Brighton and Hove · Canopy and hood cleaning
Canopy and hood cleaning in Hangleton, Brighton and Hove
Canopy and hood cleaning for commercial sites in Hangleton and across Brighton and Hove. CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and fully insured.
- A hood coated in old grease
- Fat running down the front of the hood
- Heavy deposits behind the grease filters
Canopy cleaning in Hangleton, done properly
We have been cleaning kitchen canopies since we started trading in 2009. As a BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, we treat the canopy as one part of a whole system, and we are fully insured, with CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’re often asked to deal with grease filters blocking between washes and a canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection, on baffle filters, grease gutters and island canopies.
Kitchens around a place like Hangleton are often in older buildings or single-storey extensions, with the duct running through a roof space or up an outside wall. Flat runs collect grease and need proper access to clean.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. So every job comes with a written report and pictures, plus a TR19® certificate through the BESCA VHE portal where the work is a TR19® Grease clean.
- Location
- Hangleton (BN3, BN41)
- Wider area
- Brighton and Hove
- Paperwork
- TR19® certificate and photo report
- Quote
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Phone
- 0345 646 2711
- Checked
- 30 October 2026
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
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.
Staff cleaning and specialist work are not the same thing. A daily filter wipe and a weekly filter wash keep grease down at the front of the system, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Kitchen extracts in Hangleton
At about 2 miles from the coast, Hangleton is close enough for sea air to matter. Salt in the air is hard on rooftop fans, discharge cowls and fixings, so we check them for corrosion as well as grease. Food Standards Agency records include about 23 pubs, bars and clubs within roughly a mile and a half of the centre of Hangleton. Wherever they cook, the canopy, duct and fan collect grease just as a restaurant’s do. In Hangleton, food businesses are inspected by environmental health officers from Brighton and Hove council. A greasy canopy or dripping filters are the sort of thing an inspection can pick up. Before-and-after photos from each clean are a simple way to show the extract is in hand.
Church and community hall kitchens, near St Helen's Church or anywhere around Hangleton, are easy to forget, but their extracts collect grease like any other. Term dates shape school work: for a school like Hangleton Primary School, an extract clean fits neatly into a half-term or summer break.
Hangleton is about 1 mile north-west of Brighton and Hove, in Brighton and Hove. For canopy cleaning in and around Hangleton, please call 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line for a fixed quote. Our area covers London and the South East, Hangleton included. Our area takes in 30 places across Brighton and Hove, large and small.
We cover every part of the BN3 and BN41 postcode area for canopy cleaning and the streets around it. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on Meads Avenue, Warenne Road and Burwash Road or anywhere close by, our technicians can take on the work. You’ll find Hangleton on the A2038, which makes it straightforward for our technicians to reach for out-of-hours visits. We also cover Portslade (1 mile south-west), Southwick (2 miles south-west), Kingston by Sea (2 miles west), Fulking (3 miles north) and Shoreham-by-Sea (3 miles west). Further out, we also cover Brighton (3 miles east), Carlton Hill (3 miles south-east), Hanover (3 miles south-east), West Hill (3 miles south-east), Brunswick (3 miles south-east) and Seven Dials (3 miles south-east).
Near you in Hangleton
In Hangleton, that means kitchens and buildings near The Downsman pub, Benfield Hill and Blatchington Mill School and Sixth Form College, among other places. The closest station to Hangleton is Portslade station, about 1 mile south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Clayton Castle (4.7 miles north-east) and British Engineerium (1.1 miles east). Not far away are Ladies Mile and Thundersbarrow Hill.
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Hangleton
You’ll get a fixed price before any work starts. It’s based on:
- Any permits to work or inductions
- When the work can happen, such as evenings, overnight or weekends
- The condition of the system
- How easy every part is to reach
When the work has to happen, how we reach it and how big the site is can all change the price. We take each of them into account, and the price is fixed before any work starts.
What we need to know
Photos let us diagnose from a distance. The most useful are:
- Photos showing the whole system and its surroundings
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- The times we could work without disrupting the site
Need a price for canopy cleaning? Please call us on 0345 646 2711, or email photos with a few details about the site. We will talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Common questions in Hangleton
Which fire authority looks after Hangleton?
