Essex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Great Leighs
We cover Great Leighs for canopy and hood cleaning. Fixed quotes, work around your opening hours and photo reports as standard.
- A filter housing caked in grease
- Wet, greasy drips from the hood
- Grease filters blocking between washes
What happens on the day
Protection comes first: sheeting goes over floors and surfaces close to the work. After that, the system is made safe and the work begins. It takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up, and we clear up before we go. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Great Leighs run smoothly.
- Diagnosis first: we look behind the filters as well as at the hood.
- Equipment is turned off and cooled, and the area under the canopy is protected.
- Thick grease is scraped away before the canopy is degreased.
- Plenum, housing, troughs and canopy are all cleaned and checked.
- You get pictures of the result and a recommended date for the next clean.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
- Tell us where we can park and unload
Getting a quote
Here’s what helps us quote: where the site is, what it is and its opening hours, pictures of the system and the last certificate or report, if there is one. Once you have those, call 0345 646 2711 or send us an email.
Related advice
Canopy cleaning in Great Leighs, done properly
Has the canopy started to drip or look neglected? Send us a photo of the hood and filters when you call us on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form, and you will get a fixed price, usually within one working day. The work covers wall canopies, plenum chambers and island canopies, and people most often call us about filters that clog soon after cleaning and canopy gutters full of old fat.
In a village or hamlet like Great Leighs, 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.
The sign-off is always in writing: a written report, dated and illustrated with pictures, and for TR19® Grease cleans, a certificate issued through the BESCA VHE portal. It shows what was done and what, if anything, couldn’t be reached.
- Location
- Great Leighs (CM3)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Reporting
- Certificate and photo report
- Price
- Fixed quote, typically within a working day
- Hours
- When your site is closed, plus a 24/7 line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
Do you need canopy cleaning in Great Leighs?
The canopy takes the hottest, wettest air in the kitchen. Fat in that air settles on the inside of the hood, in its seams and on the filters, and the plenum behind them collects the rest.
It’s time to book a visit if you see:
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- A hood coated in old grease
- Canopy gutters full of old fat
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; William Julien Courtauld Hospital is the nearest hospital to Great Leighs, about 3.6 miles north-east.
Questions to ask before booking
- What’s included in the scope, part by part
- Proof of insurance
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- When the next visit should be, and why
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
The diagnosis comes before the price. We look at:
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- How big the system is
Every site is different, so we price each one individually. The size of the job, how we reach it, its condition and the working hours all make a difference.
What to send for a quote
Before you ask for a quote, gather:
- Detail shots of panels, filters and grilles
- The site address and the type of premises
- Wide pictures of the system and the area around it
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that isn’t enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before we start.
For landlords and multi-site operators
From a single site to a large estate, the standard is the same: diagnosis, a fixed price, work booked around your hours and a written report with photos.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We’re happy to deal with either side, and the report can go to both.
Canopy cleaning around Great Leighs
According to Food Standards Agency records, there are about 3 pubs and bars within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Great Leighs. A pub or hotel kitchen that cooks every day builds up grease in its extract like any other. In Great Leighs, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Chelmsford council. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service covers Great Leighs. Its fire safety officers can audit commercial kitchens, and grease in the extract is part of a kitchen’s fire risk.
For schools such as Great Leighs Primary School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. If you run a church or community hall kitchen, near Church of St John the Evangelist or elsewhere in Great Leighs, its extract still collects grease from every lunch and event.
Great Leighs is about 4 miles south-west of Braintree, in Essex. Great Leighs gets the same approach as every site we work on: diagnosis first, a fixed price, out-of-hours working where necessary and a written report with pictures. Across Essex, we cover 644 places, and Great Leighs is one of them. Our Chelmsford page covers sites nearby, about 6 miles away.
All of CM3 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from busy streets to back roads. Canopy cleaning is available to premises on Aragon Road, Fortune Close and Audley Road and nearby roads. We also cover the places around Great Leighs: Gubbion's Green (1 mile east), Young's End (1 mile north-east), Fuller Street (1 mile south-east), Row Green (2 miles north-east) and Fairstead (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (6 miles south), Braintree (4 miles north-east), Maldon (10 miles south-east), Billericay (14 miles south), Witham (6 miles east) and Wickford (15 miles south).
What’s near Great Leighs
Around Great Leighs, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Castle pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Cressing station, roughly 3.4 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include William Julien Courtauld Hospital (3.6 miles north-east). The countryside around Great Leighs includes Sandylay and Moat Woods.
Keeping the system healthy
Think of this as the after-treatment advice, short and simple:
- Wipe the canopy down at close every day
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
- Keep every filter in place while cooking
- Flag any change in how the canopy behaves
File the report alongside your fire risk assessment, so it’s ready when an EHO, insurer or fire officer asks. Photos of a clean canopy and plenum make the record easy to follow.
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.
Part by part
Plenums and filter housings
Behind neglected filters, the plenum can be heavily coated. We remove thick grease by hand, then degrease.
Island canopies
Island canopies often have filters on two sides. We work round the canopy, cleaning each filter bank and plenum.
Great Leighs: your questions answered
Will you come out to Great Leighs?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the site when you book.
Which fire and rescue service is responsible for Great Leighs?
It’s Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, which covers Great Leighs. A recent cleaning certificate and a note of the next clean date show that grease in the extract is being managed.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry full insurance and have been trading since 2009.
What kinds of canopies do you clean?
Wall and island canopies, long cooking-line hoods and small single hoods. Each one is cleaned inside and out, with the plenum behind the filters.
Will we have to shut during the visit?
Normally not. Out-of-hours visits keep the disruption down. Bigger sites can be done in stages so parts stay in use.
How long does canopy cleaning take?
It takes an hour or two for one small canopy, longer where there are several. Your quote will give a time.
Do you look at the system first?
Yes. For many sites, photos and a few details are enough, and larger or hidden systems get a visit.
Are you accredited?
We’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we carry full insurance.
What canopy cleaning cannot fix
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- A canopy undersized for the equipment
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
- Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
If in doubt, ring 0345 646 2711 or email us and we’ll say what we think.
Parts of the system we cover
- Plenum chambers
- Baffle filters
- Island canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies