Kent · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Great Chart
Our technicians work in Great Chart 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 pictures as standard.
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- A hood coated in old grease
- A filter housing caked in grease
Why act early in Great Chart
A canopy clean in Great Chart now stops the grease spreading further. The work takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several, out of hours so service carries on. Put off, the grease simply moves further into the system. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Great Chart is calmer for everyone.
One small site or a whole estate, the quote is built the same way: the work involved, the access and the timing. The price is fixed before any work starts.
Why us?
- Fully insured
- CHAS and SafeContractor accredited, with ISO 9001
- One contact for all your sites in London and the South East
- Each visit written up, with photos
Take a look at our cost guide and how to check a contractor.
How we handle canopy cleaning in Great Chart
A kitchen team can wipe the outside of a canopy, but the seams, gutters and inner skin need more. Thick deposits are scraped off by hand, then the surfaces degreased to suit what’s there, using hot water or steam where it helps. If you have grease filters blocking between washes and a canopy that no longer draws the smoke away, we can help.
In a village or hamlet like Great Chart, 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, whatever the size of the place.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured. We’re also a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, and we have been trading since 2009.
- Where
- Great Chart (TN23)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Reporting
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quotes
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Reviewed
- 30 October 2026
How we price canopy cleaning
The survey tells us what the work involves. We look at:
- How easy every part is to reach
- Site rules, permits and inductions
- The times the site is available
- How big the system is
The price reflects the work, not guesswork. That is why we survey first, from photos or on site, and why the quote is fixed before we start.
Asking for a quote
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any previous report or certificate
- The site address and the type of premises
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
Photos are the quickest way to a quote: the system from a couple of angles, plus any access panels or hatches. Tell us what kind of site it is and when it’s open, and many jobs can be priced from that alone.
The process
We’re used to working while the site is closed. Evenings, nights and weekends are when much of our work happens, so a kitchen or building can carry on as usual the next day. On site, the work takes a few hours for most canopies. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Great Chart run smoothly.
- 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.
- The canopy shell, seams, troughs and gutters are degreased inside and out.
- We put the filters back, tidy up and photograph the finished canopy.
How to prepare
- Clear loose items from the work area
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Let us know about parking and loading
Getting a quote
For a fixed quote, ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. Photos and the last report, if you have one, make the quote quicker. We usually come back within one working day.
Advice
Your questions about canopy cleaning in Great Chart
Can a school canteen extract in Great Chart be done out of term time?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. The FSA’s register shows about 10 schools and colleges with food registrations within roughly a mile and a half of Great Chart. Booking early in the term gives the best choice of holiday dates.
Which environmental health team covers Great Chart?
Kitchens in Great Chart are inspected by Ashford council’s environmental health officers. How often a business is inspected depends on the risk rating the council gives it, so it’s worth staying ready all year.
Can you clean the canopy outside our opening hours?
We clean out of hours as a matter of course, at night, early in the morning or at weekends. The kitchen is handed back ready to cook.
What paperwork do I get after a canopy clean?
A photo report, with before and after pictures of the canopy and plenum. It also gives a recommended date for the next clean.
Do you cover Great Chart?
Yes. Great Chart is part of the area we cover, as part of our area across London and the South East.
What accreditations do you have?
Our accreditations are CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, alongside BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. The Vent Hygiene Elite scheme is run by BESCA and audited independently.
How long does canopy cleaning take?
A single canopy with a light build-up is fairly quick, but large or heavily soiled canopies take longer. We will tell you what to expect.
Do you clean canopies in all kinds of kitchens?
Most commercial kitchen canopies, from one small hood to a long run of canopies. We work out the approach when we survey, from pictures or a visit.
Kitchen extracts in Great Chart
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 5 pubs and bars across Great Chart and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Breakfasts, bar meals and functions all put grease into the extract wherever they’re cooked. It’s Ashford council that sends environmental health officers to food businesses in Great Chart. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A TR19® certificate and photo report after each clean gives you a record to show an inspector. Kent Fire and Rescue Service covers Great Chart. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
If you look after a school kitchen, at a school such as Great Chart Primary School or anywhere near Great Chart, the holidays are the usual time for a TR19® clean. Where a hall near Church of St Mary, or anywhere in Great Chart, hosts lunch clubs or events, its extract gathers grease just as a café’s does.
Great Chart is about 1 mile west of Ashford, in Kent. If you need canopy cleaning in Great Chart, it’s easy to get a fixed quote: please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or email photos. Our area covers London and the South East, including Great Chart. Our area takes in 922 places across Kent, large and small. Maidstone is in our area too, around 16 miles away.
Every address in TN23 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Canopy cleaning is available to premises on The Street, Toke Close and The Paddocks and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for canopy cleaning include Godinton (1 mile north-east), Chilmington Green (1 mile south-west), Stanhope (1 mile south-east), Ashford (1 mile east) and Fleeden (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (14 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north), Folkestone (15 miles east), Faversham (12 miles north), Hythe (12 miles south-east) and Davington (12 miles north).
Near you in Great Chart
In Great Chart, that means kitchens and buildings near The Little Black Dog pub, Ashford Community Woodland and John Wallis Academy and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Ashford International station, roughly 1.8 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include County Square (1.6 miles east) and William Harvey Hospital (3.5 miles east). Not far away are Orlestone Forest.
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Great Chart
The plenum is hidden behind the filters, so nobody sees it build up. Kitchen staff clean what they can see, leaving the plenum and housing to collect grease between professional cleans.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- A sticky, discoloured canopy
Older buildings often hide long, awkward duct runs, and if you run a kitchen at a historic venue in the area (Godinton House is about 1.1 miles north), access may need planning.
Questions to ask before booking
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- What insurance they carry
- Whether the price is fixed
- Whether a written report and pictures are included
Towns and villages near Great Chart
Also in Great Chart
When it’s something else
In fairness, there are a few things this work won’t fix:
- A light fitting that doesn’t work
- Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we’ll tell you honestly.
Parts of the system we cover
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Empty the grease troughs before they fill
- Keep the fan on through service
- Do not scrape the canopy with metal tools
- Check filters aren’t leaving gaps
File the report alongside your fire risk assessment, so it’s ready when an EHO, insurer or fire officer asks. Before and after photos speak for themselves.
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.
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Some jobs should never be done in-house: entering ducts, working on fans, testing dampers and taking grease readings need training, the right equipment and safe access. That’s our job.
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.