regularly, and never cook with one missing. The plenum behind them stays cleaner.
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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 send a fixed quote.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.