Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Fareham
Canopy cleaning in Fareham from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- A hood coated in old grease
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
Fareham questions
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Fareham?
The local authority for Fareham is Fareham council, and its environmental health team does the inspecting. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Can a school canteen extract in Fareham be done out of term time?
Yes, out-of-term visits are normal for schools. There are about 21 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Fareham. Send us your term dates when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us, and we’ll fit the work in.
How long is a canopy clean?
Allow an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. We’ll confirm how long when we quote.
Do you offer maintenance contracts?
Yes. We run scheduled maintenance contracts, set at the interval the system needs. The report from each visit recommends the next date.
Why does grease run off the canopy edge?
A full trough, gaps around the filters or a coated plenum. We clean the canopy, plenum and troughs and tell you what we find.
Do you cover Fareham?
Yes. We cover Fareham and the rest of Hampshire, as part of our work across South East England and London. For a fixed quote, call 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form.
How much notice should we give?
Earlier is better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes normally come back within one working day, and emergencies are covered by our 24/7 line.
What happens to the waste?
It leaves the site with us when we go. During the work, it’s contained so the area stays clean.
Canopy cleaning in Fareham, done properly
Canopy cleaning is part of every full TR19® Grease clean, but a canopy can also need cleaning on its own, between full system cleans. In that case, the report makes clear what was and wasn’t cleaned, so your records stay accurate. If you’re dealing with poor capture at the hood and a greasy hood noticed by an inspector, we can put it right, from baffle filters, wall canopies and plenum chambers onwards.
Many kitchens in a town like Fareham were fitted into buildings built for something else, so duct runs can be awkward, with bends, long horizontal sections and too few access panels. Sections we can’t reach are listed on the report, and access panels can be added.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
What affects the quote in Fareham
The quote reflects the site in front of us. We consider:
- A single visit or a regular plan
- How big the system is
- The times the site is available
- The condition of the system
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. Each of those is built into the quote and give you a fixed price before we start.
What to send for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- Problems your staff have spotted
- Where the site is and what kind of site it is
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- A few general shots of the system
To help us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, a few pictures and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Then call 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
Aftercare tips
A little care between visits keeps the system in better shape. We recommend:
- Never run the range with a filter out
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
- Avoid harsh scourers that scratch the canopy
- Clean the baffle filters often
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.
Run the extract for as long as anything is cooking. Turning the fan off early lets vapour settle on the hood.
When to call us in Fareham
Filters that are missing, damaged or badly seated leave gaps. The plenum and housing behind them then take far more grease than they should, which shows up as heavy deposits when the filters come out.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Poor capture at the hood
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
A kitchen near Fareham station that serves breakfast and dinner can run its extract twelve hours or more, which shortens the cleaning interval.
Questions to ask before you book
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether a survey comes first
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- How they set the interval to the next visit
Nearby places to Fareham
What else we do in Fareham
What staff can safely do
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but hidden parts of the system still need specialist attention.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. 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. That part needs specialist access and equipment.
Why deal with it now?
Grease on the canopy is sitting just above the heat source. Flames from the range can ignite it and be pulled further into the system, where a fire is much harder to stop. A clean canopy takes that fuel away. Whatever the system, dirt and wear only get worse.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Mention every system or site you need covered, and you will get one fixed quote.
Why Fareham businesses choose us
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- A written report with pictures after each visit
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
Kitchen extracts in Fareham
At about 2 miles from the coast, Fareham is close enough for sea air to matter. Corrosion on the fan housing and cowl is worth a look at every clean, alongside the grease. The Food Standards Agency lists about 26 pubs and bars and about 3 hotels and B&Bs as registered food businesses within about 1.5 miles of central Fareham. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. Environmental health officers from Fareham council inspect food businesses in Fareham. Extraction counts as kitchen equipment, so its condition can come up on the day. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector.
If you run catering at a healthcare site, such as a hospital like Knowle Hospital about 2 miles north, the extract may need cleaning more often than a part-time kitchen. Bursars and site managers at schools such as St Jude's Catholic Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Fareham is about 10 miles south-east of Southampton, in Hampshire. Sites in Fareham 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 Hampshire coverage runs to 683 places, and Fareham is one of them. You can also see our page for Portsmouth, about 6 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: PO16, PO14, PO15 and SO31. That includes premises on Delme Square, High Street and Brookmeadow and nearby roads. Main roads around Fareham include the A27 and A32, so getting to you is simple for evening and night visits. Close by, we work in Fareham Common (1 mile east), Wallington (1 mile east), North Fareham (1 mile north-east), Peel Common (2 miles south) and Welborne (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Winchester (15 miles north), Gosport (4 miles south-east), Havant (9 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles north-west), Horndean (9 miles north-east) and Totton (14 miles west). Being one of Hampshire’s larger places, Fareham has commercial sites of every size, all within our area for canopy cleaning.
What’s near Fareham
In Fareham, that means kitchens and buildings near Wykeham House School, The Lord Arthur Lee pub and Fareham Academy, among other places. There’s a railway station in Fareham itself: Fareham station. Nearby you’ll also find Carron Row Farm Museum (1.7 miles west) and Knowle Hospital (2 miles north). For a walk, there’s Portsdown Hill and West of the River Alver.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so visits at different addresses can be planned together and kept to a regular schedule.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Hampshire. Larger estates can be phased building by building around the people who use them.
What happens on the day
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 we take it from there. Afterwards, the area is left tidy and the written report follows. Photos taken on a phone are typically enough for us to plan a job in Fareham and give a fixed quote.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by pictures or in person.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- We refit the filters, clear up and photograph the finished canopy.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored near the system
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
Get a fixed quote
Some systems can be priced from photos; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.