East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue service for Hangleton. If a fire safety officer visits a commercial kitchen, they may ask about the fire risk assessment and how the extract is kept clean.
Who would carry out a food hygiene inspection at a kitchen in Hangleton?
That is Brighton and Hove council, whose environmental health officers carry out food hygiene inspections in Hangleton. It helps to keep the extract cleaning records with your food safety paperwork, so they’re ready if asked for.
Are you fully insured?
Yes. Full insurance covers our work, and we’ve been trading since 2009.
Where does the waste go?
We take it away at the end of the visit. While we work, it’s kept contained to keep the area clean.
Are you accredited?
BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001. We’ve been trading since 2009 and we’re fully insured.
How long does canopy cleaning take?
Size and build-up decide it. As a guide, it takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits.
What types of premises do you cover?
We work for restaurants, pubs, hotels, schools, colleges, hospitals, care homes, offices and shops, as well as food production and leisure sites.
What causes grease to drip from the hood?
Most drips come from overflowing troughs, damaged filters or a plenum thick with grease. We clean all three and point out anything that is causing it.
Leave it or put it right?
Drips from a dirty canopy land on the cooking line. That is a hygiene problem as well as a fire one, and EHOs look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment. Booking now means the visit to Hangleton is planned around you, not forced by a breakdown.
We don’t list prices on the website, because each job is priced on what it involves. Call for a fixed quote, and we’ll talk you through it.
Why choose Duct Doctor in Hangleton
- Work around your opening hours, with 24/7 emergency cover
- BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
- Ventilation hygiene specialists since 2009
- Photo reports with every job
See how cleaning jobs are priced or our accreditations and certificates.
How it works
When we arrive, we check the system against the survey or the pictures you sent. If anything is different, we talk it through with the person on site before carrying on. From there, it takes a few hours, depending on the size of the canopy and how much grease has built up. We plan the journey to Hangleton and bring what the job is likely to need.
- We look at the canopy first, from photos or on a visit.
- Equipment below is switched off and left to cool, then sheeted.
- With the filters out, the plenum and housing are cleaned back.
- We degrease the canopy shell, its seams and the grease troughs.
- We refit the filters, clear up and photograph the finished canopy.
Getting ready for the visit
- Tell us the best time to work, such as after service or at a weekend
- Make sure equipment near the work can be switched off and left to cool
- Arrange a key holder or contact on site
Ask for a quote
We do not publish a price list, because no two systems are the same. We look at your system first, from photos or on a visit, and then give you a fixed quote. To get going, give us a ring on 0345 646 2711, or send details by email.
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For landlords and multi-site operators
Running several sites is easier with one contractor. We cover South East England and London, so a run of sites can go into one programme and kept on a regular cycle.
Where a tenant occupies the premises but the landlord owns the building, the lease normally sets out who maintains what. We can quote either party, and the report can go to both.
Aftercare tips
After the visit, a few habits help the work last:
- Give the canopy a wipe after service
- Check and empty canopy gutters regularly
- Wash or exchange the filters on a regular cycle
- Don’t scrape the canopy with metal tools
The kitchen is handed back clean, with the sheeting gone and the waste removed. Every filter is refitted and checked ready for the next service.
Clean filters are the canopy’s first defence. Keep them on a regular cleaning or exchange cycle, and never cook with one missing. The plenum behind them stays cleaner.
What we are called out for in Hangleton
However carefully a kitchen in Hangleton is run, the canopy still collects grease. It’s fuel, sitting directly over the burners, so a flare-up near a greasy hood can quickly become a fire.
These are the problems we see most often:
- Drips from the canopy onto the range
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- A greasy hood noticed by an inspector
- A hood coated in old grease
Historic houses near Hangleton, such as Portslade Manor about 0.9 miles south-west, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
What your quote should include
- If the quote is a fixed price or an estimate
- Whether inaccessible sections are listed on the report
- Whether the quote is based on a survey or photos
- Their accreditations, such as BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, CHAS or SafeContractor