Oxfordshire · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy Cleaning in Hampton Poyle
For canopy and hood cleaning in Hampton Poyle, one call is all it takes, from survey to sign-off. Fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001.
- Grease channels that no longer drain
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
About our canopy cleaning in Hampton Poyle
Grease troughs, seams and the inside edge of the canopy are the spots a daily wipe misses. We scrape the heavy deposits, then degrease the surfaces with methods that suit the build-up, using hot water or steam where it helps. Common call-outs are for wet, greasy drips from the hood and a filter housing caked in grease, across baffle filters, island canopies and grease gutters.
For a kitchen in or near Hampton Poyle, the visit is planned around opening hours and the journey, and the clean covers the whole system, as it would anywhere: canopy, filters, duct, fan and discharge, with a certificate and photo report at the end.
Our accreditations include CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we are fully insured. On top of that, we’re a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, trading since 2009.
- Where
- Hampton Poyle (OX5)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Paperwork
- Certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed quote up front
- Working hours
- After hours by arrangement; emergencies any time
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
What staff can safely do
For ventilation and air handling systems, in-house care is mostly about checks: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
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.
Towns and villages near Hampton Poyle
What else we do in Hampton Poyle
How the visit works
Your trading hours come first. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the job takes a few hours for most canopies. A quick note on how to find the site and where to park makes a visit to Hampton Poyle run smoothly.
- First the canopy is surveyed, by pictures or in person.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- We remove the grease filters and clean the plenum and filter housing.
- 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 about access, such as roof hatches, plant rooms, ceilings or locked areas
- Find the previous report, if there is one
- Name a contact who can let us in at the agreed time
Ask for a quote
Some systems can be priced from pictures; others need a survey. Larger sites, and anything hidden behind walls, ceilings or floors, are normally surveyed first. Either way, the quote is fixed before any work is booked.
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What a clean won’t put right
Before you book, it helps to know what’s not included:
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
- Faulty canopy lights or wiring (a job for an electrician)
- A hood that does not cover the cooking line
If you are not sure, just give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book.
What we work on in Hampton Poyle
- Island canopies
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
- Baffle filters
- Canopy light fittings
- Plenum chambers
Grease, kitchens and Hampton Poyle
Look up Hampton Poyle on the FSA’s food hygiene register and you will find about 12 restaurants, cafés and works canteens and about 6 sandwich bars and takeaways in Hampton Poyle and the streets around it, up to about 1.5 miles out. Wherever there’s a canopy over the cooking, its hood and plenum collect grease with every service. Kitchens in Hampton Poyle get their food hygiene inspections from Cherwell council. The cleanliness of the kitchen and its equipment, extraction included, is part of what they check. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after. Hampton Poyle sits within the area of Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Grease in a kitchen extract is a recognised fire risk, and the fire authority enforces the law on managing it in most commercial premises.
For schools such as Gosford Hill School, kitchen extract cleaning is normally booked for the holidays, when the canteen is closed. Kitchens that cook twelve hours or more a day, as some healthcare kitchens do, fall into BESA’s three-monthly minimum; Acland Hospital is the nearest hospital to Hampton Poyle, about 5.2 miles south.
Hampton Poyle is about 6 miles north of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in OX5, we cover canopy cleaning for commercial sites. Hampton Poyle is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire we cover for commercial clients. There’s also a page for Oxford, about 6 miles away.
Postcode districts we cover here for canopy cleaning: OX5. You’ll find streets such as Bletchingdon Road and Oxford Road, all of which we cover for canopy cleaning. Other places close to Hampton Poyle include Bletchingdon (1 mile north), Kidlington (1 mile south-west), Gosford (2 miles south), Islip (2 miles south-east) and Enslow (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Oxford (6 miles south), Bicester (7 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles south), Witney (10 miles west), Carterton (15 miles west) and Thame (14 miles south-east).
What’s near Hampton Poyle
Around Hampton Poyle, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near Bell at Hampton pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Islip station, roughly 1.5 miles south-east. Nearby you will also find Acland Hospital (5.2 miles south) and Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum (3.9 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Woodsides Meadow.
How the job changes from site to site
Pub and hotel kitchens
Few pubs and hotels can shut the kitchen for a day. We clean the canopy overnight or between services so the kitchen keeps trading.
School and staff canteen kitchens
Lighter cooking still leaves grease on the canopy. BESA guidance still sets a minimum interval for the whole system, and the canopy is part of it.
Multi-site and managed buildings
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, it’s worth checking the lease for who maintains the systems. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Multi-site operators often want one contractor and one number. We work across London and the South East, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept to a regular schedule.
What affects the quote in Hampton Poyle
Sites vary more than people expect. The main factors:
- How big the system is
- Travel, parking and unloading
- The condition of the system
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
Whatever the type of site, the quote works the same way: the size of the job, access, condition and working hours. Call for a fixed quote and we will explain each part.
What we need to know
To speed up the quote, send us:
- A few general shots of the system
- Your opening hours and when the area is out of use
- Any previous report or certificate
- The roof, plant room or outside wall the system runs to
Want a quote for canopy cleaning? Please give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll explain what we’d do and send a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Hampton Poyle: your questions answered
Who is the fire and rescue service for Hampton Poyle?
That’s Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. It’s worth keeping your fire risk assessment, TR19® certificates and photo reports together, ready to show.
Which council inspects kitchens in Hampton Poyle?
Kitchens in Hampton Poyle are inspected by Cherwell council’s environmental health officers. Have your latest TR19® certificate and photo report to hand, as an officer may ask how the extract is maintained.
How much notice should we give?
The more notice, the better, especially for out-of-hours work. Quotes typically come back within one working day, and there’s a 24/7 line for emergencies.
What does canopy cleaning cost?
The cost depends on the size of the system, its condition, access and timing. Call for a fixed quote and we will usually reply within one working day.
Does the law say we must follow TR19?
No. TR19® itself is not law; it’s a BESA specification. The legal duty comes from the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005: the responsible person must assess and reduce fire risk, and TR19® is the benchmark for showing that grease in the extract is under control.
Can you clean the canopy outside our opening hours?
The clean is done out of hours: after service, overnight or before opening. Equipment under the canopy needs to be off and cool.
Do you have insurance?
Yes, we’re fully insured. We also hold CHAS and SafeContractor for clients who vet their contractors.
Can you set up regular visits?
Yes. Regular plans can run on 3, 6 or 12-monthly cycles, to suit the system and how it’s used.
When to call us in Hampton Poyle
Air straight off the range hits the canopy first. Fat in that air settles on the inside of the hood, in its seams and on the filters before what gets through reaches the plenum.
Look out for any of the following:
- Filters that clog soon after cleaning
- Poor capture at the hood
- A plenum thick with grease behind the filters
- Grease dripping from the canopy edge
Blenheim Palace, about 3.9 miles west, is one of the historic houses near Hampton Poyle; if you run event catering at a venue like that, cleans can be booked between functions.
Comparing quotes
- What hours they’ll be on site
- If they look at the system before pricing
- Whether the quote shows VAT
- Whether a written report and photos are included