West Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Donnington, West Sussex
Deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out for commercial sites in Donnington and across West Sussex. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- A filter housing caked in grease
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
What the work involves, part by part
Island canopies
Everything about an island canopy is on show so a clean, even finish matters. It’s degreased and photographed for your report.
School and staff canteen kitchens
School and canteen kitchens often cook to set hours, which makes a canopy clean easy to schedule. Holidays and weekends work well.
Canopy cleaning in Donnington
Of the whole extract system, the canopy is the bit on show. It’s also the first place cooking vapour meets, so grease gathers on its inner skin, seams and gutters. We clean it inside and out, along with the plenum and filter housing behind it. Common call-outs are for wet, greasy drips from the hood and a hood coated in old grease, across wall canopies, island canopies and baffle filters.
For a kitchen in or near Donnington, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy to discharge, then a TR19® certificate and a photo report.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, plus a certificate through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal when the work is a TR19® Grease clean. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Location
- Donnington (PO20)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Managing agents and facilities teams in Donnington
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Every visit ends with a dated report and pictures, so you can show an insurer or inspector what was done at each site.
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, and that can be the employer, the owner, a landlord, a facilities manager or a managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Never run the range with a filter out
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
The kitchen is handed back clean, with the sheeting gone and the waste removed. Every filter is refitted and checked, and the kitchen is ready to cook.
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.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
A few tasks are always specialist work: opening up ductwork, cleaning fans, drop testing fire dampers and measuring grease call for the right kit, training and safe access. Leave those to us.
In-house cleaning and specialist cleaning do different jobs. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
The process
There’s very little for your team to do on the day. Someone lets us in at the agreed time and shows us where everything is, and the rest is down to us. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. If you can send photos, we can arrive in Donnington knowing what to expect.
- We look at the canopy, filters and troughs first.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
Before we arrive
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
- Mention any parking or loading restrictions
- Tell us about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
Get a fixed quote
Quoting starts with a diagnosis, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
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What we’re called out for in Donnington
Any canopy in Donnington that is used for cooking will gather grease in the end. It’s fuel, sitting directly over the burners, which is why a flare-up near a dirty canopy is so dangerous.
Common reasons sites call us include:
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
- Condensation and grease dripping together
Where a hall near The Parish Church of St George, or anywhere in Donnington, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
What your quote should include
- Proof of insurance
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Whether the work can be done while the site is closed
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
Why act early in Donnington
For a kitchen in Donnington, a canopy that looks greasy can colour a whole inspection. Keeping it clean shows the rest of the kitchen is being looked after, and it’s far easier to keep clean than to rescue. A fault that closes a site in a village like Donnington affects everyone who depends on it.
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before work begins.
Why Donnington businesses choose us
- Fixed quotes, usually within one working day
- Every job surveyed first
- Out-of-hours work and a 24/7 emergency line
- Fully insured
Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
Donnington kitchens: local notes
Sea air reaches Donnington, which sits within about 3 miles of the coast. Metal on the roof weathers faster close to the coast, and the extract fan and cowl are no exception. Food Standards Agency data counts about 9 restaurants, cafés and canteens in Donnington and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever there’s a canopy over the cooking, its hood and plenum collect grease with every service. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service covers Donnington. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
A hospital like St Richard's Hospital, about 2.5 miles north, is the kind of site where a kitchen may cook for patients, staff and visitors all day. School kitchens, at schools like Chichester High School For Girls for example, are normally cleaned in the holidays so no lunches are lost.
Donnington is about 2 miles south of Chichester, in West Sussex. Across the PO20 area, we cover canopy cleaning for commercial sites. 371 places in West Sussex are on our list, from busy centres to quieter spots. For sites nearby, see our Portsmouth page (13 miles or so).
Our technicians cover all of the PO20 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the roads nearby. Donnington sits on or near the B2201, which makes travel easy for evening and night visits. Close by, we work in Hunston (1 mile east), North Mundham (1 mile east), Runcton (2 miles east), Chichester (2 miles north) and Portfield (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Bognor Regis (5 miles east), Selsey (5 miles south), Littlehampton (11 miles east), Emsworth (7 miles north-west), Rustington (12 miles east) and Angmering (14 miles east).
What’s near Donnington
In Donnington, that means kitchens and buildings near The Blacksmith's Arms Public House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Chichester station, roughly 1.6 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Chichester Cathedral Treasury (1.8 miles north) and St Richard's Hospital (2.5 miles north). The countryside around Donnington includes Nutborne Marshes.
Questions from Donnington
Who enforces fire safety at workplaces in Donnington?
Fire safety enforcement in Donnington is handled by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. 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 clean school canteen extracts around Donnington out of term?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. Food Standards Agency records list about 5 schools, colleges and universities with registered kitchens within about a mile and a half of Donnington. Send us your term dates when you give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we will fit the work in.
Is TR19 cleaning required by law?
No, not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurers ask for proof of cleaning to it. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in England and Wales.
How much of the canopy do you clean?
All of it: the outer surfaces, the inner skin, the seams and the troughs. We also remove the filters and clean the plenum and housing behind them, since that’s where grease hides.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. Visits are timed for when the area is closed, such as overnight or at a weekend, so you keep your normal hours.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. Plans on a 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycle are available, depending on what the system needs.
Can you clean the canopy outside our opening hours?
We clean when you’re not cooking, so service isn’t affected. Evenings, overnight and weekends are all possible.
Are you insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we have been trading since 2009.