Greater London · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Ham, Greater London
Canopy cleaning in Ham from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Overflowing grease troughs and gutters
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
Between visits
Simple habits between visits make a real difference. Our advice:
- Never run the range with a filter out
- Check filters aren’t leaving gaps
- Keep the fan on through service
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
We clear away the sheeting, waste grease and water before we leave. Filters are back in place and seated properly ready for the next service.
Empty the grease troughs and cups before they fill. Overflowing troughs are the usual cause of drips onto the range, so make emptying them part of the closing routine.
About our canopy cleaning in Ham
Every TR19® Grease clean includes the canopy, but a canopy can also need cleaning on its own, between full system cleans. Where that’s the case, we will be clear that the ducts and fan aren’t included, so your records stay accurate. If you are dealing with canopy gutters full of old fat and a plenum thick with grease behind the filters, we can help, from island canopies, wall canopies and canopy light fittings onwards.
London kitchens tend to trade late and open early, so extract cleaning in Ham is normally done overnight, after the last service. Before the clean, we agree loading, parking and roof access with whoever manages the building.
We’ve been trading since 2009, and we are a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001 are in place too, and we are fully insured.
- Location
- Ham (TW10, KT2, TW11)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after photos
- Quote
- Fixed quote, normally within a working day
- Hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Page updated
- 30 October 2026
What affects the cost of canopy cleaning
Every site gets its own quote. This is what makes a difference:
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
- The condition we find in the survey
- How easy every part is to reach
- The size of the system
Working hours, access and the scale of the site all affect the cost. We take each of them into account and give you a fixed price before we start.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can send:
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- The site address and the type of premises
- Wide photos of the system and the area around it
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Photos are enough for some jobs, while others need a look on site. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, you get a fixed price before work begins.
Staff cleaning versus specialist work
Good housekeeping makes our visits easier, not unnecessary. Clean filters and tidy surfaces slow the build-up, but the parts you can’t see still need a specialist at the right interval.
If your staff spot something between visits, such as dripping grease, a noisy fan, a smell or a filter that won’t come clean, it’s best reported rather than tackled in-house. We’ll take a look and send you a fixed quote.
Signs you need canopy cleaning in Ham
Grease that runs down the inside of a canopy gathers in its gutters and troughs. Left to fill up, they spill over, and grease ends up dripping from the canopy edge.
The symptoms we are asked about most are:
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- A hood coated in old grease
- An EHO comment about the canopy
Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Teddington Memorial Hospital is the nearest hospital to Ham, about 1.5 miles south-west.
Comparing quotes
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Whether the price is fixed
- Proof of insurance
- Whether VAT is included
Common questions in Ham
Can you clean school kitchen extracts in Ham during the holidays?
Yes. Half-terms and the summer break are the natural time for school work. There are about 21 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Ham. Tell us your holiday dates and we’ll book the visit for when the site is empty.
What do you need to know about parking in Ham?
London parking can be tight, so details of loading bays and permits help. Where restrictions apply in the day, an evening or overnight visit usually gets round them.
What does canopy cleaning cost?
We don’t publish prices, because the cost depends on the job: how big it is, what state it’s in, how we reach it and the working hours. You get a fixed price before we start.
Can I just have the canopy cleaned instead of the whole system?
A TR19® Grease clean covers the whole system, not just the canopy. Cleaning the canopy alone leaves the ducts, risers and fan untouched, and the report will say what was covered.
What causes grease to drip from the hood?
Full gutters and a heavily coated plenum are the common causes. Grease has nowhere else to go, so it runs down and drips, and condensation can carry it too. A canopy clean sorts it out.
Do we need to close the kitchen for a canopy clean?
We clean out of hours as a matter of course, at night, early in the morning or at weekends. We leave it clean and ready for the next service.
Who is the responsible person?
In the words of the Fire Safety Order 2005, it’s the responsible person. It’s normally the employer, or whoever controls the building, and where several people have control, each can have duties. If you’re not sure, check your lease and fire risk assessment.
Do we lose a day’s trading?
Not typically. We need the work area to ourselves while we are on site, so we book a time when it would be closed anyway.
Other services in Ham
Canopy cleaning around Ham
Food Standards Agency data counts about 146 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 21 sandwich bars and takeaways within 1.5 miles or so of the middle of Ham. Where they cook under a hood, the plenum behind the filters is where grease hides. Fire safety in Ham falls to London Fire Brigade. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Environmental health officers from Richmond-Upon-Thames council inspect food businesses in Ham. 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.
Church and community hall kitchens, near Ham Christian Centre or anywhere around Ham, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Ham House, about 0.6 miles north, is one of the historic houses near Ham; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Ham is about 1 mile south-east of Twickenham, in Greater London. Wherever you are in the TW10 postcode area, we cover canopy cleaning for commercial sites. Our Greater London coverage runs to 764 places, Ham among them. London is in our area too, around 10 miles away.
Every address in TW10, KT2 and TW11 is covered for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include New Road, Lock Road and Cave Road, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. Main roads around Ham include the A307, so getting to you is simple for canopy cleaning. Other places close to Ham include Petersham (1 mile north), Eel Pie Island (1 mile north-west), Strawberry Hill (1 mile west), Teddington (1 mile south-west) and Richmond (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include London (10 miles north-east), City of Westminster (9 miles north-east), Marylebone (9 miles north-east), Kensington (6 miles north-east), St Pancras (10 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (12 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Ham
In Ham, that means kitchens and buildings near Grey Court School, The New Inn Public House and Sudbrook Park, among other places. Ham’s nearest station is Teddington station, roughly 1.2 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Eel Pie Island Museum (1.1 miles north-west) and Bentall Centre (1.6 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Kew Gardens Lake and Richmond Hill.
How it works
Before we leave, we walk the area with whoever is on site. Anything we couldn’t reach or that needs attention is pointed out there and then, and the same goes into the written report. All told, the work takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. For a job in Ham, tell us about loading bays, permits, lifts and roof access when you book.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by pictures or in person.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Find the previous report, if there is one
Get a fixed quote
For a fixed quote, call us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and tell us the type of site, your opening hours and roughly what the system looks like. A few pictures and your last certificate or report help a lot. You’ll usually have a quote within one working day.
Related advice
When something else is needed
It’s worth knowing the limits before booking:
- Bent or broken filters
- A hood that doesn’t cover the cooking line
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
Not sure which it is? You can phone us on 0345 646 2711 or email us and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Parts of the system we cover
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings
- Wall canopies
- Grease gutters
- Plenum chambers
- Island canopies
For landlords and multi-site operators
When the building owner and the occupier are different, 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.
We also work for facilities teams across offices, schools and healthcare across Greater London. Larger estates can be phased building by building to keep disruption down.