West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Ditchling canopy cleaning
Professional canopy cleaning in and around Ditchling, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- A filter housing caked in grease
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
- Grease filters blocking between washes
Why deal with it now?
Grease dripping from the hood can fall onto food, pans and worktops. It’s a food hygiene concern as much as a fire concern, and EHOs look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment. Equipment tucked in a roof space or outbuilding near Ditchling rarely gets looked at unless someone books it.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
Why Ditchling businesses choose us
- Evenings, overnight and weekends, plus 24/7 emergency callout
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- We are fully insured
- Photo reports with every job
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Ditchling
We clean canopies in Ditchling when the kitchen is not cooking: after service, overnight or at the weekend. The equipment underneath is switched off, left to cool and sheeted, and the kitchen is left ready for the next service. If you are dealing with filters that clog soon after cleaning and a greasy hood noticed by an inspector, we can put it right.
Work in a small place like Ditchling starts with a call to agree access and timings, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Good records are part of the job. Each visit is written up with photos, covering the work done, any areas we couldn’t access and a recommended next date. Keep it with your fire safety records so it’s ready for an insurer, fire officer or EHO.
- Where
- Ditchling (BN6)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before we start
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
How we price canopy cleaning
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- The number of sites or systems
- Access, including roofs, risers and ceiling voids
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
- What state the system is in
Combining work into one visit or one programme can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Asking for a quote
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Useful things to send:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in pictures, get a survey first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
When to call us in Ditchling
Grease does not build up any differently in Ditchling: the hours and the type of cooking decide how fast. High-heat cooking coats it fastest.
Keep an eye out for these warning signs:
- A filter housing caked in grease
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near Ditchling Unitarian Chapel or elsewhere in Ditchling, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often.
What your quote should include
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- How areas they can’t reach will be recorded
How it works
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. The visit itself takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Ditchling and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We look at the canopy first, from photos or on a visit.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- Filters go back, the area is cleaned down and photos are taken.
Preparing for the visit
- Have your last certificate or report to hand
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Allow time for equipment near the work to be turned off and cool down
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote doesn’t take long. Call or email with a few details and you’ll normally have a fixed price within one working day. Where a survey is needed, we arrange a time that suits the site.
Related advice
Ditchling kitchens: local notes
The Food Standards Agency lists about 5 pubs and bars as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Ditchling. Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. Food hygiene inspections in Ditchling are the job of Lewes council’s environmental health team. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Ditchling sits within the area of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
A hospital like The Dene Hospital, about 3.8 miles north-west, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. For schools such as Ditchling (St Margaret's) Church of England Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is typically booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed.
Ditchling is about 3 miles south of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. If you need canopy cleaning in Ditchling, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please phone us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Our area covers London and the South East, including Ditchling. Ditchling is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work for commercial clients. Our Brighton page covers sites nearby (6 miles or so).
We work across the BN6 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. You will find streets such as High Street, The Twitten and Charlton Gardens, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. Other places close to Ditchling include Keymer (1 mile west), Westmeston (1 mile south), Hassocks (1 mile west), Clayton (2 miles south-west) and Hurst Wickham (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Crawley (14 miles north), Horsham (13 miles north-west), Worthing (14 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (5 miles north), East Grinstead (15 miles north) and Shoreham-by-Sea (9 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Ditchling
In Ditchling, that means kitchens and buildings near Downlands Community School and The Bull Hotel, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Hassocks station, roughly 1.4 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft (within half a mile west) and The Dene Hospital (3.8 miles north-west). Not far away are Ditchling Beacon and Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve.
Part by part
Pub and hotel kitchens
Pub and hotel kitchens can cook from breakfast to late evening. Long hours mean the canopy collects grease fast, and canopy cleans between full cleans can help.
Plenums and filter housings
Filter housings hold the filters in place, and their channels fill with grease. We clean them so the filters sit tight and leave no gaps.
Common questions in Ditchling
Who inspects food businesses in Ditchling?
The local authority for Ditchling is Lewes council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Who is the fire and rescue service for Ditchling?
That’s West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. TR19® is not law, but it’s the benchmark many fire officers and insurers look to when they ask how often the extract is cleaned.
How long will it take to clean the canopy?
It takes a few hours for most canopies. We will confirm how long when we quote.
What’s TR19?
TR19® is BESA’s specification for ventilation hygiene. Since 2019, TR19® Grease has been a standalone specification for grease in kitchen extract systems, while TR19® Air covers other supply and extract ductwork.
Why does grease run off the canopy edge?
Full gutters and a heavily coated plenum are the common causes. With nowhere to collect, the grease overflows, and condensation can carry it too. A canopy clean sorts it out.
Do you work in Ditchling?
Yes. Our area takes in London and the counties of South East England, and that includes Ditchling.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Normally not. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Bigger sites can be done in stages to keep things running.
What do you need from me for a quote?
Just the basics: the address, the site type, your opening hours and how we reach the system. Photos and the last report help too. After that, simply give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
What canopy cleaning cannot fix
We will always give you a straight diagnosis, so here’s what canopy cleaning won’t do:
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that is a design question)
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- Filters that no longer seal in the housing
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
What the work covers
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
Landlords, agents and facilities managers
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across West Sussex. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.
Whether it’s one building or many, the standard is the same: a survey first, a fixed quote, the work timed around the site and a report with photos.