East Sussex · Canopy and hood cleaning
Hankham canopy cleaning
Canopy cleaning in Hankham from ventilation hygiene specialists trading since 2009. Out-of-hours visits and 24/7 emergency callout.
- Smoke hanging around the canopy during service
- Condensation and grease dripping together
- A hood coated in old grease
How we handle canopy cleaning in Hankham
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. The work covers grease gutters, canopy light fittings and island canopies, and common reasons people get in touch are a canopy flagged at an environmental health inspection and condensation running down the canopy.
Rural kitchens often have long, low duct runs through a roof space or along an outside wall, and those horizontal sections are where grease settles. Access, parking and timings are agreed before the day.
Insurers, fire officers and environmental health officers all look at records. That’s why every job is written up in a report with pictures, and grease extract cleans come with a TR19® certificate issued through the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal.
- Where
- Hankham (BN24)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Paperwork
- Certificate plus before-and-after pictures
- Quotes
- A fixed price before we start
- When we work
- Nights, weekends or holidays to suit you
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Updated
- 30 October 2026
What the work involves, part by part
Island canopies
Island canopies often have filters on two sides. We work round the canopy, cleaning each filter bank and plenum.
Plenums and filter housings
Filter housings hold the filters in place, and their channels fill with grease. Clean housings let the filters seat properly and leave no gaps.
FAQs for Hankham
Can you get to a site in Hankham?
Yes, we work in villages as well as towns, and Hankham is covered. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Which environmental health team covers Hankham?
Kitchens in Hankham are inspected by Wealden council’s environmental health officers. Ratings are published by the Food Standards Agency, so a clean extract and good records are worth keeping up.
Which sectors do you work in?
Any site with a kitchen or a ventilation system to look after, from a small pub to a hospital. We work with hotels, schools, care homes, offices, retail and leisure sites.
How do you protect the area?
We cover floors and nearby surfaces with sheeting before work begins, and waste is contained as we go. Before we leave, we tidy up and clean down.
How long is a canopy clean?
One lightly soiled hood does not take long, but large or heavily soiled canopies take longer. You will know before work begins.
Is canopy cleaning enough for TR19?
A canopy-only clean is possible, but it is not a full TR19 clean. TR19 Grease covers everything the grease travels through, at intervals set by BESA guidance.
What kinds of canopies do you clean?
Wall canopies, island canopies and single hoods over individual appliances. Each one is cleaned inside and out, with the plenum behind the filters.
Are you fully insured?
Yes, fully. CHAS and SafeContractor accreditation sit alongside it for clients who vet their contractors.
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What a clean will not put right
We’d rather tell you now than book work that will not help, so here are the limits:
- Grease in the duct runs and risers behind the canopy
- Poor airflow from a fan that needs repair
- Grease filters too damaged to refit (they need replacing)
Not sure which it is? You can give us a ring on 0345 646 2711 or use the quote form and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Where we work
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
- Grease gutters
- Wall canopies
- Canopy light fittings
- Plenum chambers
In-house cleaning or a specialist?
Staff cleaning and specialist work aren’t the same thing. Wiping filters daily and washing them weekly keeps the visible parts in order, but grease that has passed the filters is out of reach. Reaching it takes a specialist with the right equipment.
Away from the kitchen, the in-house job is mainly checking: clear grilles, a log of filter changes and reporting anything odd. Cleaning inside ducts and units is specialist work.
Fixed quotes for canopy cleaning in Hankham
Before we fix a price, we need to know a few things. We look at:
- Where the site is and how we reach it
- A single visit or a regular plan
- Whether we need access equipment or extra panels
- Working hours and out-of-hours timing
The cost depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and how easy it is to reach. We give you a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Helping us quote
To speed up the quote, please include:
- Any access panels or hatches you can see
- Any symptoms, from odd noises to smells or leaks
- When the site is open and when it’s quiet
- The paperwork from the last visit, if you have it
Need a price for canopy cleaning? Please ring 0345 646 2711, or send details by email and tell us about the site. We’ll talk you through the work and give you a fixed quote before anything is booked.
