Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Fitzrovia, Greater London
Canopy cleaning across Fitzrovia and nearby, booked around your opening hours and signed off in writing with photos.
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
About our canopy cleaning in Fitzrovia
Canopy cleans are done out of hours: evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. The equipment underneath is switched off, left to cool and sheeted, and the kitchen is left ready for the next service. Common call-outs are for grease channels that no longer drain and smoke hanging around the canopy during service, on plenum chambers, grease gutters and island canopies.
Kitchens in Fitzrovia, like many across London, can share a building with flats or offices, with the duct running up through shared risers. Grease in a duct like that is a fire risk to the whole building, not just the kitchen, so a regular TR19® clean protects everyone in it.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and photos, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Location
- Fitzrovia (NW1W, W1T, W1G)
- Region
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- A fixed price before any work starts
- Working hours
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Call
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
For landlords and multi-site operators
Keeping records across a portfolio is half the battle. Each visit produces a dated report with photos, ready to show insurers, fire officers or EHOs.
If you look after several sites, we can plan visits across the whole estate and price them together. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.
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What we do, step by step
The first job on site is protection: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. The work on site takes a few hours for most canopies, and the area is cleaned down before we leave. Most London sites can’t stop for the day, so work in Fitzrovia is usually done overnight, early in the morning or at weekends.
- The canopy is checked from pictures or on a visit.
- Out of hours, the range is switched off, cooled and covered.
- With the filters removed, the plenum and filter channels are cleaned.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Plan for cooking equipment or plant to be off before we arrive
Ask for a quote
Need a price for canopy cleaning? Please call 0345 646 2711 or email us with a few details about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and send you a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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When something else is needed
Canopy cleaning cannot fix everything, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- A light fitting that doesn’t work
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that’s a design question)
Not sure which it is? You can call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What the work covers
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Baffle filters
- Wall canopies
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Day-to-day cleaning is something your team can do: wiping down canopy surfaces, cleaning filters and keeping a simple log. Inside the ducts, risers and fan is specialist work, and that’s where we come in.
When your team notices a problem between visits, like drips, unusual noise, smells or damaged filters, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We can diagnose it and quote.
Fitzrovia questions
Do you work at weekends in Fitzrovia?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Fitzrovia doesn’t have to lose a day’s trading. Let us know the hours you’re closed and we will book within them.
Is parking a problem for work in Fitzrovia?
Parking and loading in London need planning, so tell us about bays, permits and building rules when you book. Working overnight, as we often do in London, typically makes it simpler.
Is there a survey before the work?
Yes. We always survey first, from your photos and details, or with a visit where needed. A fixed quote follows.
How do you protect the area?
Protection goes down first: floor sheeting and covers over nearby surfaces and equipment. We tidy up and take our waste away before we leave.
Do you work with multi-site operators?
Yes. One number covers all your sites across London and the South East, and visits can be set on a regular cycle.
What accreditations do you have?
We are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. We also hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we carry full insurance.
What do you do with what you remove?
It’s contained and taken away. We collect grease, debris and waste water as we go, so it does not spread.
What does TR19 mean?
It’s BESA’s specification and the benchmark insurers, fire officers and EHOs look to. It sets out inspection, cleaning and record keeping and expects a risk-based approach.
What affects the quote in Fitzrovia
You’ll get a fixed price before work begins. It’s based on:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- What state the system is in
- Travel, parking and unloading
- Site rules, permits and inductions
Every site is different, so each one gets its own fixed quote. Size, access, the condition of the system and when we can work all play a part.
What to send for a quote
You don’t need the technical terms. It helps if you can send:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- A few general shots of the system
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
Quotes are quick. Call or email with a few details and you’ll usually have a fixed price within one working day. If we need to see the system first, we book a survey around your hours.
Canopy cleaning around Fitzrovia
Food Standards Agency records list about 3,936 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 680 takeaways in Fitzrovia and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Each canopy in those kitchens catches grease on the inside of the hood and behind the filters. Fire safety in Fitzrovia falls to London Fire Brigade. In most workplaces, including commercial kitchens, it’s the fire and rescue authority that enforces the Fire Safety Order. Most London extract cleaning happens at night, after the last service.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as London Foot Hospital (about within half a mile south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Bursars and site managers at schools such as All Souls CofE Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Fitzrovia is about 1 mile north-east of Marylebone, in Greater London. We carry out canopy cleaning for businesses, landlords and public buildings in Fitzrovia and the rest of Greater London. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, and Fitzrovia is one of them.
Work in NW1W, W1T and W1G is surveyed, quoted and booked the same way as anywhere else. That includes premises on Euston Road, Duke's Road and Market Place and nearby roads. Fitzrovia is on the A501 and A4200, so it’s easy for us to get to for canopy cleaning. If your site is just outside Fitzrovia, we cover Euston (1 mile north-east), Marylebone (1 mile south-west), Bloomsbury (1 mile east), Somers Town (1 mile north-east) and Soho (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Kensington (3 miles south-west), Shoreditch (3 miles east), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Whitechapel (3 miles east), Hampstead (3 miles north-west) and Ruislip (12 miles west).
What’s near Fitzrovia
In Fitzrovia, that means kitchens and buildings near Carpenters Arms, UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies and St Anne's Churchyard, among other places. Other local landmarks include Wellcome Library (within half a mile north-east) and Maria Fidelis Catholic School FCJ (within half a mile north). Fitzrovia has its own railway station: London Euston station. Well-known places in the area include London Foot Hospital (under half a mile south-west) and Blindiana Museum (under half a mile west). The countryside around Fitzrovia includes St. James's Park Lake and Primrose Hill.
When to call us in Fitzrovia
Most canopies have troughs or channels that catch running grease. Left to fill up, they spill over, and grease ends up dripping from the canopy edge.
Keep an eye out for any of the following:
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
Commuter trade near London Euston station can mean long cooking hours, and long hours put a kitchen into BESA’s more frequent cleaning bands.
Questions to ask before you book
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What paperwork you get at the end
- When the next visit should be, and why
- Whether the figure could change on the day
Keeping the system healthy
No system stays clean for ever, but care slows the build-up. A few tips:
- Clean the baffle filters often
- Don’t scrape the canopy with metal tools
- Run the extract the whole time you’re cooking
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
The report gives a recommended next clean date. It reflects how long the kitchen cooks and how much grease we removed, in line with BESA guidance.
A change in how the canopy behaves is worth reporting. More drips or quicker clogging often mean the cleaning interval needs looking at, which a grease thickness test can confirm.