Oxfordshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Farnborough, Oxfordshire
We cover Farnborough for deep cleaning of kitchen canopies, hoods, plenums and grease filters, inside and out. Out-of-hours visits, a fixed quote and a written report with pictures as standard.
- Poor capture at the hood
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
Questions from Farnborough
Which fire authority looks after Farnborough?
Fire safety enforcement in Farnborough is handled by Oxfordshire 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.
Can you come to Farnborough after we close?
Yes, out-of-hours work is a big part of what we do. The work in Farnborough can fit around your hours. When you ring 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, mention when the site is quiet.
Which kinds of sites do you work on?
Restaurants and pubs, hotels, schools and colleges, hospitals and care homes, offices and retail, plus food production and leisure sites.
How long is a canopy clean?
One lightly soiled hood does not take long, while long canopies, several hoods or heavy deposits take more time. You will know before we start.
Which accreditations do you hold?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. Vent Hygiene Elite is run by BESCA and independently audited.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
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’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
Not in itself. Insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to TR19® as the benchmark, and many insurance policies ask for proof of TR19® cleaning. The legal duty sits in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which applies in England and Wales.
Canopy cleaning in Farnborough, done properly
The canopy is where the extract system breathes in. If it’s coated in grease, everything downstream gets more of it. We start the check-up there, and the cure is a thorough clean of the hood, the plenum and the filter housing. The work covers wall canopies, baffle filters and canopy light fittings, and common reasons people get in touch are a canopy that no longer draws the smoke away and a hood coated in old grease.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Nothing is signed off by word of mouth: a dated report with photos of the work, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. Any parts we couldn’t reach are recorded on it too.
- Where
- Farnborough (OX12)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Records
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- When we work
- Overnight and weekend work, 24/7 emergency callout
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
When it’s something else
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Electrical faults in the canopy
- Ductwork and fans beyond the canopy (those need a full TR19 clean)
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
If you are not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Parts of the system we cover
- Grease gutters
- Island canopies
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Baffle filters
- Plenum chambers
What happens if it’s left?
Baked-on grease gets harder to shift the longer it stays. Over months, the heat hardens it into a stubborn coating, so the longer it’s left, the longer the clean takes. Systems in rural buildings are often out of sight and out of mind.
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: how much there is, how we reach it, what state it’s in and when we can work. Call for a fixed quote and we’ll explain each part.
Why book with us
- In business since 2009
- A single point of contact for sites across the South East and London
- Fully insured
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
Take a look at our cost guide and our accreditations.
Kitchen extracts in Farnborough
Farnborough is covered by Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Farnborough, about 55 miles from central London, is within our usual area. The visit is fixed around your opening hours, not ours.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near Church of All Saints, or anywhere in Farnborough, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it.
Farnborough is about 4 miles south-east of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. Whatever kind of site you run in Farnborough, we can take on canopy cleaning. We can work out of hours so trading is not interrupted. Our Oxfordshire coverage runs to 443 places, and Farnborough is one of them. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 16 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: OX12. Other places close to Farnborough include Catmore (2 miles south-east), Brightwalton (2 miles south), Brightwalton Green (2 miles south), West Ilsley (3 miles east) and Stanmore (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Didcot (8 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles north), Wantage (4 miles north-west), Grove (6 miles north-west), Faringdon (12 miles north-west) and Benson (13 miles north-east).
Near you in Farnborough
Well-known places in the area include Atlas Computer Laboratory (3.8 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Letcombe Valley and Chain Hill.
How we price canopy cleaning
There’s no set price list, because no two systems are the same. What we look at:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How big the system is
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. You get a fixed price before work begins, so you know where you stand.
What we need to know
Many jobs can be priced from photos and some basics. Send what you can of the following:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The postcode and the type of business
- Where the plant sits or the system leaves the building, such as a roof or outside wall
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from photos and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before any work starts.
What happens on the day
Every visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, isolate whatever needs isolating, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. The visit itself takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. If the van will struggle with a lane or gateway near Farnborough, let us know and we’ll plan around it.
- The canopy is checked from photos or on a visit.
- Once the kitchen has closed, the cooking line is cooled and sheeted.
- We lift out the filters and scrape the plenum and housing.
- Inside and out, the hood and its troughs are cleaned.
- Filters are refitted, the area cleaned down and the photo report put together.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for canopy cleaning? Please phone us on 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and tell us about the site. We will explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
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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.
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Do you need canopy cleaning in Farnborough?
Most canopies have troughs or channels that catch running grease. If they’re not emptied, they fill and overflow, so fat ends up running down the front of the hood.
Most sites get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- A canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection
- A canopy that no longer draws the smoke away
Around Farnborough, as anywhere, we clean the parts you can’t see as well as the canopy you can.
What to look for in a quote
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether the figure could change on the day
- Whether the whole system is included, or only the parts that are easy to reach
For landlords and multi-site operators
Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. With shared responsibility, good records help everyone.
We regularly work with managing agents. Send the address, what’s needed and how access works and we will come back with a fixed quote.