Leave it or put it right?
Drips from a dirty canopy land on the cooking line. It’s a food hygiene concern as much as a fire concern, and EHOs look at the cleanliness of the premises and equipment. In a small place like Hankham, a system that fails can take a site out of use.
Several systems or sites on one quote can make for a more efficient booking. Tell us about everything you’d like looked at and we will price it together.
Why us?
- Full insurance on every job
- Fixed quotes from a survey or photos
- A written report with photos after each visit
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
Read our cost guide or our accreditations.
The process
Each visit runs to the same pattern: protect the area, make the system safe, do the work, clear away and leave you the report. On site, the work takes part of a shift for most kitchens, more where there are several canopies or heavy deposits. If you can send pictures, we can arrive in Hankham knowing what to expect.
- We start by checking the canopy and what’s behind its filters.
- Equipment is turned off and cooled, and the area under the canopy is protected.
- Heavy deposits come off by hand, then the surfaces are degreased.
- We finish the plenum, troughs and canopy and check them over.
- The canopy is signed off with before and after pictures and a next clean date.
Getting ready for the visit
- Let us know about parking and loading
- Let us know when the site is closed or quiet
- Move anything stored near the system
How to get a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, either from pictures and details you send or from a site visit. After that, you get a fixed price for the work so you know the cost before work begins.
Related advice
Aftercare tips
How long the results last depends on use and care. We suggest:
- Keep grease cups and drawers emptied
- Check filters are not leaving gaps
- Keep filters on a set cleaning routine
- Leave the extract running until cooking stops
We point out anything we noticed while the canopy was apart: bent or poorly fitting filters, a light cover that is cracked, or troughs that fill too quickly. We keep it to what matters.
Run the extract for as long as anything is cooking. Air that keeps moving carries less grease onto the canopy.
Kitchen extracts in Hankham
Hankham is within about 3 miles of the coast. Near the sea, the fan and discharge at the top of a kitchen extract corrode faster than they would inland. Food Standards Agency records list about 6 restaurants, cafés and canteens across Hankham and its immediate surroundings (about a mile and a half). Wherever there’s a canopy over the cooking, its hood and plenum collect grease with every service. Food hygiene inspections in Hankham are the job of Wealden council’s environmental health team. An officer looking round a kitchen will see the canopy, and grease there is hard to miss. A dated certificate in the maintenance file answers the question before it’s asked.
Healthcare kitchens, like those at hospitals such as Eastbourne District General Hospital (about 2.9 miles south-west), often cook for long hours, which puts them in BESA’s heavier-use bands. A hall kitchen that only cooks for events, whether near St Luke's Church or elsewhere in Hankham, still needs its extract cleaned, just less often. If you run catering at a historic house or estate in the area (Michelham Priory is about 4.4 miles north-west), event kitchens in older buildings often have awkward duct runs that need planning.
Hankham is about 3 miles north of Eastbourne, in East Sussex. Every kind of commercial site in Hankham, we can take on canopy cleaning. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Hankham is one of 289 places in East Sussex where we work for canopy cleaning. We also work in Brighton, about 19 miles from Hankham.
Every address in BN24 is within our area for canopy cleaning, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need canopy cleaning at premises on Hankham Road, Milton Street and Foords Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. Close by, we work in Blackness (1 mile south-west), Stone Cross (1 mile south), Polegate (2 miles west), Lower Willingdon (2 miles south-west) and Willingdon (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (3 miles south), Hastings (12 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (8 miles east), Seaford (9 miles west), Lewes (13 miles west) and Hailsham (3 miles north-west).
Near you in Hankham
Around Hankham, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Red Lion pub and Causeway School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Pevensey & Westham station, roughly 1.4 miles south-east. A little further out are Eastbourne District General Hospital (2.9 miles south-west) and Pevensey Castle (1.7 miles east). The countryside around Hankham includes Combe Hill.