Hampshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Gosport, Hampshire
Canopy cleaning for commercial sites in Gosport and across Hampshire. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- Grease filters blocking between washes
Canopy cleaning for kitchens and businesses in Gosport
Grease troughs, seams and the inside edge of the canopy are the spots a daily wipe misses. Thick deposits are scraped off by hand, then the surfaces degreased to suit what’s there, using hot water or steam where it helps. Common call-outs are for a canopy that no longer draws the smoke away and grease filters blocking between washes, on wall canopies, canopy light fittings and plenum chambers.
In a village or hamlet like Gosport, the kitchens that need extract cleaning are usually a pub, a school, a care home or a hall kitchen, wherever there is one. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
Accreditations are easy to claim and worth checking. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, with full insurance on top.
- Location
- Gosport (SO51)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Records
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- A fixed quote up front
- When we work
- Evenings, overnight and weekends; 24/7 emergencies
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
Canopy cleaning around Gosport
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 4 pubs, bars and clubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Gosport. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. Food hygiene inspections in Gosport are the job of Test Valley council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service covers Gosport. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Romsey Community Hospital (about 2.2 miles west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Ampfield Church of England Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Gosport is about 2 miles east of Romsey, in Hampshire. Wherever you are in the SO51 postcode area, we cover canopy cleaning for commercial sites. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Gosport among them. Our Southampton page covers sites nearby (6 miles or so).
We cover every part of SO51 for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. If your site is just outside Gosport, we cover Ampfield (1 mile north-east), Crampmoor (1 mile west), Knapp (1 mile north-east), Broadgate (1 mile east) and Lower Slackstead (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Winchester (6 miles north-east), Eastleigh (5 miles south-east), Fareham (15 miles south-east), Andover (14 miles north), Totton (7 miles south-west) and Hedge End (8 miles south-east).
Around Gosport
We work in commercial kitchens and buildings around White Horse Public House and The Mountbatten School and the streets around them. Gosport’s nearest station is Chandlers Ford station, roughly 2.6 miles south-east. Nearby you will also find King Johns House (2.9 miles west) and Romsey Community Hospital (2.2 miles west). The countryside around Gosport includes Emer Bog and Baddesley Common.
Gosport questions
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Gosport?
Kitchens in Gosport are inspected by Test Valley council’s environmental health officers. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Do you work at weekends in Gosport?
Yes. We work evenings, overnight and at weekends. That way a site in Gosport does not have to lose a day’s trading. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do we need to close while you work?
Typically not. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits so parts stay in use.
How long does canopy cleaning take?
One lightly soiled hood does not take long, but large or heavily soiled canopies take longer. We will tell you what to expect.
Will I get a report after the canopy clean?
Every clean comes with a photo report, listing what was cleaned. A full TR19 clean adds a certificate from the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
Do you clean canopies in all kinds of kitchens?
Single hoods, long wall canopies and island canopies alike. The survey tells us how best to clean yours, from pictures or a visit.
Can you come out in an emergency?
Yes. There’s a 24/7 emergency line for anything that cannot wait until a planned visit. Ring any time and tell us what’s happened.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, particularly for night and weekend visits. We usually quote within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What affects the quote in Gosport
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- Site requirements such as sign-in and permits
- Travel, parking and unloading
- How big the system is
- One-off work versus a regular cycle
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: what needs doing, how we get to it and when. You will have a fixed price before any work starts.
Helping us quote
When you contact us, it’s useful to have:
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
- Anything you’ve noticed, such as smells, noise, drips or poor airflow
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
- Any previous report or certificate
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. 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 we start.
Also near Gosport
What else we do in Gosport
Common problems we fix in Gosport
However carefully a kitchen in Gosport is run, the canopy still collects grease. That grease is fuel sitting right above the heat, so a flare-up near a greasy hood can quickly become a fire.
If you notice any of these, it’s worth a diagnosis:
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Greasy streaks across the canopy
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
Where a hall near Church of St Mark, or anywhere in Gosport, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
What to look for in a quote
- Exactly which parts of the system are covered
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
- How they set the interval to the next visit
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor
What staff can safely do
Your own staff can handle the daily basics: wiping canopies, washing grease filters and recording it in a log. What they can’t safely do is clean inside the ductwork, the fan or the risers, which is where we come in.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: keeping grilles clear, noting unusual noise or smells and logging filter changes. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
What canopy cleaning can’t fix
Not every problem is solved by canopy cleaning, and we’d rather say so up front. It will not put right:
- A fan that cannot pull enough air because it’s worn out
- A canopy too small for the cooking under it (that is a design question)
- A dirty extract fan further along the system
If in doubt, phone us on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we will say what we think.
What we work on in Gosport
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
- Canopy light fittings
- Island canopies
- Plenum chambers
- Wall canopies
What happens on the day
Night work is normal for us. A lot of visits happen overnight or at weekends, so the site can open as normal afterwards. On site, the work takes a few hours for most canopies. For a village or hamlet like Gosport, tell us about narrow lanes, gates and parking when you book.
- We start by checking the canopy, filters and plenum.
- Cooking equipment is left to cool and the area under the canopy protected.
- Filters come out and the plenum behind them is scraped and degreased.
- Inside and out, the canopy and its grease channels are degreased.
- We refit the filters, clear up and photograph the finished canopy.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us where we can park and unload
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Dig out any earlier paperwork for the system
How to get a quote
We don’t publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. Instead, we look at your site first, from photos or a survey, then send a fixed quote. To get going, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us.
Related advice
Keeping the system healthy
Here’s the after-treatment advice, in brief:
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
- Make sure filters sit tight in the housing
- Use non-abrasive cloths on the hood
Where the canopy is cleaned as part of a full TR19® Grease clean, a TR19 certificate is issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal. If the job covers only the canopy, the paperwork reflects that.
The best thing a kitchen can do for its canopy is keep the filters clean. Keep them on a regular cleaning or exchange cycle, and make sure they’re all in place before cooking. The plenum behind them stays cleaner.
Multi-site and managed buildings
The Fire Safety Order 2005 puts the duty to manage fire risk on the responsible person, which may be the employer, owner, landlord, FM or managing agent. Where responsibility is shared, records matter even more.
If you look after several sites, we can schedule visits across all of them on one quote. Every building has its own written report, so each one has its own record.