Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Fordingbridge
Our technicians work in Fordingbridge on 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 photos as standard.
- Condensation running down the canopy
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
How we handle canopy cleaning in Fordingbridge
Every canopy we clean in Fordingbridge gets the same treatment: we remove the filters, clean the plenum and housing, then degrease the canopy shell. You get photos of the canopy before and after. Typical jobs include drips from the canopy onto the range and a filter housing caked in grease, across grease gutters, island canopies and plenum chambers.
Around a smaller place like Fordingbridge, kitchen extracts tend to belong to pubs, cafés, takeaways and school or care home kitchens. A kitchen that cooks fewer hours still builds up grease, so cleaning is planned around how much it cooks and what the readings show.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we hold CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Fordingbridge (SP6)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, usually within a working day
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Honest limits
Before booking, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Weak extraction caused by a failing fan motor
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that is a design question)
If you’re not sure, just ring 0345 646 2711 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer.
What the work covers
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
Nearby places to Fordingbridge
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What we do, step by step
Our technicians bring everything the work needs, from protective sheeting to tools and access equipment. You only need to give us clear access and switch off what needs to be off. On site, the work takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. In a place like Fordingbridge, we fit the visit around your hours.
- We look at the canopy first, from photos or on a visit.
- The range is turned off and allowed to cool before we cover it.
- With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned back.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- We refit the filters, clear up and photograph the finished canopy.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know how we reach the system, including roofs, risers and plant rooms
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
Get a fixed quote
Want a quote for canopy cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711, or email photos and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before you commit to anything.
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Grease, kitchens and Fordingbridge
Look up Fordingbridge on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 11 restaurants, cafés and canteens and about 7 sandwich bars and takeaways within about 1.5 miles of central Fordingbridge. Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Fordingbridge. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk. It’s New Forest council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Fordingbridge. 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.
A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Mary's Church or elsewhere in Fordingbridge, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If your kitchen is in a listed or historic building, like the houses around Fordingbridge (Breamore House is about 2.8 miles north), fitting access panels needs care.
Fordingbridge is in Hampshire. Whether your site is in the middle of Fordingbridge or further out, canopy cleaning is available to all kinds of commercial premises, from a single unit to a large public building. Fordingbridge is one of 683 towns, villages and districts in Hampshire where we work for canopy cleaning. You can also see our page for Southampton, roughly 17 miles from Fordingbridge.
Every address in SP6 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. We cover sites on High Street, Station Road and Picket Close and the roads around them. You will find Fordingbridge on the A338 and B3078, so it’s easy for us to get to for canopy cleaning. We also cover the places around Fordingbridge: Horseport (1 mile south-east), Tinkers Cross (1 mile north), Lower Burgate (1 mile north-east), Criddlestyle (1 mile east) and Stuckton (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Totton (13 miles east), Romsey (14 miles east), New Milton (13 miles south-east), Ringwood (6 miles south), Barton on Sea (14 miles south-east) and Marchwood (15 miles east).
Around Fordingbridge
Locally, jobs take us to businesses close to The Ship Inn and The Burgate School and Sixth Form, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Godshill Castle Hill (1.6 miles north-east) and Fordingbridge Museum (less than half a mile south-east). Green spaces nearby include Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Logging matters as much as cleaning. A simple log of filter washes, wipe-downs and checks helps show that the system is managed between specialist visits, alongside our reports.
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you cannot see still need a specialist at the right interval.
Different parts, different methods
Wall canopies
The back of a wall canopy is hard to reach and easy to miss. We remove the filters to reach it and degrease it properly.
School and staff canteen kitchens
Canteens and school kitchens tend to run to a timetable, so the canopy can be cleaned when the kitchen is closed. We often clean them in holidays or at weekends.
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Fordingbridge
Which fire service covers Fordingbridge?
Fordingbridge is in the area of Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 cover smaller places like Fordingbridge?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Fordingbridge is covered. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Does a canopy clean meet TR19?
TR19® Grease is about the whole extract, from canopy to discharge. Cleaning the canopy alone leaves the ducts, risers and fan untouched, and the report will say what was covered.
Do you offer emergency callouts?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Call us any time and explain what’s happened.
Do you clean the grease filters as part of a canopy clean?
Filters are removed so we can clean the plenum and housing, then cleaned and refitted. Between cleans, a filter exchange service can keep them in good order.
Do you clean inside the canopy as well as outside?
Everything from the outer face to the plenum behind the filters. Troughs, gutters and filter housings are cleaned too.
How long will it take to clean the canopy?
It takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. We’ll confirm how long when we quote.
What kinds of canopies do you clean?
Most commercial kitchen canopies, from one small hood to a long run of canopies. The survey tells us how best to clean yours, from pictures or a visit.
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Fordingbridge
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- How many systems or sites are involved
- The size of the system
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
No two sites are the same, so each one gets its own fixed quote. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all play a part.
Asking for a quote
A few details help us quote accurately. When you get in touch, it helps to send:
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- The site address and the type of premises
- Your last certificate, test record or report
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Big or complicated sites, and systems that are hard to see in photos, get a survey first. Either way, you get a fixed price before any work starts.
Why deal with it now?
Grease dripping from the hood can fall onto food, pans and worktops. That’s a hygiene problem as well as a fire one, and environmental health officers look at the cleanliness of equipment, extraction included. A quieter site near Fordingbridge still needs its system looked after.
We don’t list prices on the website, because the cost depends on the site in front of us. Call for a fixed quote, and we will talk you through it.
Why us?
- A BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- In business since 2009
- Survey first, then a fixed quote
Read our cost guide or how to check a contractor.
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Fordingbridge
A canopy in Fordingbridge picks up grease at much the same rate as one anywhere else with the same cooking: it comes down to how long the kitchen cooks and what’s on the menu. High-heat cooking coats it fastest.
Any of these means the system needs a check-up:
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
- Grease filters blocking between washes
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- Poor capture at the hood
Bursars and site managers at schools such as Fordingbridge Junior School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
What to look for in a quote
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether they’re fully insured
